Kansas Athletics plans to take on $115 million in new debt to cover construction work that currently is underway on the university’s football stadium, a KU official has confirmed.
That’s a big number, but perhaps not the most surprising number coming out of the football stadium project these days. A KU leader also said donations or pledges to the football stadium project have now risen to $248 million, ...
A $60 million project to add new space to the University of Kansas’ School of Architecture & Design is moving forward, and KU’s main campus may get a new “iconic” building out of the deal too.
KU leaders told the Kansas Board of Regents on Wednesday that the university intends to build a six-story “iconic mass timber building” on KU’s Lawrence campus. The building would be just behind the ...
Small is the word of the year in the Lawrence housing industry.
Nowhere is that more evident than in the reports showing how many new single-family homes have been built in Lawrence. The community is on pace to set a new low for single-family building starts, which would be the second time in three years that the city has broken its record for building inactivity.
Through October, Lawrence has issued 44 ...
The 10-year anniversary of Rock Chalk Park comes with its own type of gift: a property tax bill of about half a million dollars.
Since its opening in 2014, the northwest Lawrence sports complex that houses a track, soccer pitch, softball field and other facilities for the University of Kansas has had a 10-year exemption from paying property taxes on its land and facilities.
Time, however, is up on that ...
There are signs that the University of Kansas is getting more serious about building a new dormitory to help serve student enrollment that has grown during the last two years.
KU is seeking preliminary approval from the Kansas Board of Regents to issue up to $100 million in debt to either build a new student housing facility or to purchase an existing apartment complex in Lawrence, according to documents filed ...
Workouts at Lawrence’s Red Dog Days have been known to hurt a little, but the one on the morning of Dec. 14 was particularly rude for local businessman Jeff Hatfield.
Hatfield arrived bright and early for the 6 a.m. community workout, and was greeted oddly by his friend, retired Lawrence fire chief Shaun Coffey.
Coffey said he was surprised to see Hatfield — given that one of his buildings was on fire. ...
