Zero TV households challenge traditional broadcasters
Broadcasters fret over a growing audience that eschews cable and antennas in favor of Internet streaming and mobile viewing. Nielsen labels these viewers Zero TV, estimating about 5 million U.S. homes, rising from 2 million in 2007, as NAB Show convenes in Las Vegas to discuss adapting to new platforms and ad models.
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Los Angeles
Nielsen Co
U.S
Las Vegas
Dennis Wharton
National Association of Broadcasters
Wharton
Nielsen
SNL Kagan
Lawrence's economy lags peers in BEA metro ranking
The BEA 2011 local economy report shows Lawrence with a $3.56 billion economy, ranking 339 of 366 metros. It declined 1.7 percent in 2011, trailing peers like Columbia Missouri, Joplin Missouri, and Manhattan Kansas, whose economies range from $5.97 billion to $6.91 billion.
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U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis
Lawrence
BEA
Columbia
Joplin
Manhattan
Kansas State University
Lawrence’s
Ames
Iowa
Austin
Texas
Boulder
Colo
Fort Collins
Town City
Kansas City
Kan
Lubbock
Madison
Wis
Oklahoma City
St. Joseph
Springfield
Topeka
Waco
Wichita
Lawrence and region show GDP trends and bids for a new business park
The piece lists 2011 to 2013 GDP figures for Lawrence and nearby cities, noting Lawrence’s negative 1.7 percent 2011 growth and several regions with positive gains. It also reports bids below estimates for converting an abandoned fertilizer plant into a 450 acre business park and details bids for street, sewer, waterline, and a large recreation center project with infrastructure funded up to a capped amount.
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Farmland Industries
Lawrence
R.D. Johnson
Amino Brothers
City Recreation Center
KU Endowment
Thomas Fritzel
Bliss Sports
Fritzel
Rock Chalk Park
Downtown Lawrence Inc to search for new leader this summer
Downtown Lawrence Inc plans a summer leadership change as executive director Cathy Hamilton announces retirement and will remain through the July 18 sidewalk sale to mentor the next director. Hamilton notes rising downtown optimism amid new residential growth at Ninth and New Hampshire.
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Lawrence Inc
DLI
Cathy Hamilton
Hamilton
Lawrence
Hamiltton
Sunflower Broadband
The
World Company
Lawrence Journal-World
Ninth and
New Hampshire
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