Meaningful jobs a challenge for developmentally disabled
Ryan Banning runs his own vending service in Lawrence, showing developmental disability employment can succeed with family support and job coaching. Experts say many graduates lack social integration and stable work, highlighting the need for typical work settings and employer willingness to hire disabled workers despite low overall employment rates.
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Banning
Ryan
Lawrence
Martha
Rocky Nichols
Disability Rights Center of
Kansas
Nichols
National Association of Councils On Developmental
Lawrence Municipal
Edgerton intermodal center to boost regional distribution
A BNSF Railway built 443 acre intermodal center east of Baldwin City aims to make logistics a national hub. NorthPoint Development leads a follow up 558 acre vertical warehouse buildout at Logistics Park Kansas City to unload 500000 containers yearly with plans to triple capacity, attracting agricultural exporters ecommerce firms and retailers. Inland Port I spans 500150 square feet on 1 acre across from the facility as 7 million square feet of vertical space rises.
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Baldwin City
Bnsf Railway Co
Edgerton
Kansas City
Nathaniel Hagedorn
County
NorthPoint
Port I
County pursues study of food hub feasibility
Douglas County officials advance a plan to study a local food hub that would connect area restaurants and grocers with nearby producers. The Food Policy Council seeks a $58,250 U S Department of Agriculture grant to assess feasibility and reduce costs for locally sourced foods. Eileen Horn notes the growing concern over food infrastructure in the region.
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Douglas County
Food Policy Council
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Eileen Horn
Lawrence
Leadership Lawrence trains leaders for community impact
For over 30 years Leadership Lawrence has trained people from diverse professions to strengthen the community through leadership development and civic engagement, shaping local governance and service.
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