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Community eyes better future after tough decade
McElwain urges a frank, gritty push to grow jobs and income in Douglas County. He cites Horizon 2020 goals, compares local growth to Johnson, Riley, and Wyandotte counties, and outlines plans to support existing businesses and start ups while expanding the tax base through new industry and infrastructure projects like Venture Park and the South Lawrence Trafficway.
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McElwain
Lawrence
Douglas County
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Johnson County
Riley County
Wyandotte County
Sedgwick County
Shawnee County
Topeka
Horizon 2020
Census Bureau
Warren- McElwain Mortuary
Rock Chalk Park
Kansas University
West Campus
West Lawrence
South Lawrence
Lawrence Venture Park
Farmland Industries Fertilizer