KU Endowment cuts distributions amid global crisis
KU Endowment Association president Dale Seuferling said the long term investment program fell 26.6 percent from July 1 to Oct. 31, about $290 million, prompting a 10 percent cut in distributions for the Feb 1 2009 to Jan 31 2010 period. The reduction will affect scholarships and professorship endowments.
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Lawrence parade keeps Victorian horse tradition alive
Kay Wolfe and her 12 year old Mary Rose are veteran participants in the Lawrence Old-Fashioned Christmas Parade. The Kanwaka residents travel the 11 am parade route from Seventh and Massachusetts to 13th and Massachusetts with a bells and poinsettias harnessed cart. Horse owners from Missouri Oklahoma Nebraska and Iowa join, many bringing handcrafted holiday presentations.
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Lawrence Old-Fashioned Christmas Parade route outline
The main parade travels Massachusetts Street from Seventh to 13th streets with wagons leaving the Douglas County 4-H Fairgrounds at 19th and Harper before dawn. Entries follow Harper to 15th, west to Connecticut, north to Seventh, then line up. Sunflower Broadband Channel 6 will air live from Seventh and New Hampshire and offer Video on Demand after.
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Amarr to Lay Off About 100 at Lawrence Plant
Amarr Garage Door Group confirms about 100 workers to be laid off at its Lawrence production center as the U.S. housing market remains weak. Kirsten Krug, Amarr's Director of People, says the cuts are to stay competitive and align with current sales levels while preserving a large local workforce. Beth Johnson of the Lawrence Chamber notes the plant produces over 90 percent of Amarr doors and is a major local employer.
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Kansas Bio Defense Facility Moves Toward Funding
Kansas leaders push funding for the National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility at Kansas State University with a $450 million price tag. U S Senator Pat Roberts calls it a national priority as officials cite food security and an economic stimulus. The project on the KSU campus would employ 1500 construction workers and attract hundreds of scientists.
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