Lawrence hotel renames and remodels under Quality Inn banner
Travelodge at 801 Iowa in Lawrence has been renamed Quality Inn and completed a renovation of 54 rooms. The exterior was updated with a new 25 seat meeting room, a luxury suite, and a breakfast buffet area. S&B Motels owner Stanley Weilert expects revenue and occupancy to rise by about 50 percent. A vacant Village Inn building next door may soon have a new tenant within 90 days. Donald Crews, the general manager, tightens a sign announcing the name change.
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Quality Inn
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S&b Motels
Wichita
Weilert
Village Inn
Donald Crews
French banks agree to 16.5 billion merger
Credit Agricole to pay 16.5 billion to gain full control of Credit Lyonnais and form a major European bank. It offers 57.30 per share in cash and stock for about 83 percent of Credit Lyonnais remaining, aiming to edge BNP Paribas out of France's sixth largest bank race. The combined group would hold about 28 percent of France's retail banking market.
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Credit Agricole
Credit Lyonnais
Europe
BNP Paribas
France
Kmart to be delisted by NYSE after bankruptcy
The New York Stock Exchange will suspend trading of Kmart Corp common stock before Thursday, initiating delisting proceedings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The move follows a 30 day average price below $1, reflecting Kmart's bankruptcy status and noting a Lawrence store and distribution center.
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Kmart Corp
Exchange
Kmart
Securities and Exchange Commission
Lawrence
Chrysler to break even says Zetsche in remarks
Dieter Zetsche, Chrysler's German chief, said the turnaround plan should yield better than expected earnings this year despite restructuring costs. He cautioned that weak demand and intense competition will keep the U.S. market very tough next year.
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U.S
Chrysler
Dieter Zetsche
Plans for Large Northwest Lawrence Rental Housing
A Wednesday feature outlines proposed rental housing plans in northwest Lawrence. The article details project scope, potential developers, and community impact while noting zoning steps and anticipated timelines. Local officials emphasize affordability and neighborhood integration within the plan.
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Lawrence
Tanner's Bar & Grill to anchor West Lawrence shopping center
A Kansas City area sports bar will anchor a new 19,000 square foot retail center at the southeast corner of 15th Street and Wakarusa Drive in West Lawrence. Tanner's Bar & Grill, owned by former KU coach Tom Hayes, will join Subway Bella Salon and Day Spa AKA Karate Linda's Liquor and a tanning salon with leasing for phase one nearly complete.
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Pat Talbott
Subway
Linda's Liquor
Talbott
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Johnson County
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Kansas University
Tom Hayes
Hayes
Jayhawks
Terry Allen
Tanner's
Jayhawk Equities
Wakarusa
Sixth Street
Clinton Parkway
Lawrence office market still struggles in 2002
Lawrence’s office market remains weak with an 17.8 percent vacancy, about 410000 square feet, unchanged from 2001. Analysts project 15 percent in 2003 and 10 percent only by 2007 if the national economy improves. Downtown vacancies run 37 percent after Sprint PCS exit.
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Lawrence
Grubb & Ellis
Winbury Group
Kelvin Heck
Heck
Sprint Pcs
Riverfront
Allison Vance Moore
Payless Cashways
Iowa Street
Dow Gains Over 190 Points On Rebound Bargain Hunt
Bargain hunters push the Dow Jones up 193.69 points to 8627.40 as the Nasdaq rises 37.91 to 1400.33 and the S&P adds 20.92 to 910.40. Analysts cite oversold conditions after two weeks of declines and profit taking amid hopes for a 2003 earnings and economy rebound.
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New York
Peter Cardillo
Standard & Poor
Ous
Wall Street
United labor cuts loom as union says $2.4B target
The United Airlines restructuring plan reportedly directs $2.4 billion in labor savings by mid February, well above the roughly $1 billion yearly cuts previously agreed. Flight attendants and machinists units issued statements with mixed responses while pilots review the proposal.
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United Airlines
United
Joe Hopkins
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Steve Derebey
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