KU surplus program donates 10000th item to nonprofits
At Kansas University West Campus a 3500 square foot surplus warehouse holds donated office furniture and equipment. The program, run by Sam Pepple, collects items free of charge from campus departments and redistributes them to nonprofits. This week the 10000th item went to Habitat for Humanity ReStore in Lawrence, including file cabinets chairs desks and frames.
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Surplus Property Recycling at KU Warehouse
Nonprofit organizations can access KU surplus property at the Warehouse located at 1851 Westbrooke St. Hours are 8 to 10 a.m. Tuesdays or by appointment. Call 393-4256 to schedule. Items are viewable online at recycle.ku.edu slash surplus slash items dot shtml.
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Westar to Finish Smart Meter Rollout in Lawrence This Year
Westar Energy aims to install smart meters for nearly all 39 000 Lawrence residential customers by year end. The $40 million SmartStar project is half funded by federal stimulus. So far 36 000 meters installed and 5 400 customers have online access to billing data and 15 minute usage, with spikes on weekends and holidays.
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Westar Energy
Lawrence
Hal Jensen
Westar
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New Jersey Firm to Move API Foils HQ to Lawrence
API Foils plans moving its North American headquarters to Lawrence East Hills Business Park from its current plant, creating 17 new high level jobs with salaries likely above 50 000 dollars. The move, without tax incentives, solidifies the company’s presence in Lawrence where it has operated since 1995 and employs 52 at 3841 Greenway Circle.
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API Foils
API
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Lawrence Chamber of Commerce
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Author offers tips for coping with holiday divorce woes
Rose Sweet, 60, of San Anselmo California, describes the holiday season as hell for the divorced with fights over kids, money woes, and loneliness. She has experienced three divorces and found healing through a tape based divorce care series. She wrote books including Healing the Divorced Heart and produced a DVD series. In 2011 Douglas County District Court granted 263 divorces, up 6 percent.
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Rose Sweet
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San Anselmo
Calif
America
Douglas County
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