Retail pull factors show Douglas County loosing shoppers to Wyandotte
Lawrence area shoppers are taking dollars out of town as county tax pull factors fall. Douglas County's 2007 retail trade pull factor is 0.87, down from 0.97 and 0.99, costing as much as 44.3 million in annual taxable sales. Wyandotte posts 0.90, rising slightly, while Topeka’s Shawnee County remains strong at 1.14. Local officials warn leakage hurts city services and propose focusing on convenience markets in smaller towns like Eudora.
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KU on Wheels faces deficit after bid rises to $2 million
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