Park Music Festival Plans Raise Transportation Questions
Clinton Lake State Park readies for a music festival with staged traffic controls and a temporary one way entrance plan if needed. Organizers and law enforcement met to finalize details while the U S Army Corps of Engineers expresses concerns about coordination and potential impact on lake users.
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Clinton State Park
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Bloomington
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Protection One to Move HQ to Lawrence Amid Growth Push
Lawrence officials praise Protection One for bringing 2300 nationwide employees to Kansas, boosting local economy and attracting other corporate headquarters. The firm plans a late 2024 move to 15000 square feet in the I-70 Business Center near downtown, seeking to balance staff retention with new hires while managing $500 million in debt and lender negotiations. Industry observers highlight a strong security market and real estate boom as the move’s backdrop.
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Lawrence Chamber of Commerce
Topeka
ADT
Brinks Home Security
Protection One
Westar Energy
Westar
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Lawrence
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Tanger Factory
Liz Claiborne
David Wittig
Quadrangle Group
Bill Zalud
Security Magazine
Protection
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Wakarusa Festival expands security for four day event
Organizers of the Wakarusa Festival in Douglas County plan enhanced security with five to 15 sheriff deputies and a 150-strong private team. Medical support includes on site EMTs a medical tent and an ambulance plus a helicopter landing area. First aid stations run 24 hours. Security will monitor campgrounds entrances and cash areas while restricting liquor.
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Pipeline Productions
Douglas County
Oklahoma
Don Crowe
Crowe
Report paints grim insurance figures across America
The report refines uninsured counts by including those uninsured for shorter periods, noting 81.8 million people lacked health insurance in 2002 2003 with 65 percent uninsured at least six months. Kansas fared well but faces potential Medicaid cuts if emergency funding ends. Gov. Sebelius warns funding lapse will raise uninsured numbers. Wisconsin Delaware and other states show lower rates.
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