Bangee expands with SBA loan to wholesale lamps firm
Chris Godfrey co owner of Bangee Inc expanded from a downtown home goods store to a nationwide lamp and eco friendly home goods distributor using a 137000 SBA 7a loan. The loan financed a warehouse at 1380 N Third St North Lawrence enabling nationwide shipments and business growth.
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Bangee Inc
Chris Godfrey
Godfrey
U.S. Small Business Administration
Bangee
N. Third St
North Lawrence
SBA
Lawrence
Tim Metz
Douglas County Bank
Eangee
Third St
Loans in Lawrence highlight top SBA loan categories
Investigative Reporters and Editors source lists Lawrence SBA loan recipients by category with counts for Retail stores 131 Restaurants 51 Construction 25 Automotive repair 16 Computers software 16 Manufacturing 14 Gyms fitness centers 13 Salons barber shops 11 Wireless communication 11 from Journal-World data.
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Lawrence
SBA loan success in Lawrence signals startup vitality
Neida Heusinkvelt of the SBA Kansas City District credits Lawrence with a strong startup and expansion atmosphere aided by SBA 7 a loans. The piece promotes LJWorld.com for maps of local borrowers and charts showing loan use and a document with loan information online.
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Lawrence
Neida Heusinkvelt
SBA
Kansas City
Lawrence school board members reflect on service departures
Lawrence board members Mary Loveland Marlene Merrill Rich Minder and Scott Morgan share departing thoughts as most terms end. Loveland highlights backing a second high school and moving to four year high schools while noting need for stable elementary school sizes to support programs and specials.
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Lawrence School Board
McDonald Drive
Mary Loveland
Marlene Merrill
Rich Minder
Scott Morgan
Lawrence
Free State High School
Board of Education
Isolated Storms Darken Evening Pages
Isolated storms sweep through several neighborhoods disrupting outdoor events and prompting early indoor plans. Weather advisories urge residents to secure loose items and monitor updates from local authorities.
Skinny view of energy use by a lamp left on daily
A Monday feature explains how much electricity a lamp consumes when left on about eight hours each day. It breaks down cost estimates and practical tips to cut waste, targeting everyday household habits and energy savings.
Lawrence study on university relations in other cities
Lawrence city commissioner Hugh Carter, raised in Lawrence and serving now, reflects on issues in older Lawrence neighborhoods near Kansas University as students populate the area. After a Boulder conference on town university relations, he notes these campus-adjacent nuisances are not unique, often cyclical, and many communities have tackled similar challenges.
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Lawrence
Hugh Carter
Kansas University
Boulder
Colo
Carter
Library grant funds e reader technology toolbox for public use
Susan Brown notes the Lawrence Public Library will use a Praxair Foundation grant to buy e readers and tech gadgets. The toolbox will include iPads Nooks Kindles Sony Readers MP3 players cameras and GPS devices for patrons to try. Kelly Fann says the aim is to prepare visitors to use new tech and reading devices.
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Susan Brown
Lawrence Public Library
Praxair Foundation
Brown
Sony
Kelly Fann
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