Telecommuting debate fuels Yahoo clash over remote work
A leaked Yahoo memo and Mayer’s return-to-office stance sparked a broader discussion from Families and Work Institute findings showing 63 percent of U.S. employers allow partial home work, up from 34 percent in 2005. Men are more likely than women to telecommute, with productivity and creativity debated amid calls for smarter implementation.
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Lawrence home sales rise 44 percent in January report
A Lawrence Board of Realtors report shows January home sales up 44 percent from January 2012, rising to 36 from 25. The market has fewer homes for sale, down to 380 from 460, while days on market rose to 81 from 72. Douglas County and Lawrence tax bases appear to avoid sharp declines, with total assessed valuation at 1.024 billion in 2013 down from 1.027 billion in 2012.
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Lawrence area housing slides. Dempsey's expands to Lincoln
Lawrence median housing values fell across Douglas County in 2013 with Lawrence at 159625 down 0.6 percent from 2012. Eudora Baldwin City Lecompton and Rural Douglas County saw bigger declines. Dempsey's Burger Pub moves into Lincoln while Ross Dress for Less opens on Iowa Street in Lawrence boosting local retail ambitions.
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Obama outreach could ease budget stalemate amid caution
Republican lawmakers welcomed the White House courting as a possible path to breaking the budget logjam that threatens jobs. They warned healing years of hurt feelings won’t happen quickly and applauded Obama’s Capitol Hill visits, while noting no rush to embrace him.
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Lawrence Montessori School earns emerging business award
Purviz and Thaz Birdie, owners of Lawrence Montessori School at 5005 Legends Drive, will receive the 2013 Emerging Business of the Year from the Kansas Small Business Development Center, recognizing 16 Kansas small businesses in a Topeka ceremony. Rachel Dobbs joins HelmsBriscoe as Midwest Team accounts manager in Lawrence, bringing extensive travel and KU education as a nontraditional student. Roof Top Sedums hosts Going Green to Get More Green, a free 9 to 11 a.m. March 14 seminar at KU Center for Design Research. Ernest Garcia announces three Kansas Highway Patrol Training Academy grads: Jacob Moomau, Isaac McPheeters, and Nolan Samuels, detailing their hometowns, education, and prior work.
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