Kansas unemployment slips to 4.8 percent in January
Kansas state labor officials report the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate fell to 4.8 percent in January from 4.9 percent in December 2013, with private sector jobs rising by 20,500 year over year to more than 112 million. Construction led gains, adding 10.7 percent with 61,000 workers, while manufacturing and government jobs declined slightly.
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Five firms respond to Lawrence broadband plan effort
Lawrence received responses from Wicked Fiber Free State Broadband AT&T and ISG Technology plus Twin Valley Telephone. A review committee of City Hall staff and community representatives will assess proposals before City Commission decisions on possible city financial participation.
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Wicked Fiber
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Baldwin City
City Commission
Corliss
East Lawrence
Wicked
Free State Broadband
New Venture Park
Free State
ISG
Twin Valley
Columbia
Weight loss inspires care for others despite scars
Walls, once morbidly obese and facing possible death, used extreme weight loss to gain a platform for advocacy. The Lawrence-based aspiring chef recounts his life near Manhattan and vows to speak frankly about the real dangers of obesity to help others avoid his past fate.
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Walls
Lawrence
Manhattan
Weight loss journey from 962 to 205 pounds inspires talks
Robert Walls recounts his 2008 move to Illinois, hospitalization, and gastric bypass after shedding about 100 pounds. He credits nurses and fraternity brothers, notes ongoing health struggles and job losses, and emphasizes that weight loss surgery is not a magic fix. He now counsels others while sharing culinary insights.
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Illinois
Walls
Cindy McCain to speak on leadership at KU Dole Institute
Cindy Hensley McCain chair of Hensley & Company and widow of John McCain will address leadership and volunteerism at the Dole Institute of Politics next week. The Kansas University release notes she will share stories from the presidential campaign and discuss her volunteer work with the American Volunteer Medical Team. the talk at 7:30 p.m. March 25 is free and open to the public.
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Hensley & Company
John McCain
Dole Institute of Politics
McCain
Kansas University
Anheuser-Busch
American Voluntary Medical Team
Dole Institute
Nobel economist Alvin Roth to speak at Lied Center
Nobel Prize winner Alvin Roth will speak at 7 p.m. on April 1 at the Lied Center about markets with moral dimensions such as organs. The Stanford professor and Harvard Business School emeritus has helped develop kidney exchange systems and matching programs for students with schools and medical interns with residencies. The lecture is free and open to the public.
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Alvin Roth
Lied Center
Roth
Stanford University
Harvard Business School
Neal Becker
University of Pittsburgh
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