Parks and Rec leader cites knowledge loss after spraying
Austin Hornbostel reports that Lawrence Kansas officials faced a public outcry over herbicide spraying on a five acre prairie remnant behind Prairie Park Nature Center. Parks and Recreation Director Derek Rogers vows ecological collaboration to prevent a repeat and address community concerns at a Monday advisory meeting with more than a dozen attendees.
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Shawn Valverde
Journal-World
Haskell Indian Nations University
Dan Wildcat
Courtney Masterson
Prairie Park Nature Center
Parks & Rec
City of Lawrence
Parks and Recreation
Derek Rogers
Berry Global to close at least 15 plants
Berry Global plans to shut down at least fifteen plants with no immediate details on the Lawrence site fate. The relocations affect manufacturing operations and could impact regional employment as the company realigns its production footprint. Local officials await further clarity on the Lawrence facility.
Berry Global to close at least 15 plants amid market pressure
Indiana based Berry Global plans plant closures impacting about 900 workers at Lawrence and Douglas County sites as part of a broader cost cutting. The firm operates two Lawrence locations, including a Packer Road plant, and invests in a $60 million upgrade to a Lawrence production site, with total global sites around 265. The company aims to trim roughly 5 percent of its locations, though specifics on which plants will close remain unrevealed and may change.
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Erry Global
Ezstutschurr
Lawrence
Berry
Douglas County
Packer Road
West Lawrence
Lecompton
Lawrence school board eyes rooftop solar pilot program
During a work session seven members expressed interest in pursuing a rooftop solar pilot ahead of the next school year. Details on installation, equipment purchase, and site selection will be reconsidered later. The plan could use capital outlay funds and, after tax credits, pay for itself in about 10 years.
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Lawrence School Board
Carole Cadue-Blackwood
Alan W. Lankford
Lankford Fendler Consulting Engineers Inc
Lankford
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