Downtown retail share falls as offices and restaurants rise
An LJWorld Town Talk excerpt shows downtown Lawrence retail accounts for 26 percent of uses in 2015, down from 43 percent in 2006. Offices lead at 36 percent, restaurants and bars rise, and overall market share slips from 14–15 percent in 2009–2012 to 9.5 percent in 2015.
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Jeff Crick
Lawrence
South Iowa Street
West 23Rd Street
Sixth
Wakarusa
West Sixth Street
Chad Lawhorn
Ljworld.com
Finalists named for Lawrence city manager post in bid to fill vacancy
Mayor Mike Amyx announced three finalists after a Tuesday city commission meeting and directed consultant Greg Nelson to bring them to Lawrence for final interviews on December 17. A public reception runs 6 to 8 p.m. at the Carnegie Building, with final interviews in a later executive session on December 18.
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Mike Amyx
Carnegie
Ninth St
Amyx
Connecticut Department of Social Services
Bremby
Kansas
Gainesville
Fla
Harrison-Lee
Gardner
Markus
Birmingham
Mich
Iowa City
KCRG
Lawrence
David Corliss
Castle Rock
Colo
Diane Stoddard
Shelter selects Trey Meyer as new executive director
The shelter names Trey Meyer its third executive director since 2014, aiming to stabilize leadership and craft a fundraising strategy to fund current and future operations. Meyer vows to stay long term, work with the board, and address near capacity as winter approaches. A board subcommittee interviewed seven applicants and recommended two for interview, with Meyer chosen.
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Meyer
Shelter
Loring Henderson
Steven Robinson
Brian Blevins
Kansas City
Trey
Luckey
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Goslue
Todd Chapple
BlueCross BlueShield of
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Bcbsks.com
Marcus Miller Group
Topeka
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Dale P. Denning
Lawrence Vein Center
Dale Denning
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
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