Wal-Mart abandons jumbo store plan on northwest Lawrence
Wal-Mart scrapped plans for a large supercenter on Sixth Street and Wakarusa Drive after neighborhood and planning commission opposition. Spokesman John Bisio said the site remains under consideration with possible smaller or differently configured proposals. Residents argued the project would exacerbate traffic and harm the neighborhood, while developers seek to appease concerns before potential future plans.
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Lawrence
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Lawrence-Douglas County
Old Man Winter Brings Flurries to Lawrence Forecast
A cold spell heads for Lawrence with a chance of light flurries Sunday and no accumulation expected. Forecaster Matt Makens calls today sunny and near 59 degrees before a colder front ushers in rain and snow after midnight, with Sunday cloudy and chilly and a lingering chance of more snow next week.
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Lawrence
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Wittig resigns Westar post amid federal charges in Topeka
Wittig resigns as Westar Energy president and chief executive officer amid federal indictment on bank fraud money laundering and related charges with trial set Jan. 22 in Topeka. The Kansas Corporation Commission ordered reorganizing Westar while the company seeks an interim CEO and regulators review accounting and executive compensation.
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David Wittig
Westar Energy Inc
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Westar
John Wine
Kansas Corporation Commission
Clinton Odell Weidner II
Capital City Bank
Kansas University
U.S. District Court
Westat
Doug Lawrence
Wittig Westar Timeline Highlights 1977 to 2002
Timeline traces David Wittig from KU business honors in 1977 to Westar Energy changes in 2002. Includes 1986 Fortune cover, 1989 Salomon Smith Barney, 1995 return to Topeka utility, and 2002 compensation revisions amid investigations and restructuring. Indictment and resignation follow regulatory actions.
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Kansas University Business School
Kansas City
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Kansas
Westar Energy Inc
Westar
EPA eases clean air rules amid environmental backlash
The Bush administration proposed relaxing pollution standards to ease modernization for older factories refineries and power plants. Environmentalists Democrats and state regulators criticized the changes warning of higher emissions and a court challenge from nine Northeastern states. Public groups note plants like Westar's Lawrence Energy Center could raise nitrogen oxide and sulfur dioxide emissions under the new definitions of routine maintenance.
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Environmental Protection Agency
U.S
Westar
Lawrence Energy Center
Kansas
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