Kansas City touted as Amazon HQ2 contender in PC Magazine ranking
Lt Gov Colyer promotes Kansas as an Amazon HQ2 candidate during a breakfast event, citing two Kansas City Fulfillment Centers, strong highways and education. PC Magazine ranks Kansas City area top for HQ2 with other metro areas named as contenders. Colyer calls for aggressive collaboration with Amazon and local communities amid competition.
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United Way campaign goals evolve with new CEO input
United Peggy Johnson of United Way of Douglas County said a precise 2017 goal wasn’t set yet and would be developed in coming weeks with input from new CEO Jannette Taylor, who started Monday. Johnson expects the goal to exceed 1.5 million from 2016, while Bendapudi urges asking for donations and notes research shows people donate when asked and to address chronic needs via 31 partner agencies. Week of Caring begins Oct 26 with opportunities to volunteer. more information is at unitedwaydgco.org or 785-865-5030. Taylor, apologizing for not recognizing faces, says she will remember supporters soon.
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County Plans Jail Expansion Talks and Health Center Funding
County leaders outlined upcoming 2:30 p.m. Sept 20 work sessions to review jail expansion designs, alternate incarceration programs, and financing for two facilities plus county mental health needs. Updates to Treanor Architects designs rely on new inmate projections from Sheriff McGovern and consultant Beck, with five partner agencies to join discussions.
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Lawrence arts scene reshapes amid city planning talks
City officials and Lawrence cultural groups discuss new arts funding and venue upgrades. County and university partners join to plan expanded programming, infrastructure repairs, and joint grant applications aimed at boosting local arts visibility and community engagement.
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Douglas couple announce Lawrence birth
Pa Kelsey Winn and Josh Murphy of Lawrence welcome a boy on Wednesday. Michael and Denise Douglas, also of Lawrence, announce the birth of a girl.
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Correction issued over misidentified church member
The Journal-World corrects a Tuesday story that misidentified a Lawrence Indian United Methodist Church member Frances Girty and misstated taco sale frequency. The church taco sale occurs monthly, not as previously reported.
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KU Legends Jazz Suite Celebrates Jayhawk Basketball History
The Lied Center commissions 15 JLCO members to compose a new work titled KU Legends, premiering in 2018 2019 to honor KU basketball icons such as Wilt Chamberlain and Jo Jo White. The project, three years in the making, pairs Jazz at Lincoln Center with college basketball heritage. Proceeds benefit the Lied Center Performing Arts Access Endowment to fund student access for Lawrence Public Schools.
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