Business

Young Business Students Compete for 'Top Entrepreneur'

Saturday, April 2nd, 2011, 1:07pm

K.U. business students have been working with Lawrence high school students this semester to help their dreams of becoming an entrepreneur.

Dozens of high school students competed on Wednesday to be considered the best entrepreneur in Lawrence High School as part of the Youth Entrepreneurship Kansas program. The students with the best business plan will go on to a state and maybe national level.

Students have been working since August to develop their business plans. Many are also working on getting patents for their ideas.

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Lawrence Police Chief Candidates to Hold Meet and Greet Thursday Night

Submitted by Sarah Clark, Interactive Content Producer

Thursday, February 10th, 2011, 1:08pm

Lawrence Police Chief Candidates to Hold Meet and Greet Thursday Night

Press Release

The open house to meet the Lawrence Chief of Police candidates is this Thursday, February 10 from 6 to 7 p.m. at the Carnegie Building, located 9th and Vermont Streets. The open house will be an opportunity for the citizens of Lawrence to meet all of the candidates vying for the position of Chief of Police.

The candidates will be available for one-on-one conversations with residents and will be available to discuss their interest in the Chief of Police position in Lawrence.

After the open house, residents are encouraged to email or contact the City Manager, David L. Corliss, and provide confidential comments concerning the candidates via email, dcorliss@lawrenceks.org

. The city asks that name and contact information is provided with comments in case follow up conversation is needed.

The four candidates who will be available for the public open house are:

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KU Students Help Start-up Companies Make Some Dough

Submitted by Fox4KC Web Staff

Thursday, January 6th, 2011, 11:40pm

In this tough economy, everyone's looking for some kind of break, and a class project at KU's business school is giving students and start-up businesses that break.

The guys at Pieroguys Pierogies know starting up a new company isn't glamorous, but they're fulfilling a dream.

"We just had a concept, and an idea, and we just, we wanted to roll it," Frank Gazella, Jr., owner of Pieroguys Pierogies says.

Frank and his partner, Andrew Misak started their company nearly five years ago after late night cravings at KU turned to a passion for a Polish snack food.

Now KU is inspiring more ideas for the Pieroguys.

Students in the business school were assigned a project to help start-up companies with free marketing ideas.

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Iowa firm places big wind turbine order with Siemens, many to be built in Hutchinson

Submitted by Sarah Clark, Interactive Content Producer

Wednesday, December 29th, 2010, 12:24pm

Iowa firm places big wind turbine order with Siemens, many to be built in Hutchinson

Hutchinson — Siemens Wind Power has received an order for 258 2.3-megawatt turbines from MidAmerican Energy Co. of Iowa.

MidAmerican Energy says the turbines will be installed in western and central Iowa. The companies say the turbines will be built at Siemens' plants in Hutchinson and Fort Madison, Iowa. The deal was announced on Tuesday.

Siemens also will provide service and maintenance for the three wind farms.

The Hutchinson plant, which officially opened Dec. 3, will produce the turbines' nacelles, which hold all the equipment for turning wind power into electricity. The Fort Madison plant produces the turbines' blades.

Siemens says the turbines will be delivered beginning in 2011, with the order complete in 2012.

Associated Press

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Recycled Laptops Go to Local Non-Profit Refurbisher

Submitted by Sarah Clark, Interactive Content Producer

Wednesday, December 22nd, 2010, 3:52pm

Recycled Laptops Go to Local Non-Profit Refurbisher

Press Release

ArtsTech – A Center for Youth Enterprise has been chosen by Nebraska Furniture Mart (NFM), ecoATM, and the National Cristina Foundation to be the local recipient of recycled laptops for reuse and distribution to persons with disabilities, at-risk youth, and organizations that serve these special populations. NFM is offering in-store credit incentives for customers who turn in their laptop.

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Pawsible Dream Benefit Auction to Raise Money for Humane Society

Submitted by Christie Walton

Wednesday, September 8th, 2010, 11:37am

The Lawrence Humane Society is hosting a fundraiser on Friday, September 17. The 16th annual Pawsible Dream Benefit Auction will be held at the Lawrence Holiday Inn, 200 McDonald Drive at 6 p.m.

This year's Pawsible Dream features a silent and live auctions offering several hundred items donated by individuals and businesses. Admission is $25 per person. For more information go to the animal shelter or to lawrencehumane.org.

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