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WEDNESDAY • APRIL 2 • 2014
Getting down to business
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Development has Lawrence positioned for economic success By Chad Lawhorn clawhorn@ljworld.com
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THIS RENDERING OF THE PROPOSED NEW KU SCHOOL OF BUSINESS shows a large atrium in between the north and south wings of the building, meant to be a commons area that designers and school officials hope will be used for collaboration and conversation. The building will also house spaces for business incubation and student research, such as the Bloomberg terminal lab, shown here with a blue exterior. The top image is an exterior view of the building.
Drawings of new school show airy, open design By Ben Unglesbee Twitter: @LJW_KU
While not quite reality yet, this week the hopes and dreams of Kansas University business school dean Neeli Bendapudi became the next best thing to reality: official drawings. After raising nearly $60 million in private funds for a new facility
and seeing the early phases of construction begin this spring, the KU School of Business is inching ever closer to building a new home for itself. On Tuesday the school released designs showing the interior and exterior of the future building that will replace Summerfield Hall as the school’s home in fall 2016.
KU Business Dean Neeli Bendapudi says she’s adamant about making the new building “studentcentric.”
Lawrence is about to move from an era of building infrastructure to a period of attracting new jobs and businesses, Lawrence’s outgoing mayor predicted Tuesday as part of the State of the City Address. Mayor Mike Dever touted a host of infrastructure projects underway — ranging from the Rock Chalk Park sports complex to the $130 million South Lawrence Trafficway — that will spur growth in the fuDever ture. “As a commission, we’ve worked to build the infrastructure needed to take Lawrence to the next level in terms of economic development opportunities, and now it is time to deliver,” Dever said. Dever ended his one-year term as mayor Tuesday but will remain on the board as a commissioner for another year. As expected, commissioners unanimously elected Commissioner Mike Amyx to serve a oneyear term as mayor. Amyx, who is a downtown barber shop owner, has served five terms as mayor, dating back to 1985. Commissioner Jeremy Farmer also was unanimously elected as vice-mayor. If
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Bill would strip local government of authority to regulate guns By Scott Rothschild Twitter: @ljwrothschild
Topeka — Cities and counties would no longer be able to regulate firearms in their communities — such as restricting the open carry of a firearm— under a bill
advanced Tuesday by the Kansas Senate. State Sen. Clark Shultz, R-McPherson, said Senate Bill 447 would make gun regulations uniform across the state and reduce confusion. But opponents of the bill
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tal right that every citizen needs to feel safe.” Pettey proposed an amendment to exempt libraries, community centers and community mental health centers from the Please see GUNS, page 2A Shultz
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Kansas legislators could be in charge of federally funded programs like Medicare under legislation approved by a Senate committee Tuesday. Page 3A
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City, who opposed the measure. But Shultz said protecting the fundamental right to bear arms was more important than local control. State Sen. Pat Pettey, DKansas City, responded: “There is a basic fundamen-
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said the state shouldn’t preempt decisions by local officials who are responding to local circumstances. “Time and time and time again we want to take local decisions away from local government,” said state Sen. Tom Holland, D-Baldwin
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