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LJWorld.com/Green
Welcome to our ongoing project, LJWorld.com/Green. Here you can find tips on how to make your life environmentally friendly and read stories about what others in the community are doing to live a more green lifestyle. Eat local, conserve resources, be green.
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- Orthopedic office receives accreditation
- January 7, 2009
- Lawrence Orthopaedic Surgery PA in Lawrence, was awarded a three-year term of accreditation in MRI services as the result of a recent survey by the American College of Radiology.
- Apartment complex schedules open houses
- January 7, 2009
- Clinton Place Apartments, which provides affordable housing for the elderly and disabled, will have an open house from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. on Friday and from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday.
- 2009 cutoff date set for EQIP, WHIP funding
- January 7, 2009
- The cutoff date for Environmental Quality Incentives Program and Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program applications in Kansas to be considered for Fiscal Year 2009 funding will be Jan. 30.
- Southwest Airlines’ growth slows to crawl
- January 7, 2009
- Southwest Airlines Co. grew at its slowest rate in two decades in 2008, reporting Tuesday that its traffic and capacity grew only slightly last year.
- IRS shows mercy to delinquent taxpayers
- January 7, 2009
- As the nation sinks deeper into recession, the IRS is offering to waive late penalties, negotiate new payment plans and postpone asset seizures for delinquent taxpayers who are financially strapped, but make a good-faith effort to settle their tax debts.
- Duplex fight continues at city commission
- January 6, 2009
- Residents of a northwest Lawrence neighborhood are trying to prevent the development of duplex units near their homes.
- Commuting by bike brings tax benefit
- January 6, 2009
- The federal government wants to give you an extra $20 a month.
- Nursing industry desperate for new hires
- January 6, 2009
- Please, please accept a high-paying job with us. In fact, just swing by for an interview and we’ll give you a chance to win cash and prizes.
- LMH brings patients state-of-the-art cancer care
- January 4, 2009
- Eight years ago, cancer patients had to travel out of Lawrence to receive treatments, and there was only one doctor who provided oncology care at Lawrence Memorial Hospital. “A lot of times we would see people lined up to catch a van to go to Topeka to get radiation, and gosh, that’s such a debilitating process,” CEO Gene Meyer said. “It was really depressing what those folks had to go through.”
- Year of vanishing brands
- Economic crisis leaves holes in business landscape
- January 4, 2009
- Shoppers won’t be picking up ornate lamps from the Bombay Co. in the coming year. Or investing with Lehman Brothers and Bear Stearns. No flying to Hawaii on Aloha Airlines or buying ultra-cheap tickets on Skybus, either.
- Tech group to learn from business coach
- January 4, 2009
- A business coach who is helping a Lawrence technology business grow even bigger will share his expertise with other technology leaders and their guests during a meeting this month in Lawrence. Steve Broome, of Peak Performance Associates, will address the Jan. 15 annual meeting of the Lawrence Technology Association. His topic: how to generate impact from innovation through implementation.
- A few popular presents rise above the recession
- January 4, 2009
- The presents have been unwrapped, the tree taken down. And Santa still hasn’t brought you that Wii. Don’t worry. You are not alone. Despite the economic gloom and doom that saddled this Christmas shopping season, a few products rose above the recession and flew off the shelves faster than eight magical reindeer.
- KS taxes fall below expectations
- January 3, 2009
- Kansas collected 7.2 percent less than anticipated in general tax revenues in December, a sign that its budget problems might not have hit bottom. “It’s obviously not looking good at all,” incoming Senate Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jay Emler, a Lindsborg Republican, said Friday.
- Farmers paid to help prairie chickens
- January 3, 2009
- Farmland owners in certain counties can give prairie chickens a boost while earning income in an unsettling economy. A new state-federal program will pay farmland owners in 11 Missouri counties to set aside land as habitat and nesting grounds for prairie chickens, which once roamed the state’s prairies in the hundreds of thousands.
- Anti-tax group chapter gets new director
- January 3, 2009
- The Kansas chapter of Americans for Prosperity is getting a new director. He is Derrick Sontag, of Topeka, who is leaving a similar job with the National Federation of Independent Business. Sontag starts Monday at AFP. He’ll replace Alan Cobb, who’s been promoted to national director of AFP’s state operations.
- Bankruptcies
- January 3, 2009
- Douglas County residents or businesses filing for bankruptcy protection during the week ended Thursday in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in the District of Kansas, according to court records.
- Bank of America, Wells Fargo complete huge banking acquisitions
- January 2, 2009
- Two mega acquisitions in the banking sector have been completed following the biggest financial crisis to hit the United States since the 1930s.
- Franchise owner attends conference
- January 2, 2009
- Vern McCollough, owner of American Leak Detection Serving Eastern Kansas & Western Missouri, attended the company’s annual conference Nov. 19-22 at the Doral Golf Resort and Spa in Miami, with other franchise owners.
- Firms invest in worker health
- Wellness programs add care options
- January 2, 2009
- One of the biggest challenges facing employers is that employees believe they are already engaging in healthy behaviors and may not see the need for change, according to the Hewitt Associates 2008 annual health care survey.
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