Town Talk with Chad Lawhorn for June 21, 2024

ang="en" xml:lang="en" xmlns=" xmlns:cctd="> Special Offer - 40% off All-Access to LJWorld.com If you haven’t already, please consider supporting local journalism through a digital subscription to LJWorld.com. Subscribers are the No. 1 source of revenue that supports our local journalists. [Subscribe Today]( [Panasonic says it will take two years to get to 4,000-employee mark; it expects about 90% to come from KC metro area]( A surge is coming. Within a few weeks, electric lines leading into the $4 billion Panasonic electric vehicle battery factory in De Soto will be hot with up to 290 megawatts of electricity. The employment lines at the plant — just about 20 ... [Panasonic says it will take two years to get to 4,000-employee mark; it expects about 90% to come from KC metro area]( By: Chad Lawhorn A surge is coming. Within a few weeks, electric lines leading into the $4 billion Panasonic electric vehicle battery factory in De Soto will be hot with up to 290 megawatts of electricity. The employment lines at the plant — just about 20 ... June 20, 2024 @ 3:48pm [North Lawrence space to become new home for Kansas Turnpike Authority retail center, call center]( By: Chad Lawhorn Updated at 9:50 a.m. Friday, June 21 Soon, turnpike toll booth workers will be a job of the past in Kansas, as the turnpike will eliminate all toll booths as part of a cashless tolling system that begins July 1. But Lawrence is set to have a ... June 20, 2024 @ 10:24am [From shopping to dining to buskers, downtown Lawrence to host Midsummer Night event on Friday]( By: Chad Lawhorn Fortunately, shopping isn’t like swimming. You don’t have to wait 30 minutes since you’ve last eaten. (I’m staying optimistic that day will come.) You can shop on an empty stomach. You can shop on a full stomach. You can even do both, ... June 19, 2024 @ 11:04am [KU still hasn't found a hotel partner for its Gateway project; Girod confirms $100M-plus in debt will be needed]( By: Chad Lawhorn Seats are on track. Beds are not. That may be the simplest update for the University of Kansas’ approximately $450 million Gateway project by the university’s football stadium at 11th and Mississippi streets. Work to add new premium ... June 18, 2024 @ 2:02pm [Sushi restaurant with all-you-can-eat concept opens in downtown; small food market in the works near Ninth and Mass]( By: News and notes from around town: The Kansas City Chiefs are on a roll — and now they are in one too. A new downtown Lawrence sushi restaurant has opened, and one of its more popular menu items is a sushi roll named after the Chiefs. As a ... June 14, 2024 @ 6:16pm [Frozen custard chain to undertake slight expansion on south Iowa; Q39 barbecue plans in downtown moving ahead]( By: News and notes from around town: — With heat indexes already at or near the century mark, I’m all for more ways to access frozen custard. (Don’t get me started on attempts to get my cow to produce frozen milk. She’s still upset.) ... June 13, 2024 @ 5:07pm You are receiving this email because of your relationship with the Lawrence Journal-World or because at some point in the past you shared your email address with us. If you no longer want to receive emails from us, follow instructions at the link below. [Click here to unsubscribe and manage your email subscriptions.]( Lawrence Journal-World P.O Box 888, Lawrence, Kansas 66044