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larryville.com is produced and published as a community service for all who love Lawrence, KS. Additions and revisions are posted randomly, as time and energy permit. You can post content yourself to one of the larryville forums: Community Calendar -- for the promotion of non-profit events in the Lawrence, Kansas area is not yet on-line. Community Forum -- for the open and candid discussion of issues that concern residents of the Lawrence, KS area. Swapmeet -- for the advertising, trading and selling of goods and services in the Lawrence, KS area. Business posts are now allowed but business posts must contain a sale or special deal that is not otherwise available to the public, and this specific sale or special deal must be exclusive to the larryville SWAPMEET. Local Web Sites -- for the listing of locally-relevent web sites The publisher will sometimes accept special articles for publication on this site. Please submit any articles for consideration to: editor [at] lawrencian [dot] com This site has been maintained mostly with personal time and funding since its inception in 1997. In 2008 the site was aquired by Free Planet, Inc. Lawrence's independant news source.
Joshua Montgomery - Operations e-mail: joshua.montgomery@larryville.com Vice President - Operations, Free Planet, Inc. April 2008 - Present Responsible for mergers and acquisitions, fund raising and overall business strategy for a growing media company in Lawrence, KS. During the company's start up phase, Mr. Montgomery will seek local investors to raise $100,000 in capital. Funds will be used to develop a competitive independent media outlet in Lawrence, KS. President & CEO, Community Wireless Communications Co. January 2006 - April 2008 Developed and funded the world's first economically sustainable municipal WiFi service provider. In 2007 Community Wireless Communications Co. was the recipient of the Foundation Award from the City of Lawrence for being one of the fastest growing companies in Douglas County. Raised over $1.6 Million in outside funding, including funding from the Kansas Technology Enterprise Corporation and managing directors from Bank of America, Sutter Securities and Leahman Brothers. Developed and built a 530 node mesh network encompassing 8,500 homes in Lawrence Kansas. Developed and supervised a staff of highly qualified professionals to build and maintain the network for the company's primary customer, Lawrence Freenet, Inc. President, Lawrence Freenet, Inc. April 2005-January 2006 Developed a non-profit ISP to provide service to the community of Lawrence, Kansas. Assisted with the development of right-of-way agreements with the City of Lawrence and attachment agreements with Westar Energy. Oversaw a volunteer organization of over 20 highly skilled IT professionals. Lawrence Freenet currently provides free Internet access at over 100 locations throughout Lawrence and has been responsible for bringing the internet to over 200 low income residents of Lawrence, KS. The company also provides free services for the Assisted Residential Options, the Lawrence Housing Authority, the Humane Society and Habitat for Humanity. Amber Fraley - Editor e-mail: editor [at] lawrencian [dot] com Editor, Free Planet, Inc., The Lawrencian & The Kaw Valley Wedding Planner October 2004-Present Creator of The Lawrencian, a monthly alternative news magazine aimed at Lawrence-area progressives. As the editor, I’m responsible for writing feature stories, editing, layout, design, and ad design for the magazine. I’m also responsible for choosing the material that goes into the magazine and maintaining the magazine’s high writing standards that our readers have come to expect. In 2006 Acquired the Kaw Valley Wedding Planner magazine and turned this annual tabloid sized newsprint publication into a full-color, glossy publication that appeals to brides-to-be in the Lawrence, Topeka and Baldwin markets. The Wedding Planner provides an attractive, affordable advertising opportunity to local wedding industry related businesses. Associate Editor, GRIT magazine May 2001-January 2003 One of five editors who reviewed freelance material to be published in GRIT, a bi-weekly magazine. Responsible for selecting, editing, and typesetting material for various departments of the magazine. Wrote the Readers’ Favorite Recipes column. Office Manager/Reporter, Lawrence Business Ledger April 1998-May 2001 Served as office manager and reporter. Responsible for the typesetting, layout and editing of five pages in the Lawrence Business Ledger. As office manager, answered phones, greeted customers, handled billing of advertising accounts (display and classified), answered all customer account questions, updated subscriptions and sent out subscription renewals. |
