About

Our Mission and Philosophy

The Lawrence Business Magazine is the only local magazine dedicated to telling the stories of the people and businesses making a positive impact on Lawrence & Douglas County, advocating for those businesses and people while only accepting advertisers with a stake in the local economy.  We believe that to have a healthy community you must be supported by the businesses and people with a stake in that community. The Lawrence Business Magazine is for those who care about, and/or have a stake in, the long-term success of our diverse business community. Our primary demographic is the greater Lawrence business community, community leaders, business owners, government officials, office personnel/management, and individuals with a vested interest in the future of Lawrence & Douglas County. 

"Businesses and People making a Positive Impact on Lawrence & Douglas County."

Our Team

Publisher

Lawrence Business Magazine, LLC 3514 Clinton Parkway, suite A-113 Lawrence, KS 66047 info@lawrencebusinessmagazine.com

Editor-In-Chief

Ann Frame Hertzog email

Business Development

Steven Hertzog, Publisher  email 913-231-4865

Chief Photographer

    Steven Hertzog

Copy Editor

    Tara Trenary

Featured Writers

Anne Brockhoff

Anne Brockhoff
Anne Brockhoff is a freelance journalist who specializes in writing about people, food and drink and who regularly contributes to Lawrence Business Magazine. What else should you know? She’s a former cocktails and spirits columnist for the Kansas City Star; past business reporter for Bloomberg News in London; ....

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Bob Luder

Bob Luder
Bob Luder began his career as an award-winning journalist in 1983 as a sports reporter for The Daily Reporter-Herald in Loveland, Colorado. That was followed by a 24-year stint as a sports writer/reporter at The Kansas City Star, where he worked the beats of just about every level of sports, from high schools to professional. ...

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Patricia A. Michaelis, PhD

Patricia Michaelis
Patricia A. Michaelis, PhD. is a freelance journalist who .... ; ....

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Emily Mulligan

Emily Mulligan
Emily Mulligan is a freelance journalist who .... ; ....

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Nick Spacek

Nick Spacek
Nick Spacek lives in Lawrence with his wife, three cats, and a record collection which is constantly on the edge of getting out of control. A writer and sometime photographer, he's specialized for the last two decades in covering music, ....

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Tara Trenary

Tara Trenary
Tara Trenary is a freelance journalist who .... ; ....

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Contributing Writers

Contributing Writers:

  • Tyler J. Allen
  • Mike Anderson
  • Jessica Beeson
  • Courtney Bernard
  • Kate Blocker
  • Hank Booth
  • Nicki Chestnut, Lawrence Memorial Hospital
  • Alex Delaney
  • Julie Dunlap
  • Janice Early, Lawrence Memorial Hospital
  • Jackie Evans
  • TJ Everett
  • Joshua Falleaf
  • Megan Gilliland, City of Lawrence
  • Dave Greenbaum
  • Eileen Hawley, Lawrence Chamber of Commerce
  • Derek Helms
  • Kristi Henderson

 

  • Steven Hertzog
  • Linda Jalenak
  • Shane Jones
  • Lance Keltner
  • Bob Luder
  • Rosita Elizalde-McCoy, Kansas University Endowment
  • Gene Meyer
  • Joe Monaco, The University of Kansas
  • Emily Mulligan
  • Lisa Scheller, Kansas University Endowment
  • Megan Stuke
  • Susan Tate
  • Tara Trenary
  • Caroline Trowbridge, Lawrence Memorial Hospital
  • Daisy Wakefield
  • Liz Weslander
  • Sarah Williamson
  • Sally Zogry, Downtown Lawrence, Inc.

Contributing Photographers

    Jeff Burkhead
    Patrick Connor
Lawrence Business Magazine, is published quarterly by Lawrence Business Magazine, LLC. With an estimated readership of 25,000, it is distributed by direct mail to over 4500 businesses in the Lawrence & Douglas County Community. With another 3500 printed copies distributed at key retail locations throughout the area and mailed to individual subscribers. The full issue, current and past issues of the magazine are available online. All rights reserved. No part of this publication whether printed or online can be reprinted or reproduced without the publisher’s permission. Lawrence Business Magazine, LLC assumes no responsibility for unsolicited materials. Statements and opinions printed in the Lawrence Business Magazine are the those of the author or advertiser and are not necessarily the opinion of Lawrence Business Magazine.

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