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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. Though he interviewed countless highly-famous athletes during his career, Bob counts an interview with pop superstar Elton John back in the 1990s an encounter that left him most star-struck. An '83 graduate of Kansas University's William Allen White School of Journalism, Bob began writing for Lawrence Business Magazine about 10 years ago and has reported on and written about everything from long-standing local businesses, the fire department, Allen Field House, and most recently, the development of Alvamar. He also writes for several publications in the Kansas City area, as well as Baldwin City. When he's not writing, Bob enjoys running, playing golf, and attending live music events.56 Articles

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Tara Trenary joined Lawrence Business Magazine as a features writer in the spring of 2015. She took over copy editing the articles in the magazine soon after. She has two daughters, Makensie and Kailee.

Tara has been senior copy editor for DTN/Progressive Farmer since March 2011. She graduated from the University of Kansas in 1997 with a degree in journalism.

Before joining the DTN/Progressive Farmer team, Tara worked at several newspapers across the country, including the Lawrence Journal-World, The Birmingham News, ANG Newspapers, and the Long Beach Press-Telegram as a news/features designer and copy editor before moving into magazine publishing.

Starting at Progressive Farmer as a senior designer in 2000, Tara played varied roles at several health and lifestyle publications, including copy/research editor at Cooking Light and Health magazines and web editor at Hoffman Media. Tara also has experience in website management, writing, editing, and design.

Ann Frame Hertzog has been the creative force behind the magazine since its founding in 2011 and Steven it's Chief Photographer. In 2015, Ann and Steven took over sole publishing and ownership of the magazine and have expanded its distribution as well as its contribution to the community. It is very important to both of them that they continue to ensure that the magazine upholds its mission to make a positive impact on the community.21 Articles

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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; one-time cowgirl who grew up working cattle and getting sunburned on a western Kansas ranch; fifth-generation journalist with a bachelor’s degree in agricultural journalism from Kansas State University and a masters from Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism; community volunteer; mom; and home cook obsessed with making healthy(ish) meals using produce and meat grown on her family’s Leavenworth County farm. Goto: Anne's Spirits Blog18 Articles

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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, film, books, and the intersections of all three. In addition to his work for LBM, he is the music editor for the Pitch in Kansas City, as well as writing on film music for the UK's long-running Starburst Magazine and being the co-host of The Carnage Report podcast.10 Articles