KU completes phase 1 of $800 million expansion

State, university and community leaders on Wednesday celebrated the opening of the University of Kansas’ new $808 million conference center.

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November 13, 2025 - 2:04 PM

Gov. Laura Kelly at the University of Kansas Conference Center opening in Lawrence, Kansas, on Wednesday, Nov. 12. Photo by Anna Kaminski/Kansas Reflector

LAWRENCE — Government, university and community leaders commemorated the opening Wednesday of a state-of-the-art convention center at the University of Kansas, which is equipped with amenities meant to draw thousands of annual visitors and generate revenue to pay off the university’s large-scale development project.

More than 100 people milled about the center’s grand entrance hall and conference rooms to hear Gov. Laura Kelly, university chancellor Douglas Girod and three others praise the teamwork and vision behind the University of Kansas Conference Center. They…

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