As a student in JMC 302, we were required to complete Research Assignment 2. In this assignment, the skills we worked on were the usage of public records and document searches. For section 3 of this assignment, we were required to create an email pitch that included the results of background checks on property owners. Below is the final draft of my email pitch:
Subject: Three Magazine Stories
Dear Lawrence Magazine editors, I have three feature stories about Weaver’s, its owners Joe and Brady Flannery, and the property owners, the Weaver family.
About Weaver’s Department Store Inc:
According to Lawrence Journal-World, Weaver’s is an independent, full-line department store located in downtown Lawrence Kansas. The store has moved twice, never off Massachusetts Street, and has been rebuilt from fire twice before 1883.
Background Information
This is when the property owner Arthur D. Weaver, bought the business from Lathrom Bullene. The operators of Weaver’s named Joe and Larry Flannery are now the owners of the property and the business. It opened in 1857. Joe and Larry are the third-generational owners/operators of Weavers. Larry’s grandfather joined Weavers in 1950 and Larry’s father Joe purchased the store in 1962. Then Brady Flannery, Larry’s son joined the firm in 2012 and took over his dad’s job as president in 2019.
About the Business and property owners Joe and Larry Flannery:
According to Lawrence Business Magazine, Arthur “Art” Weaver, recruited Larry Flannery to the store in 1950. Joe Flannery is also the president of this business. When Walmart and Kmart and Target opened in the 1960s, this created an avalanche but it didn’t scare the Flannerys.
About the property
Weaver’s carries a wide assortment of merchandise from household items to makeup. It is an independently run department store and has an assortment that satisfies the definition of diverse. The community and leadership has kept Weavers alive and relevant according to Forbes.com. The business leaders of Weavers fought to prevent any construction on their store. These business owners are named Joe and Larry Flannery. According to Weaver’s background check, the current resident agent is Joseph A. Flannery.
According to Kansas Public Offender Registry, They have never been to prison or offenders of sex, violence, drugs, or general. Joe and Brady’s family members’ names are Dorthy, Joseph, and Monte.
Joe Flannery’s current address is 1614 Hillcrest Road Lawrence Kansas 66044. He was born in 1982 and is currently 40 years old.
Brady’s phone number is (785)550-6142. His current address is 1316 Raintree Place, Lawrence Kansas 66044. He was born in 1950 and is currently 72 years old.
Sincerely, Elizabeth Stewart
KU Journalism Student
Elizabeth Stewart 