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10-year Treasury yield hits 14-month highs, topping 1.77%

The U.S. 10-year Treasury yield topped 1.77% on Tuesday, as coronavirus vaccine rollouts and planned infrastructure spending boosted hopes of a broad economic recovery, but added to inflation fears. The yield on the benchmark 10-year Treasury note jumped to 1.772% at 4:40 a.m. ET, a 14-month high. The yield on the 30-year Treasury bond rose to 2.456%. … The move comes a day ahead of President Joe Biden revealing details of his infrastructure plan. The recovery package will include up to $3 trillion in spending across a swathe of sectors in an effort to bolster the U.S. economy.
Source: CNBC – Bonds

Ranson Financial2021-03-30T07:04:10-05:00March 30, 2021|News|

Local leaders discuss tax rebate program and future of sales tax

The Atchison County and City Commission met for the first time in three years to discuss a pair of hot button topics and the state of the city and county as a whole last Thursday at the Atchison Event Center. The two talking points of the meeting was the renewal of the Neighborhood Revitalization Program before the end of October and the future of the 1% Sales Tax. The tax rebate program is a five-year deal that is set to expire October 31, 2021 after going into action October, 15 2016. The goal of the program is stated to hope to provide communities with a long-term increase and stabilization in their property tax base by encouraging rehabilitation or new construction which might not otherwise occur.
Source: Atchison Globe Now

Ranson Financial2021-03-30T07:03:11-05:00March 30, 2021|News|

Municipal Bond Trends for March 26, 2021

The interest rate table above illustrates recent changes in a sample of MBIS “investment grade” yields. Every issuer’s credit is different. For rates that may be applicable to your municipality, contact our Municipal Bond Advisors, Larry Kleeman and Beth Warren.

Ranson Financial2021-03-29T07:13:19-05:00March 29, 2021|News|

Remote work isn’t going away. Can it bring a new generation of workers to Wichita?

A focus on attracting and retaining workers to Wichita isn’t new. But the pandemic has spurred urgency for those efforts, as some large companies in major cities like Salesforce and Dropbox transitioned to allow employees to work from anywhere. Wichita’s talent experts are asking: What would make those workers want to move to Wichita? Is that even likely to happen? “I think some people really buy into the idea that there’s gonna be this mass change in where people live and work,” said Scot Rigby, director of development services and assistant city manager for the city of Wichita. “There may be some, but I think they previously had that ability.”
Source: Local News | Wichita Eagle

Ranson Financial2021-03-29T07:12:42-05:00March 29, 2021|News|

Kansas opens up vaccinations to all adults starting March 29

Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly announced Friday that anyone in Kansas age 16 or older will be allowed to get a coronavirus vaccine starting Monday because the state expects to get enough of the medicine to speed up its inoculation process for the second time in two weeks. Kelly’s announcement means the state will enter the fifth and final phase of its vaccine distribution. The move to make vaccines available to another 400,000 people comes after weeks of criticism from Republicans in the GOP-controlled Legislature that the effort is not moving quickly enough and not organized enough for people to easily learn where and when they can get shots.
Source: The Iola Register

Ranson Financial2021-03-29T07:11:26-05:00March 29, 2021|News|

Iolan calls program ‘a godsend’

Thrive Allen County’s transportation program is changing lives. “To me it’s been a godsend,” said Iolan Loren Mitchell, in reference to the local initiative. The 83-year-old said his daughter had been giving him rides to his dialysis treatments in Chanute, but her busy schedule often makes that impossible. Fortunately for Mitchell, while attending dialysis one day, an employee there told him about Thrive’s free, non-emergency transportation program, which is currently being piloted. In no time, he was getting a lift to Chanute pro bono, sometimes multiple days per week.
Source: The Iola Register

Ranson Financial2021-03-29T07:11:05-05:00March 29, 2021|News|

City of Pittsburg and Crawford County partner to launch new text-to-9-1-1 system

The City of Pittsburg and Crawford County have partnered to purchase a new state-of-the-art emergency call handling and management system that will allow residents to text urgent alerts to 9-1-1. For the last two years, the city and county have collaborated to replace antiquated telephone systems with a Next Gen 9-1-1 solution based on Internet Protocol, which are designed to keep up with the rapidly evolving communication habits of today, such as mobile calling, texting, sharing data, and more. “The new system will allow dispatchers to text with people and help us better locate mobile phone calls,” says Deputy City Manager Jay Byers. “More importantly, it’s the platform for future technologies that will be coming down the road, like being able to send pictures and video from your mobile phone directly to 9-1-1 and other emerging public safety advances.”
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Ranson Financial2021-03-29T07:09:40-05:00March 29, 2021|News|

Overland Park committee gives nod to $5.2 million streetlight replacement project

A program that will replace most of Overland Park’s older high-pressure sodium streetlights with LEDs is expected to save the city $407,000 a year for the next decade, according to the city’s staff. The council’s public works committee moved ahead Wednesday with the $5.2 million project. Most of that will be paid for with bonds, but $750,000 will come from the city’s general fund, said city traffic engineer Brian Shields. Replacing the sodium lights with the more energy-efficient light-emitting diodes is a part of the city’s five-year capital improvements plan.
Source: Prairie Village Post

Ranson Financial2021-03-29T07:08:44-05:00March 29, 2021|News|

Electric scooters roll into Great Bend

A new mode of transportation is rolling into Great Bend. but it isn’t a plane, train, or automobile, it’s a scooter. Last year, before COVID hit, Matt Hiss and his wife traveled to Austin, Texas. While exploring the city, they stumbled upon electric scooters and it planted an idea in their mind. Coming from a small community, the scooters were a new experience for the Hiss’. They say it was a fun and inexpensive way to get around. So when an ad for Bird Scooters popped up, they thought why not bring the business to Great Bend? “The first chance we had to potentially bring them, we jumped on it,” said Matt Hiss, Fleet Manager.
Source: KSN-TV

Ranson Financial2021-03-29T07:08:16-05:00March 29, 2021|News|

After Lawrence sets renewable energy goals, Kansas lawmakers pass bill that prohibits cities from limiting natural gas

In direct conflict with Lawrence’s goals for renewable energy, state lawmakers have passed a bill backed by the natural gas industry that prohibits cities from making any rules or requirements that would limit the use of natural gas or propane. The Kansas Gas Service sponsored the bill, and private gas companies such as Black Hills Energy have also expressed support for the bill, saying that the bill is “preserving energy choice,” as the Journal-World previously reported. … Both the City of Lawrence and Douglas County have submitted testimony against the bill. Jasmin Moore, the sustainability director for the city and county, said the language of the bill is very broad about what actions would be prohibited, and that many things might “have the effect of” limiting natural gas use. She said that includes efforts toward energy efficiency, improving building codes, and encouraging energy conservation.
Source: LJWorld.com.

Ranson Financial2021-03-27T16:25:19-05:00March 26, 2021|News|

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10-year Treasury yield hits 14-month highs, topping 1.77%

Local leaders discuss tax rebate program and future of sales tax

Municipal Bond Trends for March 26, 2021

Remote work isn’t going away. Can it bring a new generation of workers to Wichita?

Kansas opens up vaccinations to all adults starting March 29

Iolan calls program ‘a godsend’

City of Pittsburg and Crawford County partner to launch new text-to-9-1-1 system

Overland Park committee gives nod to $5.2 million streetlight replacement project

Electric scooters roll into Great Bend

After Lawrence sets renewable energy goals, Kansas lawmakers pass bill that prohibits cities from limiting natural gas

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