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State and local impact if Kansas State fair is canceled

Plans are underway at the Kansas State Fairgrounds to continue work as usual for the upcoming 2020 season. Along with the fair being a fun place to take the family it also brings in huge revenue for Reno county. Right now, the Kansas State Fair is still waiting on the final decision on whether or not it will go on this year because of COVID-19. “Everything else is in place for the Kansas state fair, with the exception of the final decision which will be up to our board,” said Robin Jennison, General Manager for the Kansas State Fair. Fair organizers start planning for this year’s fair almost a year in advance, getting sponsors and selling tickets.
(Read more: KAKE – News)

Ranson Financial2020-06-18T08:09:11-05:00June 17, 2020|News|

KC construction firm could receive millions to relocate to Kansas

Kansas City-based BlueScope Construction Inc. is among grandfathered companies in the economic border war and could receive more than $20 million to relocate to Kansas. Negotiations on potential incentives started before Kansas and Missouri signed a truce in August to end the use of state incentives to lure businesses from one side of the metro to the other without a sizable net increase in the metro’s workforce. Missouri could contribute as much as $5.6 million if BlueScope Construction opts to keep its West Bottoms facility at 1540 Genessee St. and add 90 jobs over six years, The Kansas City Star reports. The company is part of BlueScope, a Australian-based supplier of steel products that employs more than 14,000 people throughout 18 countries.
(Read more: Kansas City Business Journal – The Business Journals)

Ranson Financial2020-06-18T08:10:12-05:00June 17, 2020|News|

Kansas lawmakers approve more than $400 million in funding for counties

Lawmakers on the Kansas State Finance Council approved more than $400 million in federal coronavirus funding. Kansas was given more than one billion dollars in federal funding to be used for coronavirus-related expenses, but the distribution of that money must be approved by the State Finance Council. The Strengthening People and Revitalizing Kansas (SPARK) Task Force was formed by Governor Kelly to come up with a plan to distribute federal money to Kansas counties. The task force decided to send the money to counties based on population size, coronavirus cases and unemployment numbers. The money must be spent by December 30, 2020, otherwise it will be taken back by the Federal Government.
(Read more: KSN-TV)

Ranson Financial2020-06-18T08:10:51-05:00June 17, 2020|News|

Regal reopening its Wichita theaters next month

Regal has announced plans to reopen its move theaters next month, including its Wichita locations. The company says on its website that reopening will begin July 10 and will come with a host of safety measures that include contactless payment options, including for concessions, social distancing and occupancy restrictions in line with any state or county regulation still in place. Staff will also increase sanitization of “high-contact points” and will use ULV foggers to treat each auditorium after every showing.
(Read more: Wichita Business Journal)

Ranson Financial2020-06-18T08:11:32-05:00June 17, 2020|News|

Kansas site gets $180M defense job

The Kansas operations of General Electric Co.’s aviation division are getting a new corporate boss fresh on the heels of a major defense award that will help support work in Winfield. GE Aviation earlier this month was awarded a $180.6 million contract through the U.S. Navy that, according to a notice of the award from the Department of Defense, will cover engine repair and overhaul on multiple helicopter models. The work will be done at the Kansas facility, with funds obligated at the time of individual orders through June 2025. The GE (NYSE: GE) division employed around 750 people in Winfield and Arkansas City in Cowley County prior to the impact of Covid-19, but the company, like most of its counterparts in aerospace, has been shedding jobs due to the virus.

(Read more: Wichita Business Journal)

Ranson Financial2020-06-18T08:14:10-05:00June 17, 2020|News|

Prairie Village takes steps toward allowing residents to keep hens — though home owners associations still have their own prohibitions

Prairie Village took a step this week toward allowing residents to keep chickens — though individual homes associations may have their own restrictions that would prevent people from taking advantage of the city relaxing its regulations. The City Council, meeting as a committee of the whole, voted 9 to 3 Monday night to approve amending the city’s animal control regulations to allow residents to keep hens but not roosters. … The city’s zoning code also prohibits residents from keeping chickens.
(Read more: Shawnee Mission Post)

Ranson Financial2020-06-17T08:24:24-05:00June 17, 2020|News|

New Kansas court record system could expand access to hard-to-reach documents

For anyone who’s not a lawyer, accessing court records in Kansas is a headache. Depending on the type of court, successfully obtaining records can involve an endless list of obstacles — from fees and outdated systems to having to physically go to the courthouse. To solve the constant runaround, the Kansas Judicial Branch is developing a new, centralized computer filing system with the hopes of streamlining what many currently see as a confusing and cumbersome process.
(Read more: Prairie Village Post)

Ranson Financial2020-06-17T08:23:43-05:00June 17, 2020|News|

Wichita approves ‘eye in the sky’ over riverfront to prevent crime, police brutality

Soon, police will be watching over you when you stroll or bike down the pathways along the Arkansas River in downtown Wichita. The Wichita City Council approved a project to bring full camera coverage over the riverfront, despite some privacy concerns and suspicions that the system might be used to shoo the homeless away from the business districts planned around the new downtown baseball stadium. “Between the riverfront development going on on the east bank — or potential riverfront development — and the development on the west bank, these cameras were brought to our attention to make sure the area was safe,” said council member Brandon Johnson. “As we plan to see 200 events from baseball, other developments going on, this is an opportunity to keep everyone safe.”
(Read more: Local News | Wichita Eagle)

Ranson Financial2020-06-17T08:23:28-05:00June 17, 2020|News|

New library will go into former South Wichita tire store, City Council decides

Wichita’s Linwood Branch Library will be moving into a larger space that was formerly a tire store at the Wichita Mall, the City Council decided Tuesday. The move will nearly double the size of the library, from 3,752 square feet to 6,904, said Library Director Cynthia Berner. It will also more than double the number of public computers from seven to 16, Berner said.
(Read more: Local News | Wichita Eagle)

Ranson Financial2020-06-17T08:23:09-05:00June 17, 2020|News|

Why the 2020 Census is Essential to Municipalities

While the decennial census is always important for its allocation of over $1.5 trillion (with a ‘T’!) in federal funding across 316 federal programs, the 2020 census is perhaps the most consequential in generations. Getting the count wrong right now will have impacts for the next 10 years on how well-resourced cities, towns and villages are to recover from COVID-19 and in shaping the systems that respond to and rectify institutional and structural racism. The events of 2020 mean that the implications of a fair and accurate 2020 Census have gone from important, to urgent, to emergency levels for municipalities’ abilities to address their communities’ needs in the coming decade.
(Read more: CitiesSpeak)

Ranson Financial2020-06-17T08:22:23-05:00June 17, 2020|News|

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State and local impact if Kansas State fair is canceled

KC construction firm could receive millions to relocate to Kansas

Kansas lawmakers approve more than $400 million in funding for counties

Regal reopening its Wichita theaters next month

Kansas site gets $180M defense job

Prairie Village takes steps toward allowing residents to keep hens — though home owners associations still have their own prohibitions

New Kansas court record system could expand access to hard-to-reach documents

Wichita approves ‘eye in the sky’ over riverfront to prevent crime, police brutality

New library will go into former South Wichita tire store, City Council decides

Why the 2020 Census is Essential to Municipalities

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