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Valley Center’s 3D-printed home community delayed

Kansas’s first-ever community of 3D-printed homes is delayed. The city of Valley Center was partnering with the Crain Company, or CC3D, to bring the development to the state. This week, the Valley Center City Council voted to withdraw its contract with the company. “We still do plan and hope to have the first 3D printed structure and the first 3D printed home here in Valley Center, Kansas,” City Administrator Brent Clark said. “That’s not going away.” The City also entered another agreement with a different developer for the project, now named Sunflower Valley. CC3D was running into supply chain issues with getting the needed 3D printer to Valley Center.
Source: KAKE – News

Ranson Financial2022-12-01T07:31:02-06:00December 1, 2022|News|

Wichita is one of the best cities for digital nomads, a new report says. Here’s why

If you’re a remote worker who moves around, you may want to consider Wichita as one of your stops. A new report lists Wichita as one of the best cities for digital nomads. The report from Incfile, a online business formation and startup services company, analyzed 100 of the largest cities in the U.S. for digital nomads based on the cost of living, broadband internet strength, walkability, transit scores and average temperatures, a news release from the company said.
Source: Local News | Wichita Eagle

Ranson Financial2022-12-01T07:29:29-06:00December 1, 2022|News|

Louisburg extends permit waiver incentive

Home buyers and builders can waive their building permit fee on the construction of a new single-family home after the Louisburg City Council continued the wavier incentive to 2023 at a recent meeting. A homebuilder on average can save between $1,200 and $1,500 on permit fees on a 2,000-square-foot home, according to a city news release. Building permit fees are based on the assessed value of the home, so savings can vary depending on the home’s value. The builder must be licensed in Miami County to take advantage of the permit fee waiver.
Source: Local News | republic-online.com

Ranson Financial2022-12-01T07:26:39-06:00December 1, 2022|News|

Cop, drug dog go to county

A Marion drug dog that cost $7,600 in 2019, $2,500 for a kennel in a police car, $2,357.67 for emergency surgery after she ate an extension cord in 2021, and about $7,000 a year to house, feed, and recertify, is now in the possession of the sheriff’s office because officer Aaron Slater, the dog’s handler, changed jobs. For now, the dog remains the property of the city of Marion. The sheriff’s office is expected to purchase the dog, named Blue, but a price has not been negotiated. Slater’s last day with Marion police was Saturday. He worked his first shift with the sheriff’s office Sunday.
Source: Marion County RECORD

Ranson Financial2022-12-01T11:15:47-06:00December 1, 2022|News|

Planners discuss signage in Marion

Ten members of the public, half of them downtown business owners, spoke Tuesday with Marion city planners about downtown signs. Discussion of downtown signs began in August after Chelsea Mackey opened Dawn’s Day Spa at 331 E. Main St. and soon afterward had a perpendicular sign mounted over the sidewalk. Perpendicular signs violate zoning regulations downtown area.
Source: Marion County RECORD

Ranson Financial2022-12-01T11:16:50-06:00December 1, 2022|News|

History preserved for future generations

On Friday afternoon, the McPherson Fire Department, along with representatives from the City of McPherson and McPherson Police Department, buried two time capsules under the flagpole at the fire department. The time capsules replace the two original ones that were buried in 1972 and 1976 for McPherson’s Centennial and America’s Bicentennial and then opened for McPherson’s 150th anniversary on May 28, 2022. Today’s capsules will be opened in 2072 and include items from residents, schools, factories and local businesses. Pfizer included a vial of COVID-19 vaccine, while others donated photos, documents, and even a plastic duck. McPherson Board of Public Utilities donated 50 years of comprehensive plans for McPherson for future generations to see the city’s progress.
Source: McPherson Weekly News » Local News Category Feed

Ranson Financial2022-12-01T07:21:55-06:00December 1, 2022|News|

Economic instability pushing KPERS investment returns to negative

Volatility in the stock market will push annual return on investment to the Kansas Public Employees Retirement System into negative territory at close of the year, the pension system’s executive director said Tuesday. The assumed investment return for KPERS was adjusted downward in May from 7.75% to 7%. To strengthen the bottom line, the Kansas Legislature agreed to pump an extra $1.1 billion into the system. The snapshot on investment return will be calculated based on financial position of the portfolio Dec. 31, said Alan Conroy, executive director of KPERS.
Source: The Iola Register

Ranson Financial2022-12-01T07:18:58-06:00December 1, 2022|News|

TopGolf Wichita to Open on Friday

Topgolf will open its second Kansas location in east Wichita location on Friday. The two-level entertainment venue will have 52 climate-controlled outdoor hitting bays along with Topgolf’s Toptracer technology, a 9-hole miniature golf course, a full-service restaurant and bar, outdoor patio, private event rooms and more. Topgolf Wichita is located off K-96 near the Greenwich Place Shopping Center at 2796 N Greenwich.
Source: 101.3 KFDI

Ranson Financial2022-11-30T08:20:21-06:00November 29, 2022|News|

Commissioners agree not to sign moratorium

The Jackson County Commissioners have agreed not to sign an 18-month moratorium that would temporarily ban applications or permit requests for commercial solar and wind energy projects in the county. In lieu of a moratorium, the commissioners, on a 3-0 vote Monday, approved a motion to accept a letter submitted by NextEra Energy last week during a public hearing stating that the company will not apply for a permit for its solar project until May 2024 (18 months) or “until new solar regulations have been passed in Jackson County, whichever is sooner.” “It’s basically the same thing as a moratorium, it just doesn’t say the word moratorium,” Commissioner Ed Kathrens said. More than 70 people attended a 40-minute public hearing regarding the proposed moratorium last week. About 20 people spoke during the hearing, including those both for and against the moratorium.
Source: Holton Recorder

Ranson Financial2022-11-29T22:42:07-06:00November 29, 2022|News|

McPherson to host building code webinar

The City of McPherson, along with the Building Code College, on Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2022, will host a continuing education webinar on contractor codes. The webinar will cover the provision of the 2018 International Residential Building Code and will run from 1 to 4 p.m. in Citizens Hall of the McPherson Community Building, 122 E. Marlin Street. Glenn Mathewson will serve as the instructor of the course, a three-hour (.3 CEU) training. Mathewson served as the building, plumbing and mechanical inspector for the City of Westminster, Colo. and has earned multiple ICC inspection certifications.
Source: McPherson, KS

Ranson Financial2022-11-30T08:21:29-06:00November 29, 2022|News|

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Valley Center’s 3D-printed home community delayed

Wichita is one of the best cities for digital nomads, a new report says. Here’s why

Louisburg extends permit waiver incentive

Cop, drug dog go to county

Planners discuss signage in Marion

History preserved for future generations

Economic instability pushing KPERS investment returns to negative

TopGolf Wichita to Open on Friday

Commissioners agree not to sign moratorium

McPherson to host building code webinar

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