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Panasonic hiring as De Soto EV battery plant gets set to start production

info2025-01-22T08:58:27-06:00January 22nd, 2025|

With the first production of lithium batteries for electric vehicles expected in only a couple of months, federal, state and local officials on hand were in a celebratory mood. Some reminisced about the excitement of negotiating the tax incentives. Others looked forward to the economic boon and thousands of jobs the project is expected to create. De Soto Mayor Rick Walker remembered the “heavy sense of uncertainty” that overshadowed the site when the former Sunflower Army Ammunition plant stopped production and compared it to today. Source: Shawnee Mission Post

How an Oklahoma City sales tax fuels the city’s ‘renaissance’

info2025-01-22T08:56:30-06:00January 22nd, 2025|

Oklahoma City’s claim to fame may be its stockyards and oil fields, but today it is also a growing city of over 700,000 residents and home to hundreds of high-tech aerospace and aviation firms. Fueling the city’s evolution is a one-cent sales tax established in 1993 that is dedicated to public facilities projects. David Holt was elected mayor of Oklahoma City in 2018 and in 2019 led the planning process for the fourth voter-approved renewal of the sales tax, which will provide a projected $1.1 billion over eight years to fund parks, senior and youth centers, public transit, sidewalks and bike [...]

Municipal Bond Trends for January 21, 2025

Henry Schmidt2025-01-22T07:30:33-06:00January 22nd, 2025|

The interest rate table above illustrates recent changes in a sample of AA rated bond trades reported to the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board’s EMMA® system. Every issuer's credit is different, and other financing sources may be available. To obtain comprehensive Financial Advisory services for your local government, contact your Ranson Financial Municipal Advisor, Larry Kleeman, or Henry Schmidt.

Municipal Bond Trends for January 17, 2025

Henry Schmidt2025-01-21T09:39:40-06:00January 21st, 2025|

The interest rate table above illustrates recent changes in a sample of AA rated bond trades reported to the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board’s EMMA® system. Every issuer's credit is different, and other financing sources may be available. To obtain comprehensive Financial Advisory services for your local government, contact your Ranson Financial Municipal Advisor, Larry Kleeman, or Henry Schmidt.

Opening eyes to town’s highlights

info2025-01-21T09:03:20-06:00January 21st, 2025|

An effort to remind the residents of Little Sweden, and maybe visitors, too, of some of the culture in the city is now underway. The second annual Lindsborg Cultural Crawl has begun and continues until Feb. 8, giving people the opportunity to not only visit seven nonprofit cultural organizations in the city but also a chance at winning some prizes. Source: Salina Journal

Schrage talks about the legacy he leaves behind as he steps down as Salina city manager

info2025-01-19T08:56:27-06:00January 19th, 2025|

After almost 20 years working for Salina, city manager Mike Schrage is leaving for the next step in his career in Missouri. Source: Salina Journal

ICMA spotlight: City of Newton’s Daniela Rivas

info2025-01-17T10:39:10-06:00January 17th, 2025|

Daniela Rivas recently participated in a global exchange with support from ICMA’s John Garvey Scholarship, which provides funding for young ICMA members to participate in global knowledge exchange through attendance at a local government management event in a country other than their home country. Source: ICMA Spotlight

Municipal Bond Trends for January 16, 2025

Henry Schmidt2025-01-17T09:49:29-06:00January 17th, 2025|

The interest rate table above illustrates recent changes in a sample of AA rated bond trades reported to the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board’s EMMA® system. Every issuer's credit is different, and other financing sources may be available. To obtain comprehensive Financial Advisory services for your local government, contact your Ranson Financial Municipal Advisor, Larry Kleeman, or Henry Schmidt.

Shawnee Mission cracks down on cell phones in school, following Johnson County trend

info2025-01-17T09:46:31-06:00January 17th, 2025|

Shawnee Mission School District teachers and staff will have a new set of rules to enforce after the district’s school board voted 7-1 during its Jan. 13 meeting to approve a new cellphone policy. The new rules vary by grade level but generally prohibit most headphone use and require students’ phones to stay in their lockers throughout most, if not all, of the day. Several other Johnson County districts approved similar rules in the fall. Source: Joco 913 News

Kansas governor proposes another $30M to address dwindling water supply

info2025-01-17T09:45:27-06:00January 17th, 2025|

Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly proposed creating a state natural resources office and spending another $30 million each year to address the state’s water crisis in her State of the State address Wednesday night. In her speech, Kelly, a Democrat, looked back over the first 25 years of the 21st century and said she sees “so many good things on the horizon” in the next 75 years. But she called the state’s dwindling water supply “seriously concerning.” “Without that water, the agricultural industry that fuels our economy and sustains our rural way of life cannot survive,” Kelly said. The Ogallala Aquifer, which [...]