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<div style="color: #333;">Wichita to review incentive strategy after years of frustration with projects</div>
Wichita is preparing to rethink its incentive strategies as a new city manager takes the helm and past missteps has led to frustration. Read more: Wichita Business Journal
<div style="color: #333;">Understanding Wichita’s current incentive programs and how they work</div>
Wichita is reviewing its economic development incentives programs. This is an explainer of the current policies, including industrial revenue bonds and tax increment financing. Read more: Wichita Business Journal
<div style="color: #333;">10-year Treasury yield hits highest level since 2002 as global bond rout gathers pace</div>
Treasury yields fell on Thursday, giving back some of the recent gains that propelled longer-dated rates to levels not seen in decades. The 10-year Treasury yield breached a level last seen in April 2002, before easing 5 basis points to…
<div style="color: #333;">As Data Centers Expand, Cities Weigh Growth Against Water, Energy and Community Concerns</div>
As demand for Artificial Intelligence (AI) and cloud computing drives rapid data center development across the country, local governments are confronting complex decisions about water and energy use, infrastructure, economic development and community impact. Read more: National League of Cities
<div style="color: #333;">County hires firm to oppose transmission line</div>
Cowley County commissioners — to the applause of property owners — on Tuesday approved the hiring of a law firm to represent the county in the ongoing fight over the Buffalo Flats transmission line project in south-central Kansas. The contract…
<div style="color: #333;">Work progressing on county data center regulations</div>
Sedgwick County has continued to put data center development on hold through the year, enacting an interim control period on data center applications back in January. On Sept. 2, the Sedgwick County Commission extended that control period once again, now…
Municipal Bond Trends for October 7, 2026
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…
<div style="color: #333;">Rose Hill eyes data center ban</div>
The Rose Hill City Council is currently considering a petition to ban data centers in the community, which was addressed at a council meeting on Sept. 21. Read more: www.derbyinformer.com
<div style="color: #333;">City weighs new e-bike rules after Emporia youths injured</div>
A crash involving young Emporia riders — one of whom suffered a broken leg while another was flown to a hospital for medical evaluation — is intensifying concerns about the growing use of electric bicycles, scooters and motorized minibikes by…
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