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Jowers hired as permanent superintendent of USD 386
Although he’s not new to the building, there is officially a new man in charge as Jeff Williams made a motion to approve Stephen Jowers as Superintendent. He was hired during Monday's annual reorganizational meeting of USD 386. Jowers is…
Fed Governor Waller says he’s open to ‘larger’ rate hike this month than in June
Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller said he's willing to consider what would be the most aggressive interest rate hike in decades at the central bank's meeting later this month. While Waller said he supports a 75 basis point hike at…
Where is De Soto? Here are 4 things to know about Kansas’ new Panasonic battery factory
This week Gov. Laura Kelly announced that the Japanese company Panasonic will be building a $4 billion factory in De Soto, Kansas. This factory will focus on building batteries for electric vehicles and will bring over 4,000 jobs to De…
Panasonic’s $4 billion electric vehicle battery factory will bring 4,000 jobs to De Soto, Kansas
Panasonic announced on Wednesday it has chosen De Soto, Kansas, as the site of a massive new factory. The plant will be the largest vehicle battery production facility in the world and will cost $4 billion to construct. As one…
Here’s how much Kansas offered Panasonic to bring massive battery plant to De Soto
While early estimates put the cost of the incentives at $1.3 billion, the Kansas Department of Commerce on Wednesday said Panasonic would be eligible for $829 million in tax credits, exemptions and other incentives. The state’s new incentive program created…
High-Speed Internet Grant Application Window Opens July 18 (Webinar on July 21)
Governor Laura Kelly announced today that more than 21,000 Kansas homes and businesses are set to receive high-speed internet access for the first time thanks to an $83.5 million grant program through the Kansas Department of Commerce’s Office of Broadband…
County recycling might change destination
Recyclable materials from Marion County may soon be taken to a recycling center at Fort Riley instead on one in South Hutchinson that charges $120 a ton. Josh Housman, director of the county transfer station, told commissioners Monday that Fort…
Panasonic battery project likely to create major demand for growth in Eudora, Lawrence, leaders say
About a century ago, Wichita began to learn what being in on the ground floor of the aviation industry could do for an economy. Now, there are predictions Douglas County and the surrounding area may soon experience a similar boom…
Municipal Bond Trends for July 13, 2022
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.
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