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New jobs coming to Topeka with $125M Goodyear investment
An incentive agreement benefiting the Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company's Topeka plant has been approved by the Topeka and Shawnee County's Joint Economic Development Organization (JEDO) board. This investment, previously referred to as "Project Boomerang," is expected to result in…
Kansas lawmakers say new audit shows ‘epic fail’ in COVID-19 aid spending
Hundreds of thousands of dollars of COVID-19 relief funds spent by state and local governments could have violated federal rules or was ill-advised, a report released Wednesday by the Legislature's nonpartisan auditing office showed. The audit, which took into account…
New Topeka city manager Stephen Wade wants government to be more transparent and customer-friendly
Making Topeka's city government more transparent is key to new city manager Stephen Wade. So are improving customer service, making the city more developer-friendly and facilitating community conversations, he said. Ensuring that "voices that normally don't get heard have a…
Local govt officials share how public service has — and has not —changed
A panel of three local government officials shared Thursday with participants in the Wichita Business Journal's Emerging Leaders program how public service has — and has not — changed over their years in the industry. What's remained steadfast, city manager…
School districts are increasingly turning to four-day school weeks as a way to attract and retain staff, despite objections from some parents over child-care demands
Districts facing teacher shortages are increasingly turning to four-day school weeks as a means to attract and retain staff, despite objections from some parents over child-care demands and some evidence of lower test scores. So far, the trend has been…
Municipal Bond Trends for September 14, 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.
Audit reveals two-thirds of $48.5 million in broadband aid allocated to southern Kansas
Nearly two-thirds of $48.5 million in COVID-19 funding earmarked for expansion of broadband services to Kansas homes and businesses was invested in upgrading internet connectivity in the southern half of the state, an audit report said Wednesday. The Kansas Legislature’s…
Johnson County expanding public trails onto former Sunflower ammo plant site
This week, Johnson County's Board of Parks and Recreation Commissioners approved the latest step in the county's efforts to expand Kill Creek Park trails onto the former Sunflower Army Ammunition Plant site. Johnson County is expanding its Kill Creek trail…
Derby business community’s input sought on sales tax future
With the pending sunset of the Derby Difference sales tax in 2024, the city has started efforts to generate public feedback to shape the direction of future sales tax utilization. In line with that, the city hired Wichita State University’s…
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