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Seeing partnership work in Arkansas, local leaders wonder whether Lawrence and Topeka should form new bonds
Here in the Arkansas Ozarks, a billionaire is never very far away. It is remarkable for one corner in an otherwise rural state to have not one, but rather a multitude of homegrown billionaires — courtesy of the Waltons of…
Hundreds of Topeka homes sit vacant: City maintains list of chronically empty houses
Topeka’s chronically vacant houses tend to be old. Twenty-seven of the 49 buildings on the vacant property registry the city maintains were built more than 100 years ago, Shawnee County Appraiser’s Office records say. Those houses also tend to have…
How drones, industry expertise and caution informed the Haven gas plant fire response
A Reno County Sheriff's Department drone and the expertise of area natural gas industry professionals both proved key in managing an explosive fire at a gas plant outside of Haven on April 14, the county’s emergency management director said. The…
Will filling the 140,000 square feet of storefronts on Hutchinson’s Main Street revitalize downtown?
Downtown Hutchinson gained more than 50 new businesses in the last five years, filling the storefronts that had been empty for decades. The growth exceeded the Hutchinson/Reno County Chamber of Commerce, downtown business owners and residents’ expectations — but there…
Will Topeka sell garages?
The city of Topeka could sell its parking garages to a private company. 'This is very much exploratory,' said Hannah Uhlrig, deputy director of public works. Topeka owns and operates seven parking garages in downtown Topeka. Combined, they provide 2,651…
Kelly promises to sign bipartisan bill eliminating state’s sales tax on food by 2025
Gov. Laura Kelly pledged to sign a bill approved Thursday by the Legislature gradually eliminating the state’s 6.5% sales tax on groceries by January 2025. Kelly and Democratic legislators pressed for an immediate end to the state’s sales tax to…
Municipal Bond Trends for April 28, 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.
Johnson County maintains its rank as the healthiest county in Kansas
Johnson County continues to be ranked as the healthiest county in Kansas according to the annual County Health Rankings & Roadmaps, released by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute. “It’s good that we…
Dodge City top the list as state’s most charming town
A travel website announced this week a 50-state catalog of the most charming towns across the nation and Dodge City is it for Kansas. Trips to Discover, an online travel discovery platform, wants to inspire people to travel more by…
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