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Inflation pushes up expected costs of 3 major county projects by nearly $4 million
High inflation could add nearly $4 million in construction and project costs to three planned Johnson County capital improvement projects. County staff say capital improvement projects in Shawnee, Overland Park and Lenexa are each expected to cost roughly $1 million…
Governor Laura Kelly Announces Statewide Effort to Coordinate Billions in Federal Infrastructure Funds Coming to Kansas
Governor Laura Kelly today announced the creation of the Kansas Infrastructure Hub, which will coordinate Kansas state agencies and local entities as they administer and apply for funding available through the federal Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL). The Hub will identify…
Municipal Bond Trends for July 1, 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.
Here’s the timeline for Wichita’s $357 million sewer upgrade project
Engineering design work on Wichita’s wastewater treatment plant 1 has been awarded to PEC and plant 2’s upgrades are being designed by CDM Smith. Construction on the $357 million project is expected to start in 2023 and finish in 2027.…
Rosalia to Be Among the First in the Nation to Get up to 2 Gbps Fiber Internet
This summer, local broadband provider SKT is breaking ground on a rural fiber project in Rosalia, located about 12 miles east of El Dorado. With fiber, Rosalia will be among the first in the nation to get 2 Gbps symmetrical…
Wichita Offering Incentives to Purchase Electric Lawnmowers
The City of Wichita will pay you $50 to replace combustion lawn equipment with electric or battery-powered lawn equipment. The pilot program aims to incentivize individuals and help the city control its ozone emissions. Non-road mobile sources make up between…
Chicopee dedicates memorial today to commemorate the first rural water district in Kansas
The Chicopee Rural Water District today recognized the prior Chicopee School, District 62, and the Chicopee Rural Water District with a new memorial dedication. The CRWD previously erected its brick and stone cut memorial and flagpole this year that displays…
With 85 vacant positions, City of Lawrence continues to see impact of ‘great resignation’ and tight labor market
Coming out of a pandemic that disrupted the personal and work lives of many, City of Lawrence officials say they are continuing to see the effects of the so-called “great resignation,” with 85 city positions currently sitting vacant. Director of…
Former Mayor Carol Marinovich helped unify WyCo, launch new era of growth
At the end of the 1980s, Kansas City, Kansas, was languishing. Blight had been creeping in for decades. Adult entertainment establishments proliferated, and the population saw steady declines. A City Council member at the time, Carol Marinovich began a grassroots…
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