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Municipal Bond Trends for February 9, 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.
Wichita Public School district keeps mask mandate
The Wichita Public School district’s positive test rate for COVID is about 16%, Sedgwick County is at about 15%. This is one of the reasons that some Wichita Board of Education members voted against dropping the mask mandate in the…
Fed’s Bostic says more than 3 hikes possible this year, but needs to see how economy responds
Atlanta Federal Reserve President Raphael Bostic said Wednesday he anticipates hiking interest rates three or four times this year, but he stressed that the central bank isn’t locked into a specific plan. Speaking on CNBC’s “Squawk Box,” the policymaker signaled…
How the Local Government Credit Ratings Strengthened in 2021
In the midst of the COVID-19 public health emergency and tumultuous economic outlooks, local governments managed to build onto their fiscal strength—credit to federal economic stimuluses and diverse revenue sources that helped them to weather the COVID-19 storm. Furthermore, Standard &…
Fed’s Mester says ‘each meeting is going to be in play’ for rate hikes this year
Cleveland Federal Reserve President Loretta Mester laid out an aggressive plan for reducing easy-money policies this year, saying the central bank will be ready to hike rates at any meeting and should be looking at shedding mortgage-backed securities it is…
Osawatomie and Evergy Announce Solar Partnership
The City of Osawatomie will partner with Evergy to explore building up to 3 megawatts of solar to power the Osawatomie, Kan., community. “Osawatomie’s strong leadership shows their investment to continued growth in renewable energy and commitment to our partnership,”…
Garden City names Assistant City Managers
After a nationwide search and an extensive assessment center process with five outstanding finalists, the City of Garden City has hired Danielle Buschkoetter and Derek Ramos as the new Assistant City Managers. Danielle and Derek will begin their employment with…
Bird Scooters Available in Atchison Starting Thursday, February 10th
The City of Atchison is pleased to welcome Los Angeles, California based, environmentally friendly electric transportation company, Bird Rides, to the Atchison market. Bird intends to bring their shared e-scooters to the city in the coming days. The scooters are…
City of Atchison has been the recipient of numerous grants for the coming 2022 and 2023 cycle
Grants play a big part in Atchison being able to keep up with its needs has a Strategic Plan that identifies five areas of focus: Quality of Life, Housing and Neighborhoods, Economy, Downtown and Infrastructure and Transportation. There were projects…
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