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Municipal Bond Trends for January 19, 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 developer considering $50 million ice center
As the Wichita City Council is poised to vote on a new contract for management of the Wichita Ice Center downtown, a well-known developer is poised to kick off plans for a potential new $50 million ice center in the…
Sedgwick County will require COVID-19 vaccines for health care workers
Sedgwick County commissioners voted Wednesday to go along with a COVID-19 vaccine mandate for health care workers, as required by the federal government, but some commissioners voiced reservations over the decision. The mandate requires health care and COMCARE workers for…
Sales tax receipts good omen for local economy
Despite the pandemic, sales tax receipts took a big jump in 2021. That’s good news for local governments, and according to a local economist, it’s a good portent for area businesses, as well. For 2021, sales tax revenue in Harvey…
City of Moscow is awarded SHAPE Award from Kansas Department of Labor
Moscow has been awarded the SHAPE Award of Kansas from The Kansas Department of Labor. This was the first award given out this year. There have only been seven awards given out in ten years since they started giving them…
Missing councilman forces this Johnson County town to confront an election controversy
A missing Spring Hill city councilman is forcing the small Johnson County town to confront its controversial mayoral election without saying a word. Councilman Steve Owen walked out of the city’s Jan. 10 meeting to protest the appointment of new…
Goodwill’s zoning lawsuit against Olathe lumbers along
The eventual outcome of a federal lawsuit initiated last year against Olathe could factor into how officials evaluate where future thrift stores can open in the city. Recent months have seen movement in a complaint Goodwill of Western Missouri and…
Kansas’ hunt for mega-manufacturing project inspires unprecedented tax-incentive plan
The state of Kansas is among two finalists for a massive, advanced manufacturing facility capable of creating 4,000 permanent jobs and injecting more than $2.5 billion annually into the economy. The Kansas Department of Commerce offered that tantalizing information during…
Sedgwick County Commissioners OK COVID vaccination mandate; it’s jab or job for county health workers
Most workers in the county’s health and mental health departments will have to be vaccinated for COVID-19 or face possible firing, the Sedgwick County Commission decided Wednesday. The county employees will have until Feb. 28 to become fully vaccinated with…
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