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First Electricity, Now Internet: Rural Areas Struggle To Gain Infrastructure
About 22% of Americans who live in rural areas that lack broadband, compared to 1.5% of those in cities, according to the Federal Communications Commission. “In rural areas, you can have less than 10 customers for every mile of fiber optics…
City of Manhattan profiting off of scooter use
Around the city of Manhattan you can find lime green scooters zooming around town, the scooters owned by Link have been in Manhattan since 2020. Those scooters have generated more than $30,000 for the city, according to recently released data.…
Roeland Park to pilot curbside glass recycling pickup, a service no other major NEJC city offers
Roeland Park last week approved a pilot program with Ripple Glass, a local glass recycling company, to offer curbside glass pickup to 600 households in the city. Erin Winn, assistant city administrator, said the city council approved a six-month pilot…
City of Lawrence now taking donations for utility assistance program
The city is now accepting donations from residents to help their neighbors in need pay their utility bills, according to a news release Monday. Though there’s no set date for the city to restart utility shutoffs, customers who have a…
Wichita will use federal grant to help vulnerable communities in dealing with COVID-19
The city of Wichita will receive a $4 million federal grant that will be used to improve health literacy and expand education and outreach services to help racial and ethnic minority communities and vulnerable populations in dealing with the COVID-19…
SHARP Recovery Grants available for urban and rural cultural nonprofits
The Humanities Kansas SHARP Recovery Grants are intended to reach a diverse network of urban and rural cultural nonprofits located in Kansas whose primary work involves the humanities. Funds are intended to help cultural nonprofit organizations recover from financial hardship…
Municipal benchmark yields rose by as much as 0.05% Friday, following a stronger-than-expected jobs report
Municipal benchmark yields rose by as much as five basis points Friday, following a stronger-than-expected jobs report, but the asset class outperformed the moves in Treasury bonds. An increase in supply next week may test current low levels. Continued strength…
Municipal Bond Trends for August 6, 2021
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.
Small Kansas town is taking on Netflix, Hulu over franchise fees
On its surface, the notion that Fort Scott, Kansas, could stand up to Netflix and Hulu seems like a David and Goliath battle of the highest order. On one hand, you have an 8,000-person town in the state’s southeast corner,…
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