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Municipal Bond Trends for April 28, 2020
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.
JoCo Recovery Planning Task Force approves four-phase approach to reopening local economy
The special committee on reopening Johnson County ended its work Tuesday with a fanfare of self doubt about whether people will follow its recommendations but few major changes to the rough draft on how business should phase back in from…
Jim Schmidt was trailblazer in Kansas emergency management
Mr. Schmidt, 71, who as a Rose Hill paramedic was one of the first to arrive at the devastation in Andover left behind by a massive tornado on April 26, 1991, is being remembered as a trailblazer in Kansas emergency…
Economic developers pitch Elon Musk on Wichita area for Tesla Cybertruck Gigafactory
Economic developers and business recruiters in Kansas are pitching billionaire businessman Elon Musk on locating Tesla’s new Cybertruck Gigafactory in the Wichita area. The Greater Wichita Partnership tagged Tesla and Musk, the company’s CEO, in a tweet on Monday marketing…
Reno County discusses taskforce’s reopening draft
On Tuesday, the Reno County Commission read over an initial draft of the local plan for a phased reopening of the county. The Economic Recovery Taskforce and the commission will approve a final draft of the plan in coming days.…
Dodge City meatpacking plants beef up protocols; Ford County maintains high recovery rate
With two national meatpacking plants in the county’s jurisdiction, Ford County is increasing its testing and the plants are beefing up COVID-19 protocols. The numbers for Ford County have increased to 544 individuals who have had or still have the…
Bourbon County delays county tax sale
Bourbon County Commissioners on Tuesday decided the time is not right following the impact of the COVID-19 outbreak to hold a tax sale in 2020. Commissioners were to discuss opening bids for title work for a tax sale sometime this…
The $3.8 trillion municipal bond market, rocked by the coronavirus, looks to Washington for help
The $3.8 trillion market for funding state and local governments, airports, schools and hospitals faces a test this week as New York City's transit agency offers bonds to the market for the first time since the coronavirus emptied its subways,…
With rates near zero, what to expect from Fed meeting
The Federal Open Market Committee meeting that began Wednesday, and concludes with a statement and a press conference from Federal Reserve Board Chair Jerome Powell, will be unique because rates remain at the zero lower bound and the Fed has…
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