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Wichita State University enters wind turbine tech partnership
Wichita State University and WSU Ventures have entered into a new strategic partnership with California-based Lightning Diversion Systems (LDS), a Ducommun Company. The partnership involves the exclusive licensing of a lightning strike protection system for rotor blades in the wind…
Topeka committee begins planning for 2020 TopCity Interns
In anticipation of nearly 200 college students flocking to Topeka this summer, a handful of community members have begun planning for this year’s TopCity Interns program. The program, now in its fourth year, encourages college students to live, work and…
Legislative bill tied to bonds and interest could bring savings to USD 378 taxpayers
USD 378 Riley County Schools Superintendent Cliff Williams is keeping an eye on a pair of legislative bills that could alter state aid when it comes to bonds and interest, tilting the scales in favor of taxpayers. Williams says Senate…
Recent Johnson County parks board decision allows electric bikes on all paved trails
The Johnson County Parks and Recreation District last week approved the use of Class 1 and Class 3 electric bikes on all paved JCPRD trails, effective immediately. The decision comes after six-month pilot project, from July 2019 to January 2020,…
Partnership offers free land for jail
Free land was offered for construction of a new Marshall County Jail at Monday’s Marshall County Board of Commissioners meeting. Marshall County Partnership for Growth economic development director Ellen Barber and board members Rob Peschel and Frank Popejoy met with…
House approves proposal to raise scrutiny of power pole siting
Dozens of 105-foot-tall Evergy poles in residential front yards of a low-income Wichita neighborhood inspired passage Wednesday by the Kansas House of an amendment expanding regulatory oversight of transmission line siting decisions in urban areas. The 2018 project initiated by…
The bond market will be slapped by coronavirus for months, this analysis finds
As concerns about the coronavirus epidemic from China has gripped markets, observers have struggled to find historical analogies to predict the likely impact on economic growth. Many have focused on prior global health emergencies, like the H1N1 swine flu and…
Rush to Invest in Municipal Debt Pushes Yields to Record Lows
Municipal-bond yields are hitting 38-year lows due to investors’ coronavirus concerns driving up demand in the $4 trillion muni market. Fears of the coronavirus’s impact on global markets led to a stock selloff on Monday and Tuesday. Investors flocked to…
Municipal Bond Trends for February 26, 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.
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