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No signs of slowing down municipal bonds as benchmark interest rates again hit record lows
The muni market saw a frantic flurry of deals come in Thursday and the market got technically stronger, the secondary was active and new muni yield lows were reached in both the 10- and 30-year maturities. “Before COVID-19 munis were…
Municipal Bond Trends for February 20, 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 Advisors.
Abilene’s tribute to Eisenhower gets a makeover
The story of President Dwight D. Eisenhower began in Kansas. Now, 200,000 people a year visit the Eisenhower Presidential Library, Museum and Boyhood Home in the neighborhood where he grew up in Abilene. Over the years, an entire campus has…
Grant program could bring internet access to rural communities
Surfing the web, checking in on social media, or watching online videos – these are all things Kansas lawmakers want to make more readily accessible for the entire state of Kansas. A bill has been proposed that would establish a…
Great Plains Industrial Park receives first loaded train cars in over 40 years.
State leaders were in Southeast Kansas today to celebrate the arrival of the first loaded train cars at the Great Plains Industrial Park in more than 40 years. Brad Reams, Park Director, said “Great Plains has a great story and…
Two dozen of Kansas’ regional airports share $14M in federal grants
Two-dozen airports in Kansas won the federal grant lottery and will be investing $14 million in repair, update and expansion projects. The biggest recipients in western Kansas included Garden City Regional Airport, which is in line for $1.7 million to…
Cowley County employees concerned over concealed carry want changes
Some Cowley County employees have asked commissioners to reconsider the county’s concealed carry policy. The commissioners, at their January work session, asked county administrator Lucas Goff to investigate the state’s current gun-carrying policies and report to them. They gave no…
Feral feline favorable functions
Every town has its population of feral cats. Let me be clear right up front, when I say feral cats, I’m referencing cats that live on the streets or in the fields, that are unsocialized and quite possibly have never…
The modern earthquake era looks to be ending … mostly
On Aug. 16, the second day of the school year, students in the Burrton district felt the shake of a 4.2 magnitude earthquake. They knew exactly what to do: hide under their desks until it stopped. It was a fairly…
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