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Shawnee Mission school board adopts 3-year unilateral teachers contract
On a 6-1 vote following four hours of closed-door deliberations, the Shawnee Mission Board of Education approved a three-year unilateral contract for teachers, a move strongly opposed by their union ... Teachers and their supporters packed the board room at…
KDOT awards Parsons Airport $225K
The Tri-City Airport will get another $225,000 worth of improvements following the approval of a grant. The Kansas Airport Improvement Program announced the grant for the airport owned by the city of Parsons on Wednesday. The Parsons project is one…
Municipal Bond Trends for January 30, 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.
Record day for municipal bond yields
It was a record day in the market in a couple of different ways, as yields descended further to new record lows on both the10- and 30-year and the market saw the lowest yield ever for a century bond. ...…
Highway 54 reopens in Pratt and Kiowa counties after gas leak
The Kansas Department of Transportation says Highway 54 is open to traffic again between Pratt and Greensburg. The highway had been closed since January 26th, when a butane gas leak was reported in a pipeline east of Cullison. Traffic was…
KCC opens investigation dockets in Reno, Rooks county earthquakes
Following an update on seismicity investigations in two areas of the state, the Commission voted unanimously this morning to open general investigation dockets for both Reno County and Rooks County. The dockets will provide a publicly available place to share…
Hillsboro City Administrator Larry Paine announces retirement
Larry Paine, Hillsboro City Administrator had big news to share at the city council meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 21. “I wanted to announce my plans to retire at the end of June 2020,” said Paine during his Administrator’s report. “I…
Unable to reach a contract agreement, Shawnee Mission teachers warn of ‘mass exodus’
Union representatives in the Shawnee Mission school district warned there could be a “mass exodus” of teachers now that the two sides have failed to agree on a new contract for this school year — despite negotiating since last spring. “Special…
Spirit AeroSystems, Boeing announce new 737 Max production agreement
Spirit AeroSystems Inc. announced Thursday that it has reached a new 737 Max production rate agreement with The Boeing Co. The company says Spirit (NYSE:SPR) will restart production slowly, ramping up deliveries throughout the year to reach 216 for 2020.…
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