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Commerce Launches SIGNS Grant to Boost Downtown Revitalization
The Kansas Department of Commerce today launched the Supporting Innovative Growth through New Signage (SIGNS) grant, a new initiative aimed improving the appearance and appeal of retail and commercial business signage in downtowns across the state. The total funding amount…
Commerce Offers Funding Opportunities for Upper Floor Housing in Main Street Communities
Lieutenant Governor and Secretary of Commerce David Toland announced today $250,000 is available under the Residential Opportunities on Main Street (ROOMS) grant program to support new upper-floor housing in commercial buildings in Designated Kansas Main Street communities. “Last year’s initial…
Yields fall as markets await Trump tariff announcement
Municipals were firmer once more Tuesday, as U.S. Treasury yields fell and equities ended mixed ahead of the Trump administration's looming announcement Wednesday of even more tariffs. Source: The Latest
Lime ends Overland Park e-scooter pilot early, following Bird’s similarly abrupt exit
Lime Micromobility has removed its shared electronic scooters and bikes from Overland Park streets, the second major e-scooter and bike vendor to pull out of the city in the last year-and-a-half following a similarly abrupt exit from Bird. Lime was…
Prairie Village pit bull bite left infant hospitalized. What does city data say about how rare that is?
A recent incident in Prairie Village in which an infant was left in critical condition after being bitten by a pit bull has once again put the city’s breed-specific rules for dogs in the spotlight. Five years ago, after an…
Lenexa voters approve 20-year sales tax renewal in landslide special election
Lenexa will see its sales tax live for another 20 years after voters approved its continuance during the April 1 election. According to unofficial election results, 8,691 Lenexa residents approved the tax’s continuance, while 2,257 voted no — representing just…
Johnson County school district to see upgrades after voters approve $100 million bond
The Gardner Edgerton School District will see several district-wide upgrades after voters passed its school bond — with 2,236 people voting in support and 1,581 people voting against the bond, according to unofficial election results. A little over 3,000 residents…
Westwood voters reject contentious park sale, ending years-long saga over redevelopment
Westwood residents voted by a slim majority to reject the sale of a city park as part of a controversial commercial development project, a win for a group of citizens who had pushed for voters to have a say in…
Peabody man comes home after two decades, plans triathlon to wipe out school lunch debt
Some people have dreams of escaping their hometowns as soon as they can. Adam Jones was much the same. He graduated from Peabody-Burnes High School in 2004, leaving town and not returning until 2025. Now he's willing to put his…
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