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Municipal Bond Trends for July 11, 2025
The interest rate table above illustrates recent changes in a sample of AA rated bond trades reported to the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board’s EMMA® system. Every issuer's credit is different, and other financing sources may be available. To obtain comprehensive…
Some clarity brought to potential BESS benefits
Since the beginning, the benefit to Halstead for allowing a battery energy storage system (BESS) has been in question. The only jobs provided would be temporary initial construction positions that may or may not be hired locally. Concurrent, the company…
Panasonic to delay production at Kansas battery plant as electric car sales decline, policies shift
Panasonic is delaying full production in its De Soto battery plant because of dropping electric car sales and U.S. policies that do not support electric cars, international media reports. The $4 billion economic development project, billed as the largest in Kansas…
Another Johnson County city says it’s outgrown its City Hall, moves to build new
The Overland Park City Council recently approved a purchase and sale agreement for a seven-story, 154,000-square foot building on College Boulevard and Metcalf Avenue to create a new City Hall building. The current building – located at 8500 Santa Fe…
Wichita City Council may aid Towne West project
The new owners of Towne West Square say it will cost $41 million to breathe new life into the old mall. Wichita Maple LLC is asking the city to issue $21 million in industrial revenue bonds (IRB) and for a…
Holcomb officer saves boy trapped under trailer, earns medal
A Holcomb police officer has been awarded the department’s Medal of Merit for her courageous actions that helped save a 10-year-old boy trapped during an industrial accident last month. Field Training Officer Kayla Van Doren was recognized for her bravery…
Wichita celebrates next phase of Pracht Wetlands Park
The City of Wichita held a ribbon cutting Friday morning to celebrate the latest upgrades at Pracht Wetlands Park, one of the last remaining urban wetlands in the Midwest. Phase 3 of the park’s plan includes a new elevated boardwalk…
Salina faces high cost to clear log jam after June flooding
After widespread flooding in June, Salina is still dealing with a massive log jam in Bill Burke Park. The pile-up hasn’t changed much in three weeks, and while the city is looking for a contractor to remove it, the $500,000…
Sheriff’s Office, Emergency Communications begin moving into brand-new Coffey County Law Enforcement Center
Coffey County Sheriff Tom Johnson is understandably quite pleased with the county’s new Law Enforcement Center in Burlington. Johnson says this is a significant step forward for his department, as well as the County Attorney’s Office and jail. Johnson says…
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