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Survey shows early response to Wichita Public Schools $450M bond proposal
The Wichita Board of Education has an early idea of how the vote on a $450 million bond proposal for Wichita Public Schools could go in a couple of months. A research firm conducted a phone survey in mid-November and…
Emporia city manager calls Tyson layoffs a major ‘setback’
A major employer is set to lay off hundreds of employees in the Emporia area. The city manager there calls it a “setback” for the community. The Kansas Department of Commerce (KDOC) shows on its website that a Worker Adjustment…
New USDA pilot program will help rural homeowners
The United States Department of Agriculture has chosen Kansas as one of 25 states and U.S. territories to participate in a new pilot program. The USDA says the pilot program under the Single Family Housing Home Repair Loans and Grants…
Municipal Bond Trends for December 2, 2024
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…
Tyson Foods says it will close 809-employee facility in Emporia by mid-February
Tyson Foods on Monday announced to employees it would close its facility in Emporia in February 2025. The plant has more than 800 employees. Source: CJonline
This is the only band from Kansas to ever march in Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade
In 1974, 400 marching bands applied to participate in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade. Only 14 were chosen. One of them hailed from a small town in northeast Kansas. To this day, in the 100-year history of the famous holiday…
Donald Trump’s EV tax credit takeback could undermine Panasonic’s DeSoto plant | Opinion
It’s the largest economic development project in Kansas history. All the numbers associated with the new Panasonic battery plant at DeSoto — scheduled to open early next year — are gigantic: Up to $4 billion in investment. As many as…
When a developer proposes a project in your neighborhood, wouldn’t you like to know? | Opinion
if somebody’s proposing to build something in your neighborhood, you’d probably like to know about it. And if it’s something that will alter the character of your neighborhood or affect your property value, you’d probably want to have a voice…
Kansas Gov. Kelly wants lawmakers to ‘just take a breath’ before cutting property taxes
Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly on Monday called for no new tax cuts in 2025, setting the Democrat on a collision path with Republicans who have vowed to take action on property taxes after voters bolstered the party’s supermajority in the…
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