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Study concludes Johnson County workers need a raise
Staffing and labor costs are emerging as top challenges for the county commission as this year’s budget-writing season gets underway. In the past two weeks, commissioners have discussed problems connected to a shrinking labor supply and the cost of filling…
3 license plate readers will be put on Roe in Roeland Park
Roeland Park will soon have three license plate readers operating at two of the city’s busiest intersections along Roe Boulevard. The license plate readers are intended to serve as an investigative tool for law enforcement to identify license plates associated…
Brian Silcott selected as new Ottawa city manager
When Brian Silcott and his wife, Mary Elizabeth, were introduced last week at a meet-and-greet reception at the Bottle House, he admits it would have normally been a nerve-racking experience. But it was actually just the opposite. Silcott was one…
BlackRock says the Federal Reserve could hike interest rates to a peak of 6%
Rick Rieder, managing director and chief investment officer of fundamental fixed income for BlackRock Inc., speaks during the Institute of International Finance Annual Membership Meeting in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Friday, Oct. 11, 2013. The world's largest asset manager sees…
EPA edict has cities questioning piping
Get the lead out. That’s the edict from the Environmental Protection Agency that Newton and other cities find themselves working to comply with in relation to their water system. Newton recently sent out a survey to residents, asking for information…
Municipal Bond Trends for March 7, 2023
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 Bond Advisors, Larry Kleeman, Beth Warren and…
Fed Chair Powell says interest rates are ‘likely to be higher’ than previously anticipated
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell on Tuesday cautioned that interest rates are likely to head higher than central bank policymakers had expected. Citing earlier data this year showing that inflation has reversed the deceleration it showed in late 2022, the…
Powell Says Fed Is Prepared to Speed Up Interest-Rate Rises
Chair Jerome Powell said the Federal Reserve would consider raising interest rates by a larger half percentage point this month and was likely to lift rates higher than previously expected this year to cool an economy that has shown surprising strength. Mr. Powell’s…
Upgrades to Wichita’s sewer system expected to eliminate 98% of the smell, city says
Federal loans will fund 49% of Wichita’s major sewer system upgrades, which are expected to get under way this year and will result in cleaner wastewater emissions into the Arkansas River by 2027. The Wichita City Council on Tuesday approved…
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