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Grappling with housing reality: Advocates prepare for end of Kansas rental aid program
Kansas will begin winding down a COVID- 19-era rental assistance program, a move that was expected but still has housing advocates worried about whether renters and the nonprofits that help support them will be prepared. The Kansas Emergency Rental Assistance…
Future of wind farm in Republic County in doubt
The fight over whether to allow a wind farm to move in next door is splitting another Kansas county down the middle. Dozens of families in Republic County are the latest to fight over a proposed NextEra wind farm moving…
New aerospace manufacturer to hire 155 in Wellington
A new aviation manufacturing company, Pinnacle Aerospace LLC, plans to invest $14.7 million in a new facility in Wellington. According to Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly, the company also plans to hire 155 people over the next five years. “We wanted…
City to city: Takeaways from 5 Wichita leaders on Minneapolis trip
About 70 Wichita leaders, business professionals and rising young adults are back from last week's three-day, city-to-city trip to Minneapolis. Organized annually by the Wichita Regional Chamber of Commerce, the group visits a different U.S. city each year to introduce…
After Wichita’s wild housing ride over past two years, forecast predicts what’s next
With the “extraordinary home price appreciation” of the last two years and “a lot of things that are unfolding before our eyes,” as Stan Longhofer put it, you can’t blame him and other economic forecasters for getting a prediction or…
Municipal Bond Trends for October 17, 2022
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 and Beth Warren.
USD 232 Superintendent Frank Harwood to retire next summer
Unified School District 232 Superintendent Frank Harwood says he will retire after the current school year on June 30, 2023. Harwood, who has led USD 232 for the past seven years, says the district is about to enter a critical…
Historic Oak Grove Schoolhouse is open for future generations
Oak Grove Schoolhouse is open now! The 1877 one-room stone schoolhouse is in SE Neosho County, located in a rural area about 7-1/2 miles NE of Parsons. The efforts to restore Oak Grove stretch back more than 50 years. Much…
Prairie Village City Council votes down strategy for affordable housing
After a public outcry, the Prairie Village City Council has gone on record against putting duplexes, apartments and other multi-family developments in single-family residential areas as part of an affordable housing strategy. Signs had gone up around the city protesting…
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