info2023-04-14T09:15:55-05:00April 14th, 2023|
A pair of area two-year colleges say a Kansas scholarship in its second year is paying off for students who are needing a financial hand and are interested in working in specific high-need industries. Particularly relevant for local businesses looking for talent, it's a program that also ensures participants stay in the state for two years after they complete their degree or certificate. Source: Wichita Business Journal
info2023-04-14T09:14:35-05:00April 14th, 2023|
The company hoping to build a huge solar energy electrical-generation plant north of Lawrence said Thursday evening it expects the facility will add $110 million in property tax and business tax revenue for Douglas County over its expected 25 years of operations. In addition, an official of the company, Savion Energy LLC, said via email that the project, called the Kansas Sky Energy Center, would employ 175 construction workers to build the solar array, but just a handful of workers — two to five — to operate it. Source: The Lawrence Times
info2023-04-14T09:12:46-05:00April 14th, 2023|
Wamego’s annual Tulip Festival returns this weekend, one of the community’s biggest tourism draws each year. More than 160 craft vendors will set up inside Wamego City Park, including about 20 food vendors, a petting zoo and bouncy houses. There will also be a new family fun area with interactive activities. Wamego Area Chamber of Commerce Event and Tourism Coordinator Tiegan Kreider says there will also be plenty of live entertainment throughout the weekend. Source: 1350 KMAN
Henry Schmidt2023-04-14T05:52:18-05:00April 14th, 2023|
The interest rate table above illustrates recent changes in a sample of MBIS "investment grade" yields. Every issuer's credit is different, and other financing sources may be available. To obtain comprehensive Financial Advisory services for your local government, contact your Ranson Financial Municipal Advisor, Larry Kleeman, Beth Warren or Henry Schmidt.
info2023-04-14T07:09:43-05:00April 13th, 2023|
A Herington restaurant and venue owner believes in the old adage, ‘Build it and they will come.” By the end of April, Andy Urbanek, plans to open a new restaurant, Broadway Station, on Broadway in downtown Herington, which will feature locallygrown beef - raised on ranches just outside of Herington and Hope. Herington, a little more than 30 minutes from Gypsum, boasts a population of slightly more than 2,000. ... When he saw the location at 1 N. Broadway for sale, he decided to transform the building. Source: Hutch News
info2023-04-14T07:02:14-05:00April 13th, 2023|
Hutchinson residents now have an additional opportunity to show community pride while benefitting recreation programs and facilities in Hutchinson and Reno County. Later in 2023, Hutchinson and Reno County vehicle owners will have the opportunity to purchase a HutchFlag Tag through their renewal process or new license plate purchase. Cost for the Hutch Flag Tag will bean additional $30 through the renewal/new purchase process. Source: Hutch News
info2023-04-13T11:14:05-05:00April 13th, 2023|
The glistening, brightly polished metal of the world’s last remaining Lockheed Electra 10-E, a twin engine, American-made aircraft named Muriel, is the centerpiece of the new Amelia Earhart Hangar Museum opening Friday in Atchison, Kansas. The airplane is the same make and model that Amelia Earhart, an Atchison native, was flying in 1937 when she disappeared. “The Amelia Earhart Hangar Museum was a vision, actually, of my husband,” said Karen Seaberg, the founder and president of the Atchison Amelia Earhart Foundation. “He (the late Ladd Mannan Seaberg) met the restorer of the plane in the eighties, and his vision was that [...]
info2023-04-13T11:10:43-05:00April 13th, 2023|
Have you spotted a coyote or a red fox in Wichita recently? If so, the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks wants to know. The Wichita Urban Coyote and Fox project, which launched March 1 in partnership with Utah State University, has the goal of measuring coyotes and fox populations in the area. The department is asking anyone who spots one of the two species to report it so it can use the data for the survey. “We don’t really have much data and information on our coyotes and red fox populations in the city of Wichita,” said Jon Beckmann, Region [...]
info2023-04-13T11:09:29-05:00April 13th, 2023|
Fairmount sprang up in the late 1890s, with close ties to its college neighbor, now known as Wichita State University. Over a series of transitions, which included Fairmount becoming a largely Black neighborhood, their relationship changed. Now developers who hope to serve a growing student body are remaking Fairmount’s northern edge with high-end student apartments. Is there a way to resolve stakeholders’ competing visions for the future? Source: KLC Journal
info2023-04-13T10:33:08-05:00April 13th, 2023|
Governor Laura Kelly today announced $100,000 to support the two new health care apprenticeship programs at Pratt Regional Medical Center and Labette Health. The programs build on the Governor’s creation of the Office of Registered Apprenticeship last fall and include training opportunities for positions such as Certified Nursing Assistant, Phlebotomist, Surgical Technician, Medical Coding Specialist, and other high-demand, high-wage health care occupations. The program will be developed and administered over the next year by Hamilton Ryker, a staffing and workforce solutions agency partnering with the Kansas Office of Registered Apprenticeship, and will be supported by the Kansas Hospital Association. Funding for [...]
