City approves new cybersecurity agreement

In the wake of the recent network disruption (still under investigation) and a review by the Department of Homeland Security last year, efforts were taken to meet the city’s growing IT needs. The city approved a one-year agreement with Adams Brown Technology Specialties for IT and cybersecurity support at its Feb. 14 meeting. Cybersecurity insurers continue to push for additional program and infrastructure standards to mitigate potential threats, while DHS also made some recommendations for improvements.
Source: Derby Informer | News

Ranson Financial2023-02-21T23:13:45-06:00February 21, 2023|News|

Overland Park starts work on U.S. Highway 69 express toll project

State and city leaders broke ground Thursday on a much anticipated change in Overland Park. Overland Park approved a plan to add toll lanes to U.S. Highway 69 in 2021. Road crews will spend the next two years building express lanes along the highway from 103rd to 151st streets. The Kansas Department of Transportation said U.S. 69 is the busiest highway in the state, making congestion a problem. Traffic can back up for miles during rush hour.
Source: Kansas City Business Journal

Ranson Financial2023-02-21T23:12:08-06:00February 21, 2023|News|

Pittsburg Public Safety Tax Voting

Pittsburg residences will vote whether to continue a public safety sales tax in the next election. The tax went into effect in March 2014. Pittsburg police Chief Brent Narges told KOAM that the public safety sales tax allows the department to better enhance their services to the community with technology, equipment, and more. “As far as staffing goes we’ve had a number of patrol officer positions budgeted along with stand alone drug enforcement unit, additional dispatchers, a crime annalist position, along with a drug prosecutor,” said Pittsburg Police Chief Narges.
Source: KOAM News

Ranson Financial2023-02-21T23:10:39-06:00February 21, 2023|News|

Shawnee can’t develop this 12-acre prairie plot

Twelve acres of undeveloped land in western Shawnee will remain that way now that a Kansas City-area conservation group has gained control of the property. The final remaining tract of an old farm just southeast of the junction between Shawnee Mission Parkway and I-435 features a variety of habitats, like woodland, savanna and wetland, that the Platte Land Trust wants to protect.
Source: Prairie Village Post

Ranson Financial2023-02-22T08:28:50-06:00February 21, 2023|News|

City of Lawrence staff members want to increase diversity of community events

City employees outlined goals related to diversity in local events at Tuesday’s Lawrence City Commission meeting, with a focus on increasing outreach to diverse communities. Porter Arneill, communications and creative resources director, shared data from community surveys, joined by Derek Rogers of Parks and Recreation, Kalenna Coleman of Equity and Inclusion, and Steve Nowak, director of the Watkins Museum of History. The ETC Institute was commissioned for this survey, and analyzed several performance indicators related to the city’s events.
Source: The Lawrence Times

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Meet-and-greet planned for Ottawa city manager candidates

Ottawa residents will get a chance to meet the individuals vying to be the next city manager during a meet-and-greet event next week. The reception is scheduled from 5:30 – 7 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 28, at the Bottle House, 204 S. Walnut. Commissioners will spend two days, Feb. 28 and March 1, to determine who will be one step closer to filling the vacancy. Ottawa City Manager Richard Nienstedt announced his intent to retire in mid-October after 15 years spent managing the city’s day-to-day operations. His last day will be March 31.
Source: The Ottawa Herald

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First roundabout in southwest Kansas, resurfacing project to begin in Ford County

The first Southwest Kansas highway roundabout and a resurfacing project to begin in Ford County. Traffic changes are scheduled to start Monday, March 6, for two roadway projects in Ford County. The first project will take place at the U.S. 56/283/400/South 2nd Avenue intersection to construct a roundabout. Then, the second is a resurfacing project that will extend from the 112 Road/U.S. 56/400 intersection one mile south to the intersection of 112 Road/Outlaw Road and then extend one mile west to the U.S. 283/Outlaw Road intersection.
Source: Western Kansas News

Ranson Financial2023-02-21T23:03:34-06:00February 21, 2023|News|

City extends funding agreements with WIBA, Greater Wichita Partnership

Wichita’s City Council voted Tuesday to renew agreements and provide funding to two organizations geared toward supporting businesses and growing the economy. The Council approved $400,000 annually for the next three years for the Greater Wichita Partnership, along with $100,000 for one year for the Wichita Independent Business Association, or WIBA.
Source: Wichita Business Journal

Ranson Financial2023-02-21T23:01:27-06:00February 21, 2023|News|

Airport touts grant programs, new routes in contracting service consultant

Wichita Dwight D. Eisenhower National Airport has contracted a consulting firm the airport’s leader says could help add new routes from the city and get Wichita in the game on a federal grant program. The Wichita City Council on Tuesday unanimously approved signing Ailevon Pacific Aviation Consulting to a three-year deal for consulting services, continuing a previous partnership between the airport and the firm.
Source: Wichita Business Journal

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Wichita changes zoning code to increase capacity of home daycares

In an effort to improve access to child care, Wichita’s City Council voted unanimously Tuesday to increase the capacity of home daycares from 10 to 12 children. More specifically, the vote was to approve an amendment to the Unified Zoning Code, which is shared by Wichita and Sedgwick County and includes regulations for home occupations and daycares. The effort is in response to a desperate need for child-care availability in the Wichita area that officials say has a significant impact on the local workforce.
Source: Wichita Business Journal

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