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By Mike Genet mike.genet@examiner.net
The city of Independence recently contracted for full-scale designs for a pair of long-conceived projects that previously never really got past the stage of grand plans and studies.
One is Truman Connected, a pedestrian and bike path meant to go from the Truman Library & Museum eventually out to the stadiums of the Truman Sports Complex. The second is Square Streetscapes, which would include a portion of the Truman Connected path.
Last month, the City Council approved two contracts with the Kansas City engineering firm WSP USA for design services on the two projects for a combined $524,600. Most of the cost is covered by street sales tax funds, with federal grant money covering the balance in the Truman Connected project.
Jeff Ptak: And I m Jeff Ptak, global director of manager research for Morningstar Research Services. Benz: On this week’s episode we’ll feature some of our favorite clips from interviews we’ve done with financial planners, advisors, and retirement researchers over the past year.
In next week s episode, we ll include some of our favorite excerpts from our interviews with portfolio managers. The pandemic was dominant in 2020, and we asked almost all of our guests to share their perspective on how it has affected how they approach their work and the guidance they provide to others.
Top of mind for Washington Post columnist Michelle Singletary was the importance of people at all income levels holding liquid reserves to tide them through economic shocks.