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Business Wire
30-04-2025
- Business
- Business Wire
SBL Holdings, Inc. Issues $100 Million Additional Senior Notes due 2034
TOPEKA, Kan.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--SBL Holdings, Inc. ('Security Benefit') today completed a $100 million issuance of its 7.200% senior notes due 2034. This reopening of the $650 million issuance of notes completed last October increases the total outstanding amount of the notes due 2034 to $750 million. The terms of the new issuance are the same as those of the previous issuance. Security Benefit is the parent company of Topeka-based Security Benefit Life Insurance Company. This press release is for informational purposes only and does not constitute an offer to sell, or a solicitation of an offer to buy, any securities of SBL Holdings, Inc. or Security Benefit Life Insurance Company. The notes were offered and issued in compliance with Rule 144A/Reg S procedures under the Securities Act of 1933 (the 'Securities Act'). The notes have not been, and will not be, registered under the Securities Act or the securities laws of any other jurisdiction, and may not be offered or sold in the United States or to U.S. persons without registration under the Securities Act or the applicable securities laws of any other jurisdiction or an applicable exemption from the registration requirements. About Security Benefit SBL Holdings, Inc. ('Security Benefit'), through its subsidiary Security Benefit Life Insurance Company ('SBLIC'), a Kansas-domiciled insurance company that has been in business for more 133 years, is a leader in the U.S. retirement market. Security Benefit together with its affiliates offers products in a full range of retirement markets and wealth segments for employers and individuals and held $55.1 billion in assets under management as of December 31, 2024. Security Benefit, an Eldridge Industries business, continues its mission of helping Americans To and Through Retirement ®. Learn more at and follow us on LinkedIn, Facebook, and X.
Yahoo
14-04-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Minority Business Spotlight
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Yahoo
04-04-2025
- Yahoo
Topeka man convicted of murder hours after jurors viewed security camera footage
Two acquaintances pulled Jackson E. 'Jack' Danner out of his Topeka home against his will, threw him to the ground and shot him to death in a security camera video viewed the morning of April 4 by a Shawnee County District Court jury. Jurors deliberated about 80 minutes later that morning before convicting Tremale M. Serrano, 30, of two crimes linked to Danner's death. Serrano was found guilty on the fifth day of his trial of one count each of intentional second-degree murder and intentional and premeditated first-degree murder in the killing early Oct. 15, 2023, of Danner, 23, who was fatally shot in the front yard of the house he owned in the 1600 block of S.W. 21st. Serrano's sentencing date hadn't yet been set. Serrano's brother, 33-year-old Aaron A. Serrano, pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter last May as part of a deal in which he agreed to testify against Tremale Serrano, court records show. A sentencing date for Aaron Serrano hasn't yet been set. He is scheduled to appear April 10 at a scheduling conference in the case. Jack Danner, a graduate of Holton High School, lived alone and worked as a roofer for Topeka-based Midwest Coating Inc., where Aaron Serrano had formerly been employed, Danner's father, Brett Danner, testified at Tremale Serrano's trial. Shawnee County deputy district attorney Brandon Farnham said April 1 in opening statements that the Serrano brothers and two women, Tiffany Alexander and Marisa Flores, were visiting Danner's home when he was killed. Farnham said Danner confronted Tremale Serrano at gunpoint inside the house, demanding that he return money Danner knew Tremale Serrano had taken from Aaron Serrano. The gun was then put away. Tremale Serrano apparently subsequently gained possession of the handgun, and Jack Danner was yelling, "Give me back my gun," not long before he was fatally shot, Farnham said. On Friday morning, Farnham showed jurors security camera video taken from just outside the house that he said showed Danner and the Serrano brothers from the side as the brothers pulled Danner outside the house's front door against his will. Farnham said Aaron Serrano threw him to the ground and Tremale Serrano shot him to death. Danner was barefoot and 'highly intoxicated' at the time, Farnham said. The gun was never found, he said. Tremale Serrano wrote his sister a letter asking for help after he was charged with the killing of Danner, Farnham said during opening arguments. He said Serrano asked his sister to tell Alexander and Flores to either not show up to court, say they didn't remember what happened or say police "got the wrong guy" and someone else must have killed Danner. Farnham said authorities intercepted Serrano's letter, which included a statement that 'These girls are my chance to come home.' While both Alexander and Flores testified at Tremale Serrano's trial, Farnham suggested that neither said much. Words had been exchanged April 1 during a break in proceedings between people sitting on the side of the courtroom gallery reserved for supporters of the defendant and others sitting on the side of the gallery reserved for supporters of the prosecution. Seven uniformed officers from the Shawnee County Sheriff's Office and Shawnee County Department of Corrections stood by in the courtroom to provide security as District Judge Bill Ossmann read the verdict. Afterward, family members and friends of Danner's tearfully embraced each other in the courthouse hallway. Contact Tim Hrenchir at threnchir@ or 785-213-5934. This article originally appeared on Topeka Capital-Journal: Topeka man convicted in 2023 murder of Jackson Danner
Yahoo
15-03-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Kansas leaders celebrate kickoff of construction of Topeka's viaduct project
Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly will finally be willing to drive on Interstate 70 in the area of downtown Topeka's Polk-Quincy viaduct once the current elevated stretch of highway is replaced, she said Friday. A Topekan since 1987, Kelly has made a point to detour around the viaduct because "it scared me to death," she said at groundbreaking ceremonies held Friday for the project on the top floor of the nearby Townsite Tower, 120 S.E. 6th. Kelly joined Topeka Mayor Mike Padilla and four other officials on the tower's 16th floor to celebrate the project — for which work recently began — by turning shovelfuls of dirt, which had been brought to that floor. "This is something that I didn't think I'd see in my lifetime, to be honest with you," said Padilla, who is 76. Friday's 2 p.m. ceremony came at a time when the National Weather Service reported winds in Topeka were gusting at up to 58 mph. "Who's thankful we're inside today?" asked Kansas Secretary of Transportation Calvin Reed while holding up a hand. Reed quipped that Friday's event would be "kind of a fake groundbreaking but there will be dirt moving." Friday's speakers were Kelly; Reed; Padilla; Shawnee County Commission Chairman Aaron Mays; and Mike Schirmer, executive vice president and chief business officer for Topeka-based Bettis Asphalt & Construction Inc. "We've been wishing for years that this would happen and it's nice to finally see it come to fruition," said Mays. The $239 million state project is being carried out by Bettis Koss Construction, a joint venture between Bettis and Koss Construction Co., both of Topeka. Topeka's city government is additionally paying an estimated $27 million to finance utility relocation work needed to prepare for the project. After brief comments, Friday's five speakers were joined in turning shovelfuls of dirt by Mike Rinehart, district engineer for KDOT's District 1 in northeast Kansas. Officials with Topeka's city government since at least 2006 have sought to replace and realign the viaduct, an aging, elevated four-lane segment of I-70 that runs between S.W. Polk and S.E. Quincy streets. The viaduct project will rebuild 2.5 miles of I-70 between roughly S.W. MacVicar Avenue and S.E. 6th Avenue. During this year's construction season, KDOT will focus on widening I-70 and building the new viaduct, said Kate Craft, a spokeswoman for KDOT. Plans call for I-70 to then be shut down for six months in late 2026 and early 2027 in the area involved, Reed said. Total project completion is expected in late 2027. The project kicks off after an extended property acquisition process, which included requiring the relocation of two charities, Let's Help and the Topeka office for Harvesters, the Community Food Network. KDOT has finished acquiring all properties it needs but one, for which an oral agreement has been reached but not finalized, Craft said. One building in the area involved, at 124 S.W. Harrison, will remain in place as it stands because it was deemed historically significant due to its architectural style. The viaduct project seeks to improve safety by replacing and flattening out Interstate 70's sharp curve near S.E. 3rd Street by moving to the north much of the highway that currently runs to the west of that curve. The curve was created when KDOT in 1963 built the viaduct. To the east of S.W. Topeka Boulevard, I-70 will consist of two elevated viaduct bridges, one for eastbound traffic and the other for westbound. Both are expected to be about the same height as the single viaduct that currently stands in that area. Contact Tim Hrenchir at threnchir@ or 785-213-5934. This article originally appeared on Topeka Capital-Journal: Groundbreaking held for project to replace and realign Topeka viaduct
Yahoo
26-02-2025
- Health
- Yahoo
Stormont Vail Health hits win in push for controversial new clinic in Emporia
EMPORIA (KSNT) – Officials in Emporia gave their approval for plans to set up a new medical clinic run by the Topeka-based Stormont Vail Health. Emporia-Lyon County Metropolitan Area Planning Commission members approved two applications from Stormont Vail Health on Tuesday, Feb. 25. These applications related to the creation of a new medical clinic to serve the Emporia community. Taylor Bugg with Stormont Vail Health said in a press release that the first application was to rezone the property the health center purchased at 1700 Road G. She said the second application was to approve a preliminary plat of the property. 'We thank the planning commission for supporting Stormont Vail Health's Emporia Clinic future plans,' said Tracy O'Rourke, Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer for Stormont Vail. 'The approval of our requests allows us to continue our system's and our team's commitment to the community and our continued investment in access to quality health care close to home. The Emporia Clinic's physicians and care team are excited to continue their service in a new space, and we look forward to moving forward with this project. We are eager to expand our ability to deliver high-quality services to our patients, and we are now one step closer.' Bugg said the next step in this process will be presenting the request for rezoning to the Emporia City Commission for final approval during an upcoming meeting in March. Stormont Vail plans to present a final plat to the city commission for approval in April, which, if it is given, will lead to the finalization of building plans for the new clinic that is slated to begin in the spring of 2026. What is delaying the opening of the KS Museum of History? The creation of the new healthcare clinic in Emporia has yielded controversy in the past such as in November 2023 when Stormont Vail Health accused the Lyon County Commission of giving its support to Newman Regional Health. Stormont Vail Health issued a public letter over the situation, stating the commission was helping Newman Regional Health shut out other local healthcare organizations from the Emporia area. For more local news, click here. Keep up with the latest breaking news in northeast Kansas by downloading our mobile app and by signing up for our news email alerts. Sign up for our Storm Track Weather app by clicking here. Follow Matthew Self on X (Twitter): Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
