Ehlers is an industry-leading financial advisory firm serving Minnesota, Wisconsin, Colorado, Illinois and Kansas. We leverage centuries of combined experience and specialized expertise to deliver innovative, fully-integrated public finance solutions that help our public sector clients build strong, vibrant and sustainable communities. We serve local governments, school districts, public agencies, special districts, community development authorities and joint powers boards.
We’ve helped public sector clients realize their vision through creative debt solutions for more than six decades. It’s why we consistently rank in the top three nationally for the number of competitive bond sales advised.
Creating new jobs and revitalizing communities is what it’s all about. Our advisors leverage first-hand experience in local government to design financial solutions that bring your development visions to life.
From annual budgets to capital improvement plans – and everything in between – Ehlers provides strategic, yet practical fiscal guidance to help clients fulfill immediate financial needs and achieve long-term community goals.
Ehlers closes the loop on issuing debt by providing full cash management and investment strategies for bond proceeds. We also help clients create smart, safe investment policies that support liquidity and return, while adhering to IRS regulations.
Our specialized consultants partner seamlessly with your Ehlers’ Advisory team to develop strategies that ensure IRS compliance and minimize rebates.
With client communities at the heart of everything we do, Ehlers’ integrated advisory teams are uniquely qualified to deliver independent guidance across all areas of public finance. That’s something our competitors just can’t say.
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Ehlers helps clients market and issue bonds through both competitive and negotiated processes. The occurrence and details of our clients' competitive bond sales are subject to change. Final details for each sale listed will be found in the official statement produced by Ehlers.
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Upcoming Bond Sales
$3,930,000.00 General Obligation Refunding Bonds, Series 2020A
Maturities
2021 - 2029
Sale Date & Time
August 11 2020, 10:00 AM CT
$3,510,000.00 General Obligation Refunding Bonds, Series 2020A
Maturities
2021 - 2040
Sale Date & Time
August 12 2020, 10:00 AM CT
$2,650,000.00 General Obligation Corporate Purpose Bonds, Series 2020A
Maturities
2021 - 2040
Sale Date & Time
August 12 2020, 10:30 AM CT
The U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) released the first estimate for Gross Domestic Product (GDP) for the second quarter late last week. GDP decreased at an annual rate of 32.9% in the second quarter. Economists surveyed predicted an even greater ...
Although the U.S. stock market has been remarkably stable in recent weeks, there are concerns about the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the U.S. and world economies. Yields on municipal bonds have declined to historically low levels, and the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board recently released a research report regarding competitive bidding for municipal securities.
Coming into the third quarter of 2020, the pandemic is still with us, and the Southern and Western U.S. are both experiencing a resurgence of the virus. On a positive note, municipal yields have returned to pre-pandemic levels and have remained steady these past few weeks.
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