Press Releases
29 Jun 2020
Ehlers Named Top 150 Workplace
Ehlers was named to Minneapolis Star Tribune's list of Top 150 Workplaces for 2020. It was the first year the firm participated in the program.
13 Feb 2020
Ehlers Surpasses
$1 Billion in AUM
Late last week, Ehlers’ Investment Advisory service line surpassed $1 billion in assets under management (AUM), a major milestone for the company’s 13-year old business unit.
In the News
Minnesota Association of School Administrators (MASA)
Dr. Jeffrey Olson Receives MASA Polaris Leadership Award Sponsored by Ehlers
MASA is grateful to Ehlers for our ongoing support of the Polaris Award. Check out MASA's press release on this year's recipient.
The Municipality: Your Voice. Your Wisconsin
COVID-19 & Maintaining Fiscal Stability
Ehlers' Financial Specialist Jonathan Schatz discusses how Wisconsin Municipalities can maintain financial stability while facing the challenges posed by the COVID-19 Pandemic. Read the article on Page 8.
Country News Review
Ehlers’ Jessica Cook Updates North Branch City Council on Utility Rate Studies
Well managed utility funds were the topic of discussion during the city of North Branch’s work session on March 17, along with a presentation of the city’s Utility Fee Study by Ehlers. Jessica Cook, Economic Development Advisor with Ehlers Inc. provided council with the update. “I have the pleasure of sharing some good news with you this evening, especially in the difficult time it’s nice to have, as it relates to the storm water fund and the sewer fund,” Cook began.
Sun This Week
MN School District 196 Approves Financing Bids For New Artificial Turf Fields
Ehlers' client, the Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan School District, approved financing and awarded bids April 13 for construction of artificial turf fields at Eagan and Rosemount high schools. Jodie Zesbaugh, Ehlers' Senior Municipal Advisor serving the district, detailed the positive sale results for the District's School Board.
Client Alerts
11 May 2020
SEC Guidance – Disclosures Regarding the Potential Financial Impacts of COVID-19
As your disclosure dissemination agent, we want to make you aware of an important public statement the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) released last week. In it, SEC Chair Jay Clayton and Rebecca Olsen, Director of the Office of Municipal Securities, stressed the heightened importance of disseminating timely disclosures to investors due to the potential financial impacts of COVID-19, as well as encouraging municipal issuers to voluntarily provide meaningful forward-looking information with respect to both issuer and issue-specific implications of the pandemic.
Events
June 23 - October 20, 2021
Virtual via Socialive
Leading Toward a Vibrant Future
Elected officials play a unique and important role in guiding their communities toward a vibrant and sustainable. Understanding the primary financial tools for economic development, capital project planning and local government management – along with real-life examples of how to use them - can help you be most effective in your policymaking role.
May 6-27, 2021
Virtual via Socialive
Fiscal Smarts. Financial Stability.
This informative and interactive series focuses on the building blocks of prudent financial management for local governments.
Market Commentary
Market is Eager for New Issues
Federal Reserve’s Gradual, Measured Approach Continues
Shadow of 2013?
Market Focus is on Washington D.C.