Chip Barnett is a journalist with almost 50 years of professional experience. He started his career at the Gannett Newspapers in Westchester County, N.Y., working his way up from back-shop compositor to Senior News Editor. Barnett later worked for Thomson Reuters in Manhattan, covering state and local government finance as a Reporter and later Executive Editor for TM3.com and as Editor in Charge of Municipal Finance for Reuters News. Later, he was the Editor of Municipal Finance Today at SourceMedia. Barnett has also worked for DebtWire/Municipals and has written about commercial real estate in South Florida and the Midwest for both The Real Deal and Globe Street. Barnett is currently a Reporter at The Bond Buyer.
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A warm reception is likely for the new issue supply that will be coming into the market.
February 8 -
The District of Columbia will be headlining next week's new issue slate with a $940 million deal.
February 8 -
Calling the New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority “a disgrace,” N.Y. Gov. Andrew Cuomo urged the state Legislature to approve a series of steps to revamp the agency.
February 8 -
The market maintained a "pretty positive" tone Thursday as traders saw the week's last new issuance.
February 7 -
Municipal bonds were stronger on Thursday as activity in the primary was winding down for the week.
February 7 -
Gail Sussman, head of Moody's public finance group takes on a new role as senior vice president in the public finance group on April 1, when Mike Rowan will take over as leader of the group.
February 7 -
As California announced its plans to fund infrastructure and cut its interest costs, Hawaii and the Los Angeles MTA tapped the primary market.
February 6 -
California announced its big spring borrowing schedule as Hawaii and and the Los Angeles MTA came to market.
February 6 -
Washington state and Hawaii kicked off action in the primary market on Tuesday.
February 5 -
Henry Cisneros and the principals of Siebert Cisneros Shank & Co. have launched American Triple I Partners.
February 5
