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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Two big education deals are slated to hit the market on Wednesday, with deals coming from issuers in Connecticut and Ohio.
By Chip BarnettApril 18 -
California came to market with a $2.15 billion general obligation bond deal as JPMorgan priced the big taxable offering
By Chip BarnettApril 17 -
The municipal market is seeing several new deals hit the screens ahead of the big taxable deal from California.
By Chip BarnettApril 17 -
Municipal bonds held were firm ahead of California's $2.2 billion taxable offering, which is being marketed to international investors.
By Chip BarnettApril 16 -
Muni performance is looking good this month, as California gets set to sell $2.2 billion of taxable general obligation bonds.
By Chip BarnettApril 16 -
Municipal market volume will rise by two-thirds to $7.45 billion in the coming week, led by a $2 billion taxable deal from California.
April 13 -
California’s $2.2 billion taxable sale is in the spotlight as the market gets set for a $7.5 billion supply slate.
By Chip BarnettApril 13 -
U.S. cities are on the front line of defense when responding to climate disasters, according to a new report from Kroll.
By Chip BarnettApril 13 -
The imbalance of supply and demand continues to crimp activity for some municipal bond professionals.
By Chip BarnettApril 12 -
Municipal bonds remained stronger as a high-grade deal from Charlotte, N.C., came to market.
By Chip BarnettApril 12