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.
- New York
New York City announced on Thursday it will offer around $1.49 billion of general obligation bonds next month.
July 21 - Massachusetts
Butler Snow has hired Stephen E. Weyl to practice law in its public finance, tax incentives, and credit markets groups in Boston.
July 20 -
As part of the New York Metropolitan Transportation Authoritys $27 billion five-year capital program, Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Monday announced plans for the renovation of 31 subway stations across New York City and unveiled a totally new design for the 1,025 subway cars that are on tap to be bought by the agency.
July 19 - Massachusetts
The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority will be coming to market on Tuesday with its first competitive deals in at least 15 years when it puts up for bid two sales tax and assessment refinancing transactions totaling about $344.2 million.
July 14 -
New YorkThe New York City Economic Development Corp. on Thursday picked the Lowline team to create the worlds first underground park on the Lower East Side, using solar technology to transform the abandoned Williamsburg Bridge Trolley Terminal under Delancey Street into a one-acre cultural space set to be opened to the public in 2021.
July 14 -
New YorkNew York City will hold to a prudent financial course while maintaining a progressive social program, Mayor Bill de Blasio told municipal bond market participants on Tuesday.
July 13 -
Kroll Bond Rating Agency said on Friday that it affirmed the Municipal Assurance Corp.s insurance financial strength rating of AA-plus. MAC is a subsidiary of bond insurer Assured Guaranty Ltd.
July 8 -
For the 40th straight week, municipal bond funds reported inflows, according to corrected Lipper data released on Friday. On Thursday, Lipper erroneously reported that weekly reporting funds had experienced an outflow.
July 7 -
Forty-five high school seniors from across New York City got an introduction to the world of public finance on Tuesday when they attended a special bond class organized by Futures and Options on behalf of The Municipal Forum of New York.
July 5 -
Top rated municipal bonds were stronger on Friday, according to traders, as yields fell by as much as four basis points in an abbreviated trading session.
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