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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Fitch also affirmed the A rating on $800.3 million of senior lien seaport revenue bonds Miami-Dade County issued on behalf of its seaport department.
By Chip BarnettNovember 11 -
Third-quarter sales tax collections by local governments in New York increased 10.2% year-over-year, but that falls to 1.8% after adjusting for inflation.
By Chip BarnettNovember 11 -
The North Carolina Medical Care Commission got the green light to issue $105.1 million of tax-exempt revenue bonds to fund a five-story building that will house 71 independent living apartments.
By Chip BarnettNovember 10 -
After four hurricanes and 11 insurer insolvencies, a $458 million deal for the Louisiana Insurance Guaranty Association supplies capital to pay claims.
By Chip BarnettNovember 9 -
The county plans to expand the existing Metromover to create a transit corridor that will connect the cities of Miami and Miami Beach without riders having to transfer.
By Chip BarnettNovember 3 -
"No bonding will be needed to pay for Ian-insured losses," says Ben Watkins, director of Florida's Division of Bond Finance.
By Chip BarnettNovember 2 -
Mark Killingsworth and Mark Brown, who join as senior vice presidents, will originate municipal transactions for Capital One's direct lending portfolio.
By Chip BarnettNovember 2 -
Watkins has served in a variety of leadership roles on muni associations and is described by colleagues as a tireless advocate for the municipal bond issuing community.
By Chip BarnettOctober 31 -
Robert Radigan has joined Squire Patton Boggs as partner in the Public & Infrastructure Finance Practice in New York.
By Chip BarnettOctober 31 -
The municipal market was a tale of two halves in fiscal 2022, the report says.
By Chip BarnettOctober 28