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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AccuWeather says Hurricane Ian may turn out to be one of the costliest storms in the county's history due to its violent storm surge, damaging winds and overpowering flooding rains.
September 29 -
The public power industry continues to deal with a host of issues from extreme weather events to environmental concerns and rising inflation.
September 28 -
John Hallacy talks with Chip Barnett about how fiscal and monetary policy is affecting the municipal bond market. He discusses recent data releases, supply forecasts and the midterm elections and the future of ESG in public finance. (20 minutes)
September 27 -
Guilford County's request for a $1.7 billion voter-approved bond package, however, was put on hold until the next Local Government Commission meeting.
September 26 -
In a letter a letter to BlackRock CEO Larry Fink, Brad Lander said he was concerned the firm's actions don't align with its stated climate commitments.
September 23 -
The taxables are the city's first social bonds, which S&P said are aligned with the International Capital Market Association's Social Bond Principles.
September 20 -
Frasca achieved national prominence as an expert in advising governments on capital development at airports and was one of the earliest proponents of public-private partnerships.
September 20 -
Brad Lander says using municipal bonds could be one way to help move recent immigrants into mainstream society and provide a long-term economic boost to the city.
September 16 -
The allocation for Strategic Biofuels LLC received final approval from the Louisiana Community Development Authority, conduit issuer for the tax-exempt bonds.
September 14 -
Massachusetts Treasurer Deborah Goldberg talks about the Bay State's economic recovery, the largest ESG bond deal ever done in the municipal space and special state initiatives such as promoting diversity and inclusion and creating a Baby Bond taskforce. Chip Barnett and Thomas Nocera host. (22 minutes).
September 13
