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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Moody's said the upgrade reflects continuing strong revenue and liquidity trends, completion of a debt-reduction program and increased pension contributions.
March 2 -
A report from CreditSights says risks will increase for coastal issuers of municipal bonds with increased flooding at high tides and during storms.
March 2 -
North Carolina Treasurer Dale Folwell talks with The Bond Buyer's Chip Barnett about how the state's economy has remained in financially good health despite dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic as well how the state deals with troubled municipalities. As chair of the debt affordability commission, he chats about bond issuance. He also discusses the ways to reform healthcare and increase transparency. (15 minutes)
March 1 -
Fitch also affirmed the city’s AA-minus general obligation bond and issuer default ratings.
February 25 -
Municipal bond issuance in the region was down 11.7% year-over-year in 2021, as new money, refunding, taxable and tax-exempt volume all slipped.
February 25 -
Moody's Investors Service said the upgrade reflected the university's robust, sustainable operating margins supported by consistent growth in tuition revenue.
February 23 -
Overall volume in the Southeast rose 1.8% last year even as taxable issuance plunged and refunding deals shriveled up.
February 23 -
Credit strengths include strong market position and service area economic fundamentals and an expected continued strong finance performance.
February 17 -
To help the city recover faster, former Lt. Gov. Richard Ravitch has proposed a dedicated state-approved revenue stream to provide additional funding for the transit system.
February 17 -
Graceland drew on reserves to cover the Jan. 1 payment on two bond series and three other series were unable to make their interest payments.
February 16
