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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The school is Fortec's latest education project, a result of the demand for more schools due to the influx of residents into the South Florida area.
August 8 -
Proceeds, along with additional monies, will be used to fund the cost of the Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. (RCG) campus project as well as a debt service reserve fund.
August 2 -
However another town is still struggling with issues that further threaten its already-strained viability while 14 local governments were designated as distressed under the viable utility reserve legislation.
August 2 -
"During this critical period for our state's future, I'm looking forward to having Blake Washington on my team," Gov. Hochul said.
July 28 -
Almost all of the $1.55 billion surplus will go into the state's rainy-day fund, raising its balance to a record $3.7 billion, a 2,700% jump since 2019.
July 26 -
Eric Merlis, managing director and co-head of global markets at Citizens Bank, talks with Chip Barnett about the economy and financial markets and what the Federal Reserve might do. He also discusses possible near- and long-term economic scenarios. (15 minutes)
July 25 -
Proceeds of the $178 million Series 2023 capital asset acquisition obligation bonds will finance programs for the county's general government and departments.
July 24 -
After a tax increase, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority projects five straight years of balanced budgets for the first time in more than 20 years.
July 21 -
The bond division undertook two transactions last week to retire outstanding taxable public education capital outlay and state revolving fund bonds. The transactions used $200 million in program funds, along with additional money, to pay down $400 million in state debt.
July 19 -
"With this year's budget, we're creating a more future-ready Miami-Dade, building for today and investing in tomorrow," Mayor Daniella Levine Cava said.
July 18
