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 Louisiana Stadium and Exposition District is selling bonds to continue renovations on the Caesars Superdome, which will host the 2025 Super Bowl.
June 14 -
City finance officials report that its recent $1.56 billion general obligation bond sale was more than six times oversubcribed.
June 9 -
Additionally, state Treasurer Dale Folwell endorsed an anti-ESG bill in the state legislature.
June 8 -
The upgrade lifts $1 billion of the Jacksonville system's water and sewer system senior revenue bonds to AA-plus from AA.
June 7 -
Olson, a 20-year municipal bond veteran, replaces Marjorie Henning who retired at the end of April. In his new position, he will be in charge of the Bureau of Public Finance, which manages the city's borrowing for the comptroller.
June 6 -
The Housing Development Corp. will come to market with almost $1 billion of sustainable development bonds to fund new housing projects in the city.
June 5 -
The recent influx of migrants has stressed the city's social services system amid uncertainty about whether funding will come from state or federal government.
June 2 -
Suzanne Shank has been chosen as chair of the 2024 Mackinac Policy Conference, the Detroit Regional Chamber announced.
June 1 -
From the battlefield to the boardroom, military veterans are making their mark in the financial services industry today. Hear their stories in this special podcast featuring Academy Securities, AmeriVet Securities, Bancroft Capital, Drexel Hamilton, Mischler Financial Group and Roberts & Ryan. Chip Barnett hosts. (45 minutes)
May 31 -
Weakening revenues should be a red flag for states, particularly those planning tax cuts, said Lucy Dadayan of the Urban Institute's Tax Policy Center.
May 24
