Chip Barnett

Municipal bond traders are set to see another wave of issuance hit the market on Wednesday, led by issuers in California and Utah.

The city is partnering with community groups to help MWBEs get certified or re-certified as MWBE contractors and then will work with those firms to help them compete for city contracts.

Top-rated municipal bonds were stronger at mid-session, according to traders, who are set to see a more hefty new issue slate coming at them this week.

Steve Williamson and Chris Long have joined HJ Sims as senior vice presidents of fixed income sales, the firm announced on Monday.

Municipal bond traders are set to see a more hefty new issue slate coming at them this week. Total volume is estimated at $7.49 billion in a calendar comprised of $6.13 billion of negotiated deals and $1.36 billion of competitive sales.

Siebert Cisneros Shank & Co. officially held a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Friday to open its expanded offices at 100 Wall Street in New York.

New York City's pension funds are conducting the first-ever carbon footprint analysis of their investment portfolios to determine how to best manage them in relation to climate change, the pension trustees announced on Thursday.

A majority of municipal bond market participants voting in the Live Market Survey at The Bond Buyer’s National Outlook Conference saw muni issuance at between $350 billion and $399 billion this year.

The New York City Council voted unanimously to approve an expansion of the DUMBO Business Improvement District at a meeting at City Hall on Wednesday. The full council vote on the bill came after the Finance Committee unanimously passed it in the morning.

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio picked Maria Torres-Springer to be the city's new Commissioner of Housing Preservation and Development, replacing the departing Vicki Been. Separately, he named James Patchett President and CEO of the NYC Economic Development Corp.

Top-rated municipal bonds finished a tick stronger on Tuesday, according to traders, as the first big deals of the week came to market.

Top-rated municipal bonds were slightly stronger at mid-session, according to traders, as the first big deals of the week came to market.

Municipal bond traders are set to see new deals start to hit the screens on Tuesday, as several issues of size are ready to come to market.

The recently enacted National Defense Authorization Act is a credit positive for privatized military housing project bonds, Moody’s Investors Service said in a comment released on Friday.

Slow or no revenue growth has made it difficult for many local governments in New York State to maintain services while dealing with rising costs, according to a report released Friday by State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli.

Marisa Lago has been appointed by New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio to replace Carl Weisbrod as Director of the Department of City Planning and Chair of the City Planning Commission.

Top-rated municipal bonds finished unchanged on Tuesday, according to traders, who came back to work for the first trading day of 2017. The market is set to see a $3 billion new issue slate this week, with the calendar composed of $2.92 billion of negotiated deals and $84.2 million of competitive sales.

Top-rated municipal bonds were weaker at mid-session, according to traders, who returned to work on Tuesday, the first trading day of 2017.

The municipal bond market returns to work on Tuesday, the first trading day of 2017. Traders are set to see a $3 billion new issue slate this week, with the calendar composed of $2.92 billion of negotiated deals and $84.2 million of competitive sales.

Top-quality municipal bonds closed out the year on a strong note in an abbreviated trading session on Friday, as the market got set for some new education deals on the upcoming week's holiday-shortened slate.