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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"No bonding will be needed to pay for Ian-insured losses," says Ben Watkins, director of Florida's Division of Bond Finance.
November 2 -
Mark Killingsworth and Mark Brown, who join as senior vice presidents, will originate municipal transactions for Capital One's direct lending portfolio.
November 2 -
Watkins has served in a variety of leadership roles on muni associations and is described by colleagues as a tireless advocate for the municipal bond issuing community.
October 31 -
Robert Radigan has joined Squire Patton Boggs as partner in the Public & Infrastructure Finance Practice in New York.
October 31 -
The municipal market was a tale of two halves in fiscal 2022, the report says.
October 28 -
Levels fell back to pre-pandemic levels, state comptroller Thomas DiNapoli said, "so the notion that it's crashing and it's all gloom-and-doom is not a fair observation."
October 25 -
The upgrade reflects the city's improving pension funding practices, commitment to a sound reserve position and ability to institute structural budget measures, Fitch said.
October 21 -
At 2.5%, Florida's September unemployment rate is the second lowest in the state's history and the lowest since October 2006.
October 21 -
Cybercrime, inflation and more severe storms are among the increased risk factors confronting colleges and universities in the Southeast.
October 19 -
Municipal bond industry veteran Guy Logan will join the firm's Atlanta office as a managing director and lead the newly created investment banking group.
October 18 -
Luisella "Sella" Perri has wide experience in the public finance arena, with a focus on federal tax laws and regulations related to tax-exempt financings.
October 17 -
The Minnesota municipal bond vet will continue his focus on charter school finance in Florida.
October 12 -
The credit outlook on individual credits in Florida is mixed as the first reports of damage from the hurricane start filtering in.
October 12 -
The North Carolina Local Government Commission approved a $1.7 billion general obligation bond deal for Guilford County, which it held over last month.
October 11 -
"We are extraordinarily well positioned to deal with this storm from a financial standpoint," said Ben Watkins, director of Florida's Bond Division.
October 5 -
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
