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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Mr. Fish worked at Bankers Trust Co., Donaldson, Lufkin, & Jenrette and ABN Amro and had served as a chair of the Municipal Analysts Group of New York and been a president of the Society of Municipal Analysts.
By Chip BarnettMarch 4 -
"The risk of future budgetary pressure is further elevated due to pension contributions falling short of their actuarially determined contribution amounts in each of the past three years and a relatively high level of unfunded pension liabilities," said S&P's Rob Marker.
By Chip BarnettMarch 4 -
"In Kentucky, we're working hard to ensure our place as a leader in economic development, and this growth in exports shows our efforts are succeeding," said Gov. Andy Beshear.
By Chip BarnettMarch 1 -
"When you add everything in this document up, it demonstrates you can make smart investments when you budget wisely, trust the market rather than try to dictate it, and empower your citizens more than you empower the government," said Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp.
By Chip BarnettMarch 1 -
Six financial institutions may be placed on West Virginia's restricted list if they are found "boycott" the fossil fuel industry, Riley Moore said.
By Chip BarnettFebruary 29 -
Public finance lawyers Alison Radecki and Helen Pennock, who come to the firm from Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe, will work of of the New York City office.
By Chip BarnettFebruary 28 -
Based in New York City, Ted Hynes has almost 40 years of experience in the fixed-income markets, the last 15 at Raymond James.
By Chip BarnettFebruary 26 -
The bonds are rated Aa2 by Moody's Investors Service, AA by S&P Global Ratings and Fitch Ratings and AA-plus by Kroll Bond Rating Agency. All four rating agencies have a stable outlook on the credit.
By Chip BarnettFebruary 26 -
U.S. DOT Deputy Secretary Polly Trottenberg traveled to Miami-Dade County to highlight the $27 million of funding provided under the bipartisan infrastructure law to Miami International Airport's improvement projects.
By Chip BarnettFebruary 23 -
Natural gas prepayment deals helped drive the utilities sector to top the Southeast in an overall down year for municipal bond sales across the region.
By Chip BarnettFebruary 22