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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About 84% of minority- and women-owned business enterprises still do not have access to city government spending, according to the latest report.
October 18 -
Kroll Bond Rating Agency lifted its outlook to positive before Lee County sold bonds for the Southwest Florida International Airport.
October 13 -
Geoffrey Buswick and Todd Kanaster of S&P Global Ratings, talk with Chip Barnett about all things cryptocurrency. They look at why municipalities are getting into blockchain technology and crypto. What are the risks and rewards?
October 12 -
While move-outs still outpace move-ins, the rate at which people are leaving has slowed and returned to near pre-pandemic patterns. A return by workers to offices is also rising, but occupancy in the city remains lower than almost all major metropolitan areas in the U.S. except for San Jose and San Francisco in California.
October 8 -
The lion's share of the deal is taxable, with a $20 million tax-exempt new money series; proceeds from the taxables will refund outstanding debt.
October 6 -
The Local Government Commission voted to approve the city financing to extend utilities into annexed areas, as well as other deals around the state.
October 5 -
With a lot of cash still needing to be put to work, the Investment Company Institute showed another large week of inflows at $1.814 billion.
September 29 -
KeyBanc Capital Markets priced tax-exempt bonds that will fund more than 300 units in Clayton County, Georgia, with the help of a Fannie Mae finance program.
September 29 -
Municipals have not tracked directly with the UST moves, where the 10- and 30-year UST has risen 24 and 26 basis points, respectively, from Wednesday. Municipals have seen yields rise by 16 and 11 basis points.
September 28 -
Chris Johns and JT Thompson, portfolio managers at the Aquila Group of Funds talk about the possible return of a BABs-like program and if it’s good or bad news for the tax-exempt bond market. They also discuss infrastructure, tax-exempt advance refundings and monetary policy. (21 minutes)
September 28
