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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"We're going to be opportunistic based on what the market conditions are and what the interest rate environment is," said Ben Watkins, director of the Florida Division of Bond Finance. "We like to be like Boy Scouts — we always want to be prepared."
February 1 -
The deal comes following several toll increases — which have bolstered the authority's credit — that have also compelled a state senator to introduce a bill that would dissolve the authority.
January 29 -
In her State of the County address, Mayor Daniella Levine Cava unveiled plans to invest in housing, septic to sewer conversions, flood prevention, parks and other infrastructure.
January 25 -
The fiscal 2025 budget Jim Justice laid out in his final State of the State address contains tax credits for senior citizens and families with young children.
January 25 -
The trend toward paying down debt, as opposed to tender offers or refundings, to save money cuts across Red state/Blue state lines. New Jersey retired $500 million of debt to produce $160 million of savings.
January 24 -
Katz is well known for guiding operational improvement and expense control in the financial services sector, his new employer said.
January 22 -
"The upgrade reflects an expected continuation of very strong and consistent operating performance and revenue growth," Moody's said.
January 22 -
Mr. Laverty spent most of his life living and working in New York City as a municipal bond underwriter for several Wall Street firms.
January 19 -
"Hiring Giles along with other senior and experienced hires over the last year demonstrates our deep commitment to public finance at a time when our competitors are laying off in droves or retrenching from the sector entirely," said Suzanne Shank, president and CEO of Siebert Williams Shank.
January 19 -
Brian Kemp said the budget proposals fund more than $1.8 billion for capital programs "without issuing a single additional dollar in general obligation debt."
January 18
