Kyle Glazier

A new report from Loop Capital Markets concludes that airports that rely heavily on cargo shipping have been less resilient during the recession and subsequent recovery than more passenger-oriented facilities.

House Appropriations Chairman Hal Rogers, R-Ky., has introduced legislation that would prevent a government shutdown after Sept. 30. The continuing resolution, known as a CR, would continue funding at the current rate for federal agencies, programs and services.

The U.S. international trade deficit was $42 billion in July, a 0.2% increase from the revised $41.9 billion deficit in June, originally reported as $42.9 billion, the Commerce Department reported Tuesday.

Airports Council International-North America released a manifesto Monday, calling for the U.S. government to eliminate the alternative minimum tax on private activity bonds and provide airports with reliable funding mechanisms.

Rep. Bill Shuster looks like the most likely candidate to follow in his father's footsteps as the next Chair of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, but several dark horse candidates are also in the mix, transportation lobbyists say.

A public-private partnership to develop a $400 million light rail line in San Juan, P.R. might utilize parking revenue, fares, and other sources to finance the project, according to city officials.

Firms from four countries as well as the U.S. expressed interest in participating in a public-private partnership to construct a street car system in the District of Columbia.

Construction spending fell 0.9% to a seasonally adjusted estimated annual rate of $834.4 billion in July, the largest decrease in a year, the Commerce Department reported Tuesday.

WASHINGTON - New orders for manufactured goods rose $12.9 billion or 2.8% to $478.6 billion in July, the Commerce Department reported Friday.

Tax-increment financing is an increasingly popular model for cities looking to finance mass transit development, but participants in such projects said Thursday that economic conditions have created several significant challenges for TIF undertakings.

WASHINGTON - Personal income rose $42.3 billion or 0.3% in July, the Commerce Department reported Thursday.

Veteran infrastructure finance banker Rohit Syal has joined Ullico Investment Advisors, Inc., as a director, the company announced Wednesday. He formerly worked at Loop Capital Markets, where he was involved in prominent infrastructure deals.

Reports from most of the twelve Federal Reserve Districts indicated that overall economic activity continued to experience moderate growth in July and early August, though the much of it is slow and certain sectors saw reverses, according to the Beige Book, released Wednesday.

A new projection produced by the Congressional Budget Office shows that both the highway trust fund and transit account, key sources of federal transportation funding, will run out of money in fiscal year 2015 under the recently enacted transportation law.

Australia-based infrastructure development giant Macquarie Capital will advise San Juan, P.R. in its quest to put together a light rail public-private partnership that has been estimated at $400 million, the city announced Monday.

Revenue forecasts are an inexact science, but they are a critical part of the rapidly-expanding network of toll roads. When market participants over-rely on them, the result can be a financial meltdown.

With the economy picking up at a slower-than-expected pace, the Federal Open Market Committee mulled changes to forward guidance and the possibility of a new large-scale asset purchase program, according to the minutes of its July 31 meeting, released Wednesday.

Existing home sales rose 2.3% in July to a seasonally adjusted 4.47 million-unit rate, after an unrevised 4.37 million rate in June, the National Association of Realtors announced Wednesday.

Four transportation projects will be expedited as part of the president's "We Can't Wait" program, the Obama Administration announced this week, including the $3.5 billion Columbia River Crossing linking Vancouver, Wash. and Portland, Ore.

The Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority has opened a public comment period giving Northern Virginia residents the chance to weigh in on the authority's hotly-debated Dulles Toll Road rate increase schedule.