Patrick Temple-West

WASHINGTON — Sen. Ron Wyden’s plans for transportation financing legislation are now focused on tax-credit bonds instead of a scaled-down version of Build America Bonds.

Several Southeast transportation managers hope to score big savings this spring for their projects as they compete against each other and other projects nationally for a handful of low-interest federal loans.

WASHINGTON — A federal bankruptcy judge has approved the restructuring and reorganization of the debt of the Connector 2000 Association, a beleaguered toll road operator in Greenville, S.C.

WASHINGTON – Personal income rose 0.3% in February while consumption increased 0.7% in February, above economists’ estimates and the largest increase in four months, as energy costs increased, the Commerce Department reported Monday.

WASHINGTON — A South Carolina bankruptcy judge held a hearing Friday to consider the restructuring plan for the Connector 2000 Association Inc., the bankrupt South Carolina toll road operator, setting up the issuer’s exit from bankruptcy after years of uncertainty for bondholders.

WASHINGTON — Real gross domestic product expanded 3.1% at an annual rate in the fourth quarter, revised up from the 2.8% growth estimate last month, as business investments and inventories were revised higher, the Commerce Department reported Friday.

WASHINGTON – Real gross domestic product expanded 3.1% at an annual rate in the fourth quarter, revised up from the 2.8% growth estimate last month, as business investments and inventories were revised higher, the Commerce Department reported Friday.

WASHINGTON — Members of Congress need to suspend their political squeamishness on tax increases and allow the Bush-era tax cuts to expire in 2012 if they are serious about federal deficit reform, a research group reported Thursday.

WASHINGTON — Durable goods orders fell 0.9% in February, the largest decrease since October, as orders excluding transportation goods dropped 0.6%, the Commerce Department reported Thursday.

WASHINGTON – Durable goods orders fell 0.9% in February, the largest decrease since October, as orders excluding transportation goods dropped 0.6%, the Commerce Department reported Thursday.

WASHINGTON — New home sales tumbled 16.9% to a seasonally adjusted rate of 250,000, a record low, as the median sales price dropped for the second consecutive month, the Commerce Department reported Wednesday.

WASHINGTON - New home sales tumbled 16.9% to a seasonally adjusted rate of 250,000, a record low, as the median sales price dropped for the second consecutive month, the Commerce Department reported Wednesday.

WASHINGTON — Existing home sales tumbled 9.6% to a seasonally adjusted 4.88 million in February as the median sale price fell to its lowest level in almost nine years, the National Association of Realtors reported Monday.

WASHINGTON — Two District of Columbia universities are tapping the bond markets this week in separate tax-exempt and taxable transactions totaling $145 million.

WASHINGTON – Existing home sales tumbled 9.6% to a seasonally adjusted 4.88 million in February as the median sale price fell to its lowest level in almost nine years, the National Association of Realtors reported Monday.

WASHINGTON — Maryland lawmakers are considering a 10-cent-per-gallon increase to the state’s 23.5-cent gas tax, but the government may not be able to use the potential revenue increase to back bonds for transportation projects because there is limited room under its debt cap.

WASHINGTON — Industrial production unexpectedly decreased 0.1% in February as unseasonably warm weather pushed utility production lower, the Federal Reserve reported Thursday.

WASHINGTON — Initial claims dropped 16,000 to 385,000 for the week ending March 12, as the four-week moving average for initial claims dropped to the lowest level in more than two years, the Labor Department reported Thursday.

WASHINGTON — The consumer price index increased 0.5% in February as commodity prices accelerated, the Labor Department reported Thursday.

WASHINGTON - Industrial production unexpectedly decreased 0.1% in February as unseasonably warm weather pushed utility production lower, the Federal Reserve reported Thursday.