Patrick Temple-West

Bonds issued by the Monongalia Building Commission on behalf of the Monongalia Health System in Morgantown have been upgraded to A-minus from BBB-plus by Fitch Ratings and Standard & Poor’s.

Triple-A rated Wake County expects to competitively sell $116.8 million of general obligation public improvement bonds on Tuesday for school projects and open-space purchases.

WASHINGTON — Factory orders jumped 3.1% in January on a surge in transportation orders, the Commerce Department reported Friday.

WASHINGTON — Nonfarm U.S. payrolls increased by 192,000 in February as private sector payrolls jumped by 222,000, while the unemployment rate edged lower to 8.9%, the Labor Department reported Friday.

WASHINGTON - Factory orders jumped 3.1% in January on a surge in transportation orders, the Commerce Department reported Friday.

WASHINGTON - Nonfarm U.S. payrolls increased by 192,000 in February as private sector payrolls jumped by 222,000, while the unemployment rate edged lower to 8.9%, the Labor Department reported Friday.

WASHINGTON — Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., wants to write a second chapter for the popular Build America Bond program, by reviving the federally subsidized taxable bonds to specifically fund transportation projects.

WASHINGTON — U.S. nonfarm productivity increased 2.6% in the fourth quarter of 2010, unrevised from the initial estimate, while output and hours worked were revised lower, the Labor Department reported Thursday.

WASHINGTON — Initial jobless claims dropped 20,000 to 368,000 for the week ending Feb. 26, the lowest level since May 2008, while the four-week moving average fell below 400,000 for the first time since July 2008, the Labor Department said Thursday.

WASHINGTON - U.S. nonfarm productivity increased 2.6% in the fourth quarter of 2010, unrevised from the initial estimate, while output and hours worked were revised lower, the Labor Department reported Thursday.

WASHINGTON - Initial jobless claims dropped 20,000 to 368,000 for the week ending Feb. 26, the lowest level since May 2008, while the four-week moving average fell below 400,000 for the first time since July 2008, the Labor Department reported Thursday.

WASHINGTON — State lawmakers should consider both stabilizing their revenue streams against cyclical volatility and building up more rainy day funds to get through tough economic times, Federal Reserve Board chairman Ben Bernanke said Wednesday night.

Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood said Wednesday that he is open to interstate tolling, which could provide funds for the Obama administration’s ambitious agenda, as an alternative to raising the federal gas tax, the current source of revenues for most transportation projects.

Virginia Gov. Robert McDonnell unveiled an analysis Tuesday showing the potential employment and economic growth offered by his $4 billion transportation spending plan.

More than two-thirds of states overestimated their revenue projections in fiscal 2009, forcing lawmakers to reopen budgets for additional rounds of spending cuts, according to a report released Tuesday.

WASHINGTON — Construction spending dropped by a seasonally adjusted 0.7% in January as the level of private nonresidential spending hit the lowest level in more than six years, the Commerce Department reported Tuesday.

WASHINGTON - Construction spending dropped by a seasonally adjusted 0.7% in January as the level of private nonresidential spending hit the lowest level more than six years, the Commerce Department reported Tuesday.

WASHINGTON — States officials are eyeing $2.4 billion of federal high-speed rail money that was allocated for Florida, but is now up for grabs after Gov. Rick Scott effectively ended the state’s project by rejecting the funding earlier this month.

WASHINGTON — Personal consumption expenditures increased 0.2% in January as income rose 1.0%, the largest gain in 20 months, the Commerce Department reported Monday.

WASHINGTON – Personal consumption increased 0.2% in January as income rose 1.0%, the largest gain in 20 months, the Commerce Department reported Monday.