Shelly Sigo

BRADENTON, Fla. - The Georgia Department of Transportation Monday issued a request for proposals for the state's first public-private partnership concession.

BRADENTON, Fla. - The Louisville and Southern Indiana Bridges Authority is asking construction industry professionals and others to help it build the Ohio River Bridges Project faster and less expensively.

BRADENTON, Fla. - The Jefferson County, Ala., Commission Friday avoided filing the largest municipal bankruptcy in U.S. history by agreeing to a restructuring deal with creditors holding about $3.11 billion of defaulted variable- and auction-rate sewer warrants.

The Jefferson County, Ala., Commission Friday avoided filing the largest municipal bankruptcy in U.S. history by agreeing to a restructuring deal with creditors holding about $3.14 billion of defaulted variable- and auction-rate sewer warrants.

BRADENTON, Fla. - Jefferson County, Ala., commissioners meet Friday with bankruptcy still on the table. Once again, they will consider whether to approve a deal with creditors to restructure $3.14 billion of defaulted sewer debt, or to file for Chapter 9 bankruptcy, or continue with negotiations as they did in August.

Moody’s Investors Service Tuesday downgraded Mary Washington Healthcare’s rating to Baa1 from A3.

Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal last week signed an executive order creating the Transit Governance Task Force.

Georgia’s net tax collections for August totaled $1.3 billion, an increase of $108 million or 9.1% compared to the same month a year ago.

The new Florida PACE Funding Agency is seeking a financial advisor and third-party administrator to assist with financing and start-up services.

Jefferson County commissioners Tuesday postponed a vote on hiring the county’s first manager.

BRADENTON, Fla. - The Orlando-Orange County Expressway Authority said in a notice that Florida has refused to pay its monthly bill under a lease-purchase agreement for facilities built with toll-backed debt.

BRADENTON, Fla. - North Carolina Gov. Beverly Perdue has announced a plan to accelerate "urban loop projects" in six cities using grant anticipation revenue vehicle bonds.

BRADENTON, Fla. - Just days before a critical decision on how to deal with $3.14 billion of defaulted sewer debt, Jefferson County, Ala., commissioners plan to hire the county's first manager.

BRADENTON, Fla. - With a deal uniquely structured to meet investors' demands, a Florida conduit issuer has sold one of the largest tax-exempt bond financings to date for an airport fixed-base operator.

Moody’s Investors Service Tuesday upgraded the Georgetown County School District’s general obligation rating to Aa3 from A1, affecting $97.2 million of outstanding GOs.

In a one-day special session Friday, the Mississippi Legislature approved the issuance of $175 million of general obligation bonds as incentives for two major development projects.

Moody’s Investors Service last Thursday downgraded the Hillsborough County Aviation Authority’s revenue bonds to A1 from Aa3. The move affects $692.4 million of outstanding debt. The outlook is stable. The HCAA oversees Tampa International Airport on Florida’s west-central coast.

Former Jefferson County commissioner Larry Langford last week requested that the U.S. 11th Circuit Court of Appeals rehear the appeal of his pay-to-play conviction.

Hoover Mayor Tony Petelos said Tuesday that he is interested in becoming Jefferson County’s first manager. The 11-year former state representative is seeking an interview with the County Commission, he announced at a press conference.

BRADENTON, Fla. - Santa Rosa Bay Bridge Authority bondholders, in limbo since a majority of authority board members resigned and having seen a payment default July 1, may see some relief soon.