Yvette was a senior reporter, covering the Midwest. She earned a bachelors in journalism from Columbia College Chicago, began her reporting career at the storied City News Bureau of Chicago, and joined the Bond Buyer in 1997 leading Midwest coverage from her hometown Chicago.
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JobsOhio liquor profit, state revolving fund and GARVEE bonds scheduled to hit the market over the next two weeks.
November 7 -
A report digs into the fiscal "entanglements" between CPS and the city as the district moves from mayoral control to an elected school board.
November 4 -
New GO borrowing authority, a WIFIA loan for lead water service line replacement, and short-term airport financing are before Chicago City Council.
November 2 -
The state school in Ypsilanti is responding to declining enrollment with a student housing makeover financed through a public-private partnership.
November 1 -
Kathleen Clark joined FHN in October to establish a banking presence in Columbus
November 1 -
Longtime Wisconsin Capital Finance Director Frank Hoadley, who died this summer at 77, was quite influential in the public finance industry.
October 31 -
While only 29 city related pension plans in 2021 reported future fail dates for meeting retirement benefits, that number could worsen this year as investment returns tumble.
October 27 -
The Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority will restructure a portion of fiscal 2023 debt service amid tax collections still recovering from the pandemic.
October 26 -
Chicago, upgraded Friday by Fitch, will follow City Council's expected passage of a new 2023 budget next month with a new money general obligation bond issue.
October 25 -
The zoo's parent received double-A-level ratings with the bonds rated one to two notches lower as a result of appropriation risks.
October 24 -
Decisions by three organizations to drop Moody's ratings underscore an industry-wide trend as the sector struggles with rising costs and narrowing margins.
October 20 -
CommonSpirit Health priced more than $1 billion of debt on schedule Tuesday after disclosing a ransomware attack that has impacted some IT operations.
October 19 -
MSU must find a new president after friction between board members and the president hired in the wake of the Larry Nassar scandals led to his resignation.
October 18 -
The status allows the firm to assign the label to bonds based on a review of a project's adherence to the Climate Bonds Standard and Certification Scheme.
October 17 -
The nation's largest not-for-profit health system returns to the market with a mix of new money and refunding debt offering tax-exempts and taxables.
October 14 -
Maryland Heights, Missouri, believes the fiscal strains from the St. Louis Blues practice facility will fade as activity picks up without pandemic restrictions.
October 13 -
Cleveland-based public finance banker Tim Reidy joined Raymond James as a managing director.
October 13 -
Ohio's growing economic diversity helped draw a positive outlook from Moody's, a month after a Fitch Ratings upgrade.
October 12 -
The proposed county budget, buoyed by rising tax revenues, a healthy fund balance and pandemic relief, stays the course on supplemental pension funding.
October 11 -
The consolidation of suburban and downstate firefighter pension fund assets is nearly complete but litigation is delaying the police consolidation.
October 5
