Yvette Shields

The Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago plans to sell up to $450 million of new-money and refunding bonds as it finalizes financing plans for a $550 million replacement facility.

The Illinois State Toll Highway Authority will sell $500 million of toll-backed revenue bonds next week in the agency's first market outing as it embarks on a $12.1 billion, 15-year capital program.

The Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission has named its chief engineer Dave Nichols to serve as director of the Missouri Department of Transportation.

Voters in St. Louis and St. Louis County last week passed Proposition P, a sales tax increase to help fund trail and park improvements and renovations to the Gateway Arch.

Edward Hospital & Health Services and Elmhurst Memorial Healthcare formally decided to merge to create one system with more than $1 billion in annual revenues.

Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton unveiled a $750 million capital bonding package Monday that provides funds for infrastructure projects across the state.

The Chicago Infrastructure Trust received responses from 13 financial firms or groups in its first solicitation of private market interest in funding up to $100 million of energy efficiency upgrades to city facilities and schools.

Two Minnesota lawmakers plan to introduce legislation next week that would delay any state bond issuance for the new $975 million Minnesota Vikings professional football stadium until a stable revenue source is put in place that can support repayment.

Missouri Secretary of State Jason Kander issued a cease-and-desist order against the former Morgan Keegan & Co. Inc. for alleged fraud in its role as underwriter on $39 million of defaulted revenue bonds issued by a Missouri city for a now abandoned artificial sweetener plant.

Xenia Rural Water District in Iowa has finalized a long sought restructuring plan with its bond insurer and the USDA Rural Development on $125 million of debt.

Illinois held its ground with the market Tuesday as it completed an $800 million general obligation issue that captured yields in-line with the interest rate penalties assessed in secondary market trading.

Wisconsin-based WPPI Energy will sell $180 million of new-money and refunding power supply system bonds to fund projects including environmental upgrades and transmission improvements.

Moody's Investors Service has revised its outlook to negative on St. Paul’s sewer revenue bond Aa1 credit over a weakening of its financial metrics.

Minnesota Attorney General will hold hearings beginning next week to probe South Dakota-based Sanford Health's possible acquisition of Minnesota-based Fairview Health Services.

The U.S. Department of Transportation has invited Chicago to submit its formal application for a $100 million TIFIA loan to help finance completion of the Chicago Riverwalk.

With nearly $500 million in spring transportation projects planned, Illinois will sell $800 million of debt Tuesday after a two-month delay in the state's first bond offering of the year.

Fitch Ratings downgraded nearly $5.9 billion of Detroit water and sewer department revenue bonds two notches but they remain in triple-B investment grade territory.

With its ratings intact, CoxHealth in Missouri next week enters the market with a mostly new-money sale for about $200 million to help finance a major expansion at its main healthcare campus.

The Wisconsin Department of Administration announced Wednesday the hiring of Kevin D. Taylor to fill the position of capital finance director left vacant by Frank Hoadley's retirement.

As Wisconsin tees up its next general obligation sale, Gov. Scott Walker is facing push-back from fellow Republicans about increased borrowing proposed for the next two years.