Corporate governance

Montreal businessman Anthony McCord will arrive next month as New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority's chief transformation officer to address the authority's myriad operational and capital funding challenges.

More than 600 firms have adopted proxy access, a program launched under the comptroller’s Boardroom Accountability Project.

The commonwealth overall has been allocated $42.3 billion in disaster aid since Hurricanes Maria and Irma struck the island, not counting the new funding approved by Congress.

The disaster-aid measure was delayed for about six months amid Trump’s objections to additional aid for Puerto Rico.

The House Natural Resources Committee has scheduled a May 2 hearing to examine the successes and failures of PROMESA.

Mayors said they've stepped in to help fill funding gaps for everything from housing loans to airport security for the Super Bowl.

Sergio Marxuach and other officials of the nonpartisan, San Juan-based Center for a New Economy said federal spending on disaster recovery has been slower than in other areas also struck by hurricanes in 2017.

Congress could pass legislation authorizing advance refundings and liberalizing private activity bond restrictions to aid in disaster recovery, NABL said.

The proposed Treasury rules would limit states' use of charitable deductions as workarounds for the $10,000 cap on the federal deduction for state and local taxes.

An estimated $69.1 billion of the $139 billion is already committed through a combination of insurance claims and federal disaster aid.

Matosantos' ownership of renewable energy businesses on the island is said to conflict with responsibility overseeing PREPA.

The group wants to retool itself to reflect significant changes in the analyst community, as well as to lay the foundation for the next generation of muni analysts.

Storm financing expert Alan Rubin, the "Hurricane Czar," examines ways to finance resiliency and recovery amid unprecedented natural disasters. Paul Burton hosts.

It’s an uncomfortable topic, especially after a bruising round of accusations in the 1990s.

Economic development leaders on Wednesday cleared a major final hurdle for the development of Glacier Rail Park when the Flathead County commissioners unanimously approved a resolution for port authority revenue bonds needed to finance the relocation of CHS to the rail park.

Regional consolidation would boost business investments and fend off needless duplication and competition, a fiscal watchdog said.

New York City’s $87.96 billion budget for fiscal 2018 shows “a responsible increase” of 2.8% from the adjusted 2017 budget, according to an analysis done by New York City Comptroller Scott Stringer.

Ignacio Alvarez, who takes over this summer from Richard Carrion, addresses the tough challenges the bank faces as looming cuts to government services and benefits could be painful for consumers and businesses on the Caribbean island.

April 04--Summit County says the math works out like this: $2 million in county government funds will create $14 million in new economic development and jobs.