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Opening a bank or investment account — or even securing employment in a racism-free workplace — is out of reach for many Black Americans.

Northeast Women in Public Finance also names 12 Trailblazing Women in Public Finance.

The 10 award winners are finalists for the national Deal of the Year Award, which will be announced at a virtual event on Dec. 16.

The former vice president spearheaded the Obama administration’s implementation of the 2009 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.

S&P Global Ratings downgrades the Garden State's general obligation bonds one notch to BBB-plus from A-minus.

As the week drew to a close, municipal bond market participants looked ahead to a smaller-than-usual supply slate dominated by revenue bond deals.

Democratic control of the Senate is considered crucial to many of the public finance sector’s priorities, although some muni groups are optimistic about 2021 with either party in the majority.

East Providence, despite the pandemic, has several economic development projects in the pipeline, including brownfield conversions of oil tanks to mixed-use.

The October employment report was stronger than predicted, with a 638,000 rise in nonfarm payrolls and a full percentage point decline in the unemployment rate, suggesting the economy continues to improve despite the rise in the number of COVID-19 cases.

Fed Chair Jerome Powell says the discussion has begun, but no determination has been made.