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Manufacturing growth in the central Atlantic region “expanded moderately in October,” while prices accelerated.

The region's services sector expanded at a steady pace, as the general business conditions index grew to 37.6 in October from 37.4 in September,

Although there is no direct role for tax-exempt bonds in Opportunity Zones, municipalities are looking at them as a way to attract capital investment to economically distressed areas.

Puerto Rico bonds gained in a mixed muni market as a revised fiscal plan projected a bigger surplus.

The revised five-year fiscal plan projects increased disaster-related funding and slowing population decline through 2023.

Gage County had consulted a bankruptcy attorney, who told officials it wouldn't qualify for Chapter 9.

Clients have filed hundreds of similar claims against UBS since 2013, with aggregate damages of $2.6 billion.

A muni advisor facing an enforcement action could use a Supreme Court decision on gambling as a defense, a bond lawyer says.

Next month Maine voters will be asked to borrow $106 million for the state's transportation infrastructure, adding to hundreds of millions of dollars in debt the state has taken on in recent years to prop up its underfunded highway budget.

Voters in one of the nation's fastest-growing counties will decide on a $750 million bond measure for roads as one of its school districts seeks $690 million.