Infrastructure

The Chicago City Council approved the appointment of a new comptroller and up to $1.9 billion of general obligation and Midway Airport borrowing at its meeting Wednesday.

Fitch Ratings dropped Cleveland's airport to BBB-plus with a negative outlook amid United's recent announcement it would drop the airport as a hub, and city and state officials scrambled to respond to the news.

The hot Texas economy is spurring operators of the state's airports and seaports to provide new infrastructure to accommodate the growing state.

The Atlanta City Council has approved up to $975 in refunding bonds backed by general airport revenues and passenger facility charges.

The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, the agency at the heart of the scandal threatening Governor Chris Christie's political future, proposed a $27.6 billion 10-year capital plan to pay for projects including a new central terminal at LaGuardia Airport.

The operator of Colorado's E-470 toll road will remarket $72.6 million of variable-rate revenue bonds.

The growth of shipping fleets is outstripping demand, leading Moody's Investors Service analysts to slap a negative outlook on U.S. ports for the next 18 months.

The thousands of airline flights cancelled this winter due to severe weather may affect some airports' revenues and cost budgets, Fitch Ratings said.

The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority awarded a $23.9 million contract to repair three bridges spanning the Merrimack River in Haverhill.

The American Public Power Association's board of directors has appointed Sue Kelly to become the group's new president and chief executive officer on April 1.