Alabama

The county plans to sell $2.5 billion of tax-exempt sewer revenue warrants to refund the debt issued to finance its 2013 exit from Chapter 9 bankruptcy.

Prices have fallen for Alabama private activity bonds issued for wood pellet producer Enviva amid the firm's larger struggles.

An EPA investigation will focus on potential discrimination against Black communities in the distribution of wastewater improvement funds following complaints from public advocacy groups.

The North Alabama operator priced $190 million of revenue bonds Aug. 29 to support among other things the purchase of an orthopedic physicians' practice.

The region's issuers sold $30.3 billion of municipal bonds in the first half of 2023, 29.9% less than they did during the same period last year

Three utility entities associated with the development of nuclear energy in Georgia have received better rating outlooks from S&P Global Ratings.

Delegates from Florida and Alabama are among those hunting for partnerships to cement their states' roles in the global aerospace industry.

The bill moved through votes in the Republican-controlled state legislature and onto the desk of a supportive Gov. Kay Ivey in just under a month.

The bill would bar the state from doing business with companies that apply ESG to investment decisions and/or "boycott" favored industries.

Alabama officials and private interests say large reserves of metallurgical coal, a necessary ingredient in steel production, will spell economic fortune.

Southeast states are generous with incentives for electric vehicle factories; less so for people and businesses who operate EVs.

Auburn University in Alabama is one of many schools and companies doing out research supported by the Biden administration to pursue commercial-grade fusion.

The Department of Agriculture announced that 64 projects by power cooperatives and utility companies to improve rural power systems were approved for loans.

An increase in the volume of tax-exempt bond deals for long-term, fixed-priced natural gas contracts may signal a turnaround in the prepaid energy market.

Local officials will now be able to access to revenue from a special tax levy previously reserved only for bonded debt to pay for capital improvements.

The upgrades follow Fitch's upgrade of Morgan Stanley, the guarantor to the gas supplier in all of the transactions.

Amendment 6, one of twelve proposed constitutional amendments the state's voters will decide Nov. 8, would give local officials more flexibility, supporters say.

Municipal bond issuers in the Southeast sold $40.7 billion of bonds in the first half of this year, a 6.3% year-over-year increase.

After a deal fell apart last year amid controversy over private prisons, the state returns with new underwriters and a traditional municipal finance structure.

Overall volume in the Southeast rose 1.8% last year even as taxable issuance plunged and refunding deals shriveled up.