Colorado

Municipal bond primary market volume in the Southwest surpassed the previous record set in 2008, climbing 20% to $77.7 billion.

New tolled express lane west of Denver is meeting early expectations for congestion relief within the I-70 corridor.

Colorado business leaders are gathering support for a $3.5 billion highway bond program as the Colorado General Assembly prepares for its 2016 session.

A continuing strong economy and a return to balanced operations bring Denver Public Schools a Standard & Poor’s upgrade to AA-plus from its previous AA, analysts said.

Seven U.S. cities intend to dedicate 10% of their annual budgets toward resilience strategies under a worldwide program designed to fortify urban centers.

When the Colorado General Assembly convenes in January, lawmakers will face a $373 million shortfall that could pose risks for education, healthcare and social services.

Denver voters decide this week if they will extend taxes to help fund expansion of the downtown convention center and to upgrade the National Western Stock Show complex.

Colorado Department of Transportation executive Michael Cheroutes moves to the private sector Oct. 1 as founder of the Colorado Center for Infrastructure Investment, a nonprofit that will consult on public-private partnerships.

With its largest U.S. project recently completed in Dallas, the nation’s top builder of private toll roads is preparing to pitch Colorado on a major redevelopment of Interstate 70 in metro Denver.

Colorado may have to cut highway funding so it can issue tax refunds triggered by the state's TABOR law.

In its only deal of the year, Colorado's Regional Transportation District will issue $200 million of certificates of participation to purchase buses, rail cars and other elements of its growing mass transit system.

Plans to reduce U.S. Army ranks by 40,000 soldiers add pressure to military communities and raise risk for bonds used to privatize base housing, experts said.

For the first time in eight months, Denver International Airport has a chief financial officer with the promotion of Gisela Shanahan from her previous post as senior manager of capital planning and budget.

Colorado’s E-470 Public Highway Authority earns an upgrade to BBB-Plus from Standard & Poor’s as it prepares to refund $40 million of toll revenue bonds. The higher rating follows a similar boost from Moody’s Investors Service Feb. 20.

A year after fire closed the Martin Drake Power Plant in the heart of Colorado Springs, the coal-powered plant is back in operation and producing a third of the city’s power, officials said.

A push for $10 billion of pension bonds in the last days of the Colorado General Assembly died as the state Senate Finance Committee voted to postpone the bill indefinitely.

After winning final passage in the Colorado House, a bill providing nearly $10 billion of pension bonds for the state retirement system must clear the Senate in two days.

Denver International Airport chief Kim Day rebuffs accusations of faulty accounting on the $544 million South Terminal Project that includes a hotel and commuter rail station.

Colorado's $25 billion state budget is already signed, but lawmakers still have other bills to resolve before the imminent end of their session including a proposal to authorize $3.5 billion of tax revenue anticipation notes for highway projects.

A bill by Colorado Sen. Randy Baumgardner would authorize $3.5 billion of tax revenue anticipation notes to capture low interest rates and accelerate highway construction in the state.