Florida

Broward County, Fla., selected five companies that will compete to become the private partner that will expand the county’s convention center and build an adjacent hotel.

Florida's Martin and Indian River counties launched new legal challenges to the private All Aboard Florida passenger train project within days of a scheduled $1.75 billion bond offering.

Higher debt service coverage won Florida's environmental restoration bonds two rating upgrades ahead of a $46.5M competitive deal.

Florida's economists predict the state will rake in record revenues in fiscal 2016 and 2017, although state officials should also expect expenses to increase, a budget watchdog group warns.

Issuers in the Southeast sold $41.56 billion of bonds in the first half of 2015, an 85% increase in year-over-year volume fueled by refundings and a slight uptick in new-money sales.

The Vaccine & Gene Therapy Institute announced Friday that it will wind down operations by Oct. 1, leaving Port St. Lucie, Fla., on the hook for bond payments.

Riviera Beach, Fla., plans to price $57 million of pension obligation bonds Wednesday as part of a restructuring that closes the city’s own pension system to future hires.

All Aboard Florida, the nation's first privately owned passenger rail, plans to quickly begin marketing $1.75 billion of private activity bonds after a key vote sealing the deal late Wednesday.

Numerous protestors plan to object to a Florida agency's approval of $1.75 billion of private activity bonds for a passenger train project.

The developer of the All Aboard Florida private passenger train system plans to quickly issue $1.75 billion of private activity bonds after approval of the deal.

The Port Miami Tunnel project has received the National Council for Public-Private Partnerships 2015 Infrastructure Project Award.

Miami will consider a city-owned site next to Marlins Park for a Major League Soccer stadium sought by former soccer star David Beckham and his investors.

Tampa International Airport on Florida's west coast benefits from major financings this week and in August to support its largest capital plan in more than four decades.

Tampa General Hospital in west-central Florida has been upgraded to A from A-minus by Fitch Ratings due to a "significant strengthening of liquidity metrics."

This month's $18.7 billion agreement with BP p.l.c. positions struggling Gulf coast states to receive financial relief, though the years-long payout won't provide immediate respite for some.

The Central Florida Expressway Authority has appointed Lisa Lumbard as the agency's permanent chief financial officer.

Mary A. Packer, president of PK Securities in Boca Raton, Fla., died May 25 at the age of 63.

Steps to reform Jacksonville, Fla.'s public safety pension plans are a credit positive, Moody's Investors Service said in a special comment June 29.

The Florida-based law firm of Holland & Knight has added Michael Millett as an associate with the firm’s public finance team in Tampa.

The federal government extended All Aboard Florida’s $1.75 billion private activity bond allocation, relieving pressure on the private train owner to issue the bonds as legal challenges proceed.