Georgia

A court's validation of bonds to finance part of the Atlanta Falcon's new stadium may be contested by neighbors of the site, according to the city-based Saporta Report.

Law firm Squire Sanders added public-private partnership veteran Roderick Devlin to its public and infrastructure practice group

Attorneys for Georgia have asked the U.S. Supreme Court not to entertain a lawsuit from Florida over water rights between the states.

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

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

Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal is proposing a $42 billion fiscal 2015 budget that includes authorization for $763 million of state general obligation bonds.

In his second-term inauguration Jan. 6, Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed said voters in 2015 will be asked to approve up to $250 million in bonds for infrastructure.

A new plan says most of the $4.39 billion needed to finish the Atlanta BeltLine can be done with bonds, government funds, donations and public-private partnerships.

Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport soon begins searching for a new general manager to replace Louis Miller who retires Jan. 3.

Georgia made the final bond payment of $25.6 million to Wells Fargo on Dec. 1 ending the tolls on the Georgia 400.

The Cobb County, Ga., Commission approved an agreement Nov. 26 to provide $300 million in public funding toward the Atlanta Braves new $672 million stadium and entertainment district.

Cobb County, Ga., is being asked to delay Tuesday's agreement to provide $300 million in public funds toward a $672 million stadium for the Atlanta Braves.

Moody's said Monday that a lawsuit filed to challenge Atlanta's two-year-old pension reform is a credit negative because of the uncertainty it creates.

An agreement to finance a $672 million baseball stadium for the Atlanta Braves is expected to be considered by Cobb County, Ga., commissioners on Nov. 26.

Georgia competitively priced $173 million of general obligation bonds Nov. 13 with a blended true interest cost of 3.16%.

Pro baseball teams in the Southeast are scoring new ball parks with mixed-use entertainment districts to enhance the fan experience in and outside of the game.

Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal said net tax collections for October totaled $1.46 billion, an increase of 5.9% percent compared to October 2012.

Decatur County, Ga.'s general obligation debt has been downgraded to A-minus from A-plus by Standard & Poor's.

The new Atlanta Falcons football stadium will cost $1.2 billion, an increase of $200 million from previous estimates, the state agency overseeing the project has learned.

Georgia officials hailed the U.S. House’s passage of the Water Resources Reform and Development Act because it will further efforts to deepen the Savannah Harbor.