Georgia

The agreement with the Army Corp of Engineers to dredge and widen the Port of Brunswick signed Monday is part of a wider development effort of Georgia's ports.

States in the region have seen billions in investments from EV producers after offering them billions in economic development packages.

The permit clears land in rural Georgia for redevelopment by the electric vehicle maker, which is separately trying to validate up to $15 billion of bonds.

Georgia authorities and local residents opposed to construction of the new EV production facility are now arguing their case in Georgia's Court of Appeals.

Atlanta will continue to pursue deals like November's $410 million of social bonds, the city treasurer said, despite Republican efforts to defund ESG investing.

Atlanta's first foray into ESG bonds was a resounding success, according to local officials who said investors welcomed the city's inaugural social bonds.

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.

The sale will fund improvements and repairs to public parks, waterfronts, and roads across the double-A-plus rated city.

Municipal bond industry veteran Guy Logan will join the firm's Atlanta office as a managing director and lead the newly created investment banking group.

The decision by Ocmulgee Superior Courts Chief Judge Brenda Holbert Trammell questioned the feasibility of the EV maker's project and bonds that would back it.