Georgia

BRADENTON, Fla. — Ballard Spahr LLP has added its first public finance attorney to the law firm's Atlanta office.

In response to changing economic dynamics and untapped business opportunities, Invest Atlanta is the new identity of the city’s Atlanta Development Authority, Mayor Kasim Reed said during last week’s state of the city address.

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s Jan. 5 approval certifying Westinghouse’s AP1000 nuclear reactor is “a major milestone for the U.S. nuclear generation industry,” according to a special comment from Moody’s Investors Service.

Georgia's plan to develop statewide alternative drinking water projects funded with $300 million of state general obligation bonds is a credit-positive, according to Moody's Investors Service.

Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal last week approved the final report of the Water Supply Task Force, which outlines water supply initiatives and recommendations that will be financed with $300 million of bonds over four years.

The Securities and Exchange Commission has sued a Georgia attorney and his client for securities fraud over their failure to disclose the client's criminal indictment in bond documents for $2.96 million of industrial redevelopment revenue bonds sold by Raleigh County, W. Va., in 2006 and 2007 that are now in default.

Fitch Ratings on Tuesday dropped its BBB rating on the Fulton Science Academy Inc. in Georgia to below investment grade.

BRADENTON, Fla. — DeKalb County, Ga., next week plans to price $380 million of water and sewer revenue bonds in the first of several deals that will finance portions of its $1.34 billion, five-year capital improvement program.

BRADENTON, Fla. - Standard & Poor's has reinstated its AA-minus rating on DeKalb County, Ga.'s senior water and sewer bonds as the county in suburban Atlanta prepares a nearly $400 million utility system deal.

Gilt-edged Georgia in October experienced its 16th consecutive month of growth in tax collections.

BRADENTON, Fla. - The Atlanta Falcons hope to seek proposals by the end of the month from companies interested in designing a new open-air stadium for the National Football League team.

The Atlanta Development Authority has hired Doug Ray as its new chief financial officer.

Local governments in and around Atlanta Tuesday will ask voters to renew a one-cent sales tax for school construction. The tax can be used to secure bonds.

BRADENTON, Fla. - Triple-A rated Georgia on Tuesday plans to competitively sell $401 million of new and refunding general obligation bonds.

BRADENTON, Fla. - After just over a year on the job, Joya De Foor is no longer Atlanta's chief financial officer.

Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal last week announced the formation of a commission to study funding for higher education.

Gov. Nathan Deal Monday announced that Steve McCoy will become Georgia’s next treasurer.

BRADENTON, Fla. - The Georgia Department of Transportation Monday issued a request for proposals for the state's first public-private partnership concession.

Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal last week signed an executive order creating the Transit Governance Task Force.

Georgia’s net tax collections for August totaled $1.3 billion, an increase of $108 million or 9.1% compared to the same month a year ago.