Georgia

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.

The Atlanta Development Authority is seeking candidates interested in becoming its chief financial officer.

Georgia Department of Transportation chief engineer Gerald Ross will become the director of the state’s public-private partnership program. A 29-year veteran of GDOT, he replaces Sandra Burgess, who is retiring this week.

A ruling by the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in June handing Georgia a victory over drinking water withdrawal rights from tributaries in the Atlanta area may be in jeopardy. Alabama and Florida last week asked the appellate court to reconsider its ruling in the so-called water war between the states that has gone on well over a decade.

In July, the first month of fiscal 2012, triple-A rated Georgia saw net tax collections of $1.2 billion, an increase of 7.3% over the same month a year ago. Officials saw increases in many tax categories.

The Atlanta City Council is taking its message straight to constituents via social networking — an approach growing popular with local governments.

The Georgia Department of Transportation again selected HNTB Corp. as the prime consultant for the agency’s Innovative Program Delivery Technical Support Services initiative.

Chris Jones is the new chief financial officer for the Georgia Environmental Finance Authority. He take charge of the fiscal division, which oversees finance and accounting operations, manages loan underwriting, servicing and financial analysis, and provides program budget and administrative support.

BRADENTON, Fla. - A $1.1 billion transportation project aimed at alleviating congestion around Atlanta has qualified to apply for a low-interest federal loan as part of the financing plan.

BRADENTON, Fla. - Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal on Tuesday announced the completion of a deal allowing Toyo Tire North America Manufacturing to expand its plant and add up to 470 new jobs in exchange for $910 million of bonding capacity to help finance the project.

BRADENTON, Fla. - Atlanta is preparing to price $372 million of senior general revenue refunding bonds next week as the first of two deals this year for the world's busiest airline hub, Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport.

BRADENTON, Fla. - William "Bill" J. Taggart is the new president and chief executive officer of Atlanta Life Financial Group, the firm's board of directors announced Monday.

The Atlanta City Council last week unanimously approved sweeping reforms to the city's retirement plan that will allow the city to avoid layoffs and cuts in service, and bolsters its fiscal stability, officials said.