Indiana

Fort Wayne, Indiana based Parkview Health System’s improved operating performance earned it a one notch upgrade into the double-A category.

The already junk-rated bonds of a P3 highway project in Indiana received a downgrade from another rating agency as payment disputes among contractors reached a new level.

St. Louis-based Stifel Financial Corp. reached into Indiana for its latest acquisition, City Financial Corp. in a deal that bolsters Stifel’s already strong public finance foothold in the Midwest and further cements its evolution into a national player in public finance.

Indiana will receive an upfront payment of $50 million under terms of a proposed deal to lease the state’s communications infrastructure, including its existing cell towers, to a Canton, Ohio –based private operator.

Indiana State University heads into the market Wednesday with an $82 million issue, a portion of which will fund renovations to its health and human service building.

The utility serving Indianapolis and Marion County is headed into the market with $234 million of wastewater revenue bonds -- including debt it will designate as green bonds.

The issuers of the Midwest sold $41 billion of municipal bonds in the first half of 2016, spurred by increased new money issuance, according to Thomson Reuters data.

The Gary/Chicago International Airport Authority may seek another round of bond funding after a year that saw operations increase following the expansion of its main runway.

Municipal bonds issued for Tennessee-based Global Ministries Foundation housing projects were placed on S&P Global Ratings' CreditWatch and could face rating downgrades because of uncertainty related to a federal investigation.

Bonds issued for a P3 highway project in Indiana were downgraded to junk following construction delays and payment disputes among contractors.