Indiana

Indianapolis is moving forward with a $1.5 billion stadium and real estate development, anchored by minor league soccer and to be financed partly through bonds.

Without money to expand a key artery, but helped by a federal "Mega Grant," Indiana is pursuing tactics like dynamic shoulder lanes to boost capacity.

The deal will finance construction of an 800-room convention headquarters hotel as part of a wider expansion of the facility.

Plans for a garbage-to-jet fuels facility in Gary, Indiana, are on hold after bonds for the same operator's plant in Nevada went into default.

M. Elizabeth Walker and Jerimi J. Ullom have joined law firm Barnes & Thornburg's Indianpolis office as healthcare and public finance partners.

Fishers, a suburb of Indianapolis, is selling $170 million of bonds for an arena to house the minor-league Indy Fuel and to host concerts and other events.

California-based Fulcrum Bioenergy will build a facility in Gary that converts household garbage into sustainable synthetic aviation fuel.

The $1.4 billion span would mark the second major bridge that the two states have built together following the $2.6 billion Ohio River Bridges project that opened in 2016.

Issuers in the Midwest sold $32.6 billion of debt spread over 1,223 deals in the first half, down from $40.5 billion a year earlier.

The decision to cut Build America Bond subsidies marks a "multi-billion-dollar broken promise by the federal government," said public power agencies that have sued the United States.

The City-County Council signed off on up to $625 million of borrowing for a city-owned convention center hotel after a developer-financed plan fell through.

The system is incorporating some floating-rate risk into its fixed-rate debt portfolio to allow for strategic flexibility after its new hospital campus opens.

Nathan Flynn will focus on coverage of Midwest and Southeast borrowers and provide an assist on structuring and project financing more broadly, Siebert said.

Additional spending was permitted by a rosier revenue forecast that lifted expected general fund revenues through the next biennium.

Indianapolis Public Schools wants $410 million for projects throughout the district with 23 schools in line for improvements.

Yakym takes over from the late Jackie Walorski, who passed away unexpectedly last August.

The state's public pension system initially warned of a $6.7 billion 10-year impact of the required changes that could drive up employer pension costs but an amended version eliminated most of the negative impact clearing the path to advance the bill.

Seven states formed the Midwestern Hydrogen Coalition to collaborate on promoting hydrogen-based energy production, use and distribution.

The sudden passing of Walorski and two of her staffers has left municipal market advocates and politicians stunned.

The West Lake Corridor and Double Track projects are billed as transformative projects to bolster local economic development by enhancing links to Chicago.