Iowa

The Fitch rating on the bonds, issued as part of the Midwestern Disaster Area authorization, remains deep in junk.

The authority is making an investor push ahead of two upcoming deals.

The city has earmarked bond money to cover the unexpected cost of repairing the inflatable Cedar River dam.

The state flagship university is entering into a 50-year concession with ENGIE North America and Meridiam for a $1.165 billion upfront payment.

The two firms hope the more formal union will pave the way for an expansion of products and services and the speed by which they go to clients.

After management and physicians from both health systems worked to provide a merger recommendation, the UnityPoint Health board “failed to embrace the vision."

Iowa accounted for $16 million of the approximately $36.1 million in aggie bonds issued in 2017, according to a recent survey by the Council of Development Finance Agencies.

The city of Clear Lake, Iowa, is hoping a full-service investment-banking firm will help it secure the highest credit rating.

Municipal bond issuers in the Midwest recorded a healthy year-over-year volume gain, in contrast to flat nationwide numbers.

Nonprofit healthcare consolidation continues with two big multi-state deals.