Minnesota

The university will decide on a final structure for a $500 million sale that could go as long as 100 years at the time of pricing, which is expected next week.

Mayo is publicly offering $516 million of tax-exempt bonds and privately placing $200 million of taxables.

Minnesota's February forecast adds $1.5 billion to the $7.7 billion forecast just a few months ago.

Gov. Tim Walz is pitching a record $2.7 billion capital bonding package and has proposals for the legislature about how to use a record $7.7 billion surplus.

Despite its snowy reputation, the region sees itself as a climate refuge due to cooler temperatures, reliable infrastructure and Lake Erie freshwater.

Rosier revenue projections will allow Minnesota to pump up its rainy day fund to pre-pandemic levels while still leaving a $7.7 billion surplus.

S&P lifted its outlook to stable on Minneapolis' AAA rating and Fitch went positive on its AA-plus rating.

The Minneapolis native led the former independent financial advisory firm Evensen Dodge Inc. for more than three decades overseeing its expansion from a Minnesota-centric firm to a national one with offices on both coasts.

The Public Finance Authority issue for the Fargo-Moorhead Diversion Project sets the stage for the Corps of Engineers' future use of a P3 financing model.

The university heads into the market this week with a mix of tax-exempt, taxable, new money sustainability and refunding bonds

With her mother an employee of the county and state and a neighbor who became prominent in politics, Sarah Brown believes she was "predestined" to a career in the public sector.

As the market prepares for a smaller primary calendar in the holiday-shortened week, fund flows again are worth exploring as a strong demand component for 2021.

Moody's moved its outlook to positive on Minnesota's Aa1 rating, and S&P went to stable from negative on its AAA rating ahead of the state's annual bond sale.

The two systems began negotiations in January to transfer 14 CommonSpirit hospitals in Minnesota and North Dakota to Essentia.

Maulin Vidwans, Jennifer Santangelo, Ryan Udell and Adam Chelminiak move over from White and Williams.

Gov. Tim Walz's proposed tax hikes to eliminate a budget gap and produce new revenue for his economic initiatives drew GOP backlash.

Twin Cities International School and MIMCS Building Company announced the reversal in a public notice filed Monday.

Forecasters now expect a $641 million surplus this year and a much smaller than previously projected $1.3 billion gap in the next two-year budget cycle.

Potential fiscal fallout from the police killing of George Floyd and the pandemic's economic strains brought a negative outlook to the city's AAA S&P rating.

The Minnesota Management and Budget commissioner is moving to the University of Minnesota after a decade with the state, and his MMB predecessor replaces him.