North Carolina

A regional commission to operate Charlotte-Douglas International Airport is being appointed while the FAA is determining if the panel can hold the airport’s operating license.

North Carolina will be open for public-private partnerships at all levels of government by mid-September thanks to an act passed earlier this year and signed by the governor.

Moody's Investors Service said new tax reform measures enacted by triple-A rated North Carolina are substantial but manageable.

Municipal bond issuance in the Southeast dropped nearly 12% to $30.7 billion in the first half of 2013. Sales were down in eight of the 11 states comprising the region.

Gilt-edged Charlotte, N.C., will sell nearly $150 million of general obligation bonds in two upcoming offerings during August.

Charlotte is in court again fighting passage of a second bill by the North Carolina General Assembly transferring Charlotte Douglas airport's operations to a 13-member commission.

Charlotte, N.C., officials are examining their options after lawmakers passed a second bill taking operations of Charlotte Douglas International Airport away from the city.

A court fight is under way between the city of Charlotte and the North Carolina General Assembly over the ownership of Charlotte Douglas International Airport.

Voters in Wake County, N.C., will go to the polls on Oct. 8 to decide if they will tax themselves to support $810 million of general obligation bonds for schools.

North Carolina Treasurer Janet Cowell said that low returns for bonds and fixed income pose a challenge to North Carolina's $80 billion pension fund.

Raleigh, N.C., on Monday selected transportation projects that will be funded in anticipation of voters approving a $75 million bond referendum in October.

Gilt-edged Wake County, N.C., is being asked to hold an $810 million bond referendum Oct. 8 to meet the capital needs of the county's fast-growing school district.

The Federal Railroad Administration and Georgia Department of Transportation are preparing a study to evaluate high-speed passenger rail service between Atlanta and Charlotte, N.C.

North Carolina scheduled meetings in communities along Interstate 95 to discuss the I-95 Economic Assessment, and the next steps toward doing $4.4 billion in improvements including possible tolls.

Three National Football League teams in the Southeast recently ended hard-fought battles for public funds to build or improve their stadiums. Only two succeeded. The struggle was not unusual, experts say.

The North Carolina Department of Transportation is conducting new environmental studies for the $802 million Monroe Connector/Bypass toll road for which much of the debt has already been sold.

Gilt-edged Charlotte, N.C., will close May 7 on a $171 million deal that saw significant refunding savings as well as low borrowing costs at pricing, according to Treasurer Scott Greer.

Investors who bought $860.1 million of Charlotte Airport revenue bonds could be impaired by a bill in the North Carolina General Assembly, according to a bond attorney.

Janet Cowell, the state treasurer of triple-A rated North Carolina, said the state may need to issue bonds or raise new revenue to pay for infrastructure needs.

Birmingham, Ala.-based Regions Financial Corp. hired Janet Ricardo as vice president and senior relationship manager in the bank's North Carolina corporate trust group.