Ohio

Most consolidated rent-a-car facility debt is structured with solid debt service reserves, a cushion for investors after the coronavirus halted travel.

The $779 million refunding will capture present value savings while pushing off some debt repayments for budget relief that Fitch called "reasonable."

Flagship schools in Michigan, Ohio and Iowa made multiple coronavirus-related disclosures in their offering documents.

The collapse of the mergers comes as the not-for-profit healthcare sector confronts direct and indirect challenges drive by COVID-19.

The two state administrations laid out initial estimates of revenue losses due to the pandemic as the federal government debates additional relief.

Ratings for convention center financings and for hotels build to support the venues are under pressure.

Disclosure in a series of pending and recently priced Midwest healthcare deals underscore the rapidly evolving impact of COVID-19.

Taxable refundings caught on in the Midwest as they did elsewhere in the nation, helping the region post a 19% volume gain.

Investors to be greeted by largest issuance week of 2020 led by $5B Buckeye tobaccos.

The $5.2 billion Buckeye Tobacco Settlement Authority deal will restructure the debt service schedule, returning the Ohio credit to investment-grade.

The changes are a credit positive for the state of Ohio and the local governments that participate in OPERS, according to Moody's Investors Service.

The deal comes as the state's transportation plans will shift to rely more on cash than on commission borrowing going forward.

Ohio's Hamilton Community Authority issues bonds Thursday to help finance the redevelopment of a vacant paper mill.

University's parking project is part of the first phase of its 10-year capital improvement project.

The first hard evidence of how this is affecting ratings in the public finance sector came from a downgrade two months ago involving Princeton Community Hospital in West Virginia.

If regulatory agencies approve the transaction, the acquisition will expand Beaumont's hospital count to 12 and increase total revenue to $6.1 billion.

Two rating agencies lowered their outlook for University Hospitals to stable from positive.

The Dayton International Airport didn't meet its goal to add one new flight in 2019.

The new online security force follows ransomware attacks on at least four local governments and agencies in Ohio during 2019.

The hospital system will price up to $1.7 billion of bonds this week, of which up to $1.4 billion would be taxable.