Ohio

Hamilton County, Ohio, expects about $60 million in savings when it refunds sales tax bonds that helped finance two professional sports stadium.

Four Ohio Congressmen are concerned that the Internal Revenue Service and Treasury Department's proposed definition of a political subdivision could impede a $35 million terminal improvement project for one of the state's regional airports.

Columbus enters the market Thursday with $481 million of high-grade paper to fund capital projects as it prepares to go to voters this November for new bonding authority to keep pace with capital needs.

Pittsburgh-based PNC Capital Markets has hired veteran Ohio-based banker Mark Fisher to lead its efforts there as it eyes further expansion and amplifies it pitch on bank products available to municipal clients.

The Port of Greater Cincinnati Development Authority is planning a post-July 4, $57 million bond offering that will be used finance the construction of a 239 room upper upscale hotel and conference center at the Madison Center development that is located 7 miles outside downtown Cincinnati.

Locke Lord LLP is pushing into Ohio with the opening of an office in Cincinnati as part of an expansion of its public finance practice in the Midwest.

Columbus, Ohio selected as national testing ground for smart transportation technology.

Ohio-based Mercy Health’s ailing collections process and the winding down of its affiliated insurance company – both of which have cut into operating profits -- drove Fitch Ratings to revise the system’s outlook to negative

Moody's Investors Service downgraded Mercy Health, Ohio's largest not-for-profit healthcare system, to A2 from A1

Smaller Ohio governments would enjoy easier bond market access at lower costs through a state bond bank, say supporters of legislation that is advancing in the state legislature.

Four port authorities and a wholesale electricity provider are warning that rules proposed by the Treasury Department and Internal Revenue Service earlier this year could hurt their standing as political subdivisions and their ability to issue bonds as well as complicate their governing structures.

East Cleveland, Ohio's pursuit of Chapter 9 bankruptcy shouldn't hurt the city's school district, Moody's Investors Service says.

Indianapolis-based Umbaugh has named veteran Ohio public finance professional Mark Miller as its director in that state.

East Cleveland, Ohio says it is insolvent and bankruptcy is its best option to preserve essential public services in the city of 18,000, which has no bond debt.

A lawyer facing Securities and Exchange Commission charges that he violated federal securities laws as part of a pay-to-play scheme to secure Ohio pension business is arguing the commission’s charges cannot apply to him and should be dismissed.

Ohio-based American Municipal Power Inc. will use a portion of the proceeds from its upcoming sale of $137.5 million in tax-exempt project revenue bonds to finance the purchase of an ownership interest in the Greenup Hydroelectric Facility.

Locke Lord LLP has hired tax specialist Todd Cooper to bolster its 25-member national public finance practice.

Columbus, Ohio is eyeing a July return to the market to begin borrowing to raise funds for its $866 million fiscal 2017 capital budget.

Ohio-based Kettering Health Network won an upgrade from Standard & Poor’s ahead of its upcoming $90 million sale.

Ohio is highlighting the strong, multi-layered backing of its highway bonds as it prepares to sell $231 million to pay for highway capital improvements.