Ohio

The county close a private partner as it seeks to establish microgrid districts with the goal of promoting economic development and achieving climate change goals.

Because I-75 is a key freight corridor from Florida to Canada, impacts from traffic congestion affect commercial and commuter traffic up and down the East Coast.

S&P said the ProMedica's divestiture helps address operating losses but it's a longer road ahead to return to investment grade.

The market has seen outflows for 13 straight weeks, per Refinitiv Lipper, but Nuveen strategists Anders S. Persson and John V. Miller said "selling is due primarily to investors harvesting tax losses."

JobsOhio liquor profit, state revolving fund and GARVEE bonds scheduled to hit the market over the next two weeks.

Kathleen Clark joined FHN in October to establish a banking presence in Columbus

Cleveland-based public finance banker Tim Reidy joined Raymond James as a managing director.

Ohio's growing economic diversity helped draw a positive outlook from Moody's, a month after a Fitch Ratings upgrade.

Seven states formed the Midwestern Hydrogen Coalition to collaborate on promoting hydrogen-based energy production, use and distribution.

The healthcare chain won breathing room as its letter of credit provider waived a rating covenant and removed an event of default provision for junk downgrades.

The upgrade "reflects material strengthening of the state's financial resilience and budget management, particularly over the past two biennia," the rating agency said.

Baker Tilly will fold specialty consulting firm Management Partners into its public sector practice next month.

COVID-19 worsened the fiscal picture for the senior care, insurance, and hospital operator, but it faced rating pressure before the pandemic.

The county wants to enter into a public-private partnership to finance, build and operate a public utility and multiple microgrids that will sell power to advanced manufacturers who require hyper-reliable energy.

Cleveland drew a Moody's upgrade as it was prepping an annual GO sale.

Illinois closed the books June 30 on a "record-breaking" year for general fund revenues.

Moody's downgraded the university and its housing and parking borrowing arm ahead of a bond sale to support the school's goal of increasing on-campus housing.

The Cleveland-based university's 100-year taxable bond landed at a 5.4% interest rate.

The state's two-year capital budget includes incentives for Intel's $20 billion chip production plants and spending on local and state construction projects.

ProMedica's senior living division has suffered deep pandemic-related fiscal wounds while its hospitals' recovery was set back by the Omicron variant.