Oregon

Employment in Oregon's film industry has grown 75% in five years, Gov. Kate Brown said as supporters say the industry brings economic benefits despite significant tax concessions.

Oregon will sell $54.3 million of general obligation bonds for veterans’ housing in a negotiated deal next week.

Fitch Ratings has affirmed Oregon's general obligation bond rating at AA-plus.

Portland, Ore., will need more than $2 billion over the next decade to bring its streets into good shape after years of neglect.

The city of Lebanon, Ore. is preparing to issue more than $14 million of refunding debt.

The Oregon Facilities Authority is preparing to sell a cross-border deal when it issues $71.1 million of bonds for Providence Health & Services in Washington.

The Tri-county Metropolitan Transportation District of Oregon will sell $133.6 million of triple-A rated payroll tax bonds Sept. 9.

While growth rates and the trajectory of the economy have improved considerably, Oregon is not yet fully healed from the recession and may suffer from the retirement of older workers, the state's economic forecast showed.

Officials at Portland, Ore.'s Metro want to complete the bond financing of a long-delayed hotel adjacent to its convention center after a recent major courtroom victory.

Far West issuers sold $48.3 billion of municipal bonds in the first half of 2015, a 70% increase from the first six months of 2014 that was driven by refundings.

Portland, Ore., will execute its largest refunding in city history when it issues some $400 million of sewer system refunding bonds Aug. 18.

Oregon motorists seem eager to sign up for the state's new miles-traveled road fee system but Connecticut lawmakers are not interested.

Although drought conditions in Oregon are bad for credit overall, and especially in agricultural communities, official drought declarations by Gov. Kate Brown are a positive development, Moody’s Investors Service said Friday.

Oregon Health and Science University will sell $100 Million of federally-taxable debt next week.

A bill that would allow an Oregon authority to issue bonds for projects in other states is headed for the governor's desk after passing through the state Senate this week.

The Oregon Senate is considering legislation that would allow the Oregon Facilities Authority to issue bonds for projects reaching beyond the Beaver State's borders.

Oregon will be able to manage the immediate impact of the Oregon State Supreme Court’s restoration of the cost-of-living adjustment, Fitch Ratings said in a May 6 report.

An Oregon Supreme Court decision striking down cost-of-living reductions is credit negative for both the state and its municipalities, according to a Moody’s Investors Service report.

An Oregon State Supreme Court ruling has overturned a significant element of pension reform, Standard & Poor’s said.

Oregon selects the vendors that will collect the vehicle data needed for the nation’s first pay-per-mile road usage program.