Oregon

Most of the proceeds will refinance direct placement debt with bonds sold in the public markets.

Muni vet Dana Villanova has joined Kestrel Verifiers as director of business development.

Issuers in the nine-state Far West region sold $34.6 billion of municipal bonds in 2019's first six months.

New restrooms and a more visible entrance are under construction at Dorris Ranch, a popular Springfield park.

Minority Republicans had gummed up progress by forcing the House clerk to read every line of every bill, before two members broke ranks.

The Portland Diamond Project will get up to six more months to study a Northwest Portland marine cargo terminal as a potential baseball stadium site before it has to commit.

The agreement represents the culmination of decades-long negotiations between Idaho, Oregon, and Idaho Power.

Oregon Gov. Kate Brown takes aim at school pension liabilities.

The number of states aiding school districts with pension costs is expected to grow as pension burdens escalate.

The region's 2018 new money bond sales were up 2% year-over-year, but refundings fell 57%.