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John Boyd, principal at The Boyd Company, chats with Chip Barnett about how the COVID-19 pandemic and hybrid work has altered the way companies look at cities and states when they think about locations for their headquarters. (20 minutes)
May 24 -
Ten states, includeing five in the Southeast, pre-pandemic employment levels in January, according to Fitch Ratings. In an update, the U.S. Labor Department reported Florida’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate fell to 3.3% in February.
March 25 -
Graceland drew on reserves to cover the Jan. 1 payment on two bond series and three other series were unable to make their interest payments.
February 16 -
S&P raised the Metropolitan Nashville Airport Authority, Tennessee's senior-lien airport revenue bonds issued for the Nashville International Airport to A-plus.
January 27 -
“Our state’s strong economic recovery has accelerated back to pre-pandemic levels for unemployment and GDP,” said Gov. Bill Lee.
December 17 -
The rating upgrade reflects “sustained reduction in its long-term liability burden and Fitch's expectations of a stable burden going forward."
November 5 -
A large increase in new money bond issuance pushed the 11-state region to a big year-over-year volume gain.
August 25 -
On a year-over-year basis, state tax revenues were up $321.1 million while the overall growth rate was 20.9%.
July 19 -
According to disclosure notices, payments on two series of bonds issued in 2017 weren’t made on July 1 because of insufficient funds.
July 14 -
The short end of the yield curve faced pressure from a cheaper UST five-year. As the flattening trend in UST takes hold, demand for duration will also spill over into the tax-exempt space, with long-dated munis continuing to outperform, analysts say.
June 18