Tennessee

Gov. Bill Lee announced plans that would allow the use of public-private-partnerships for transportation infrastructure redevelopment in December.

Entering into long-term leases for toll lanes in urban areas would free up transportation dollars for rural areas, said Gov. Bill Lee.

Knotts has almost 15 years of experience in state government and will advise clients in public finance and on economic development matters across Tennessee.

City and state will issue municipal bonds for the domed stadium while lowering taxpayer liabilities.

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)

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.

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.

S&P raised the Metropolitan Nashville Airport Authority, Tennessee's senior-lien airport revenue bonds issued for the Nashville International Airport to A-plus.

“Our state’s strong economic recovery has accelerated back to pre-pandemic levels for unemployment and GDP,” said Gov. Bill Lee.

The rating upgrade reflects “sustained reduction in its long-term liability burden and Fitch's expectations of a stable burden going forward."