Utah

A big drop-off in Texas and a decline in refundings took a bite out of the municipal bond business in the Southwest.

Utah will competitively price $150 million of GO bonds with across the board triple-A ratings.

Utah lawmakers are expected to approve $1 billion of new road bonds before session expires Thursday.

Salt Lake City International Airport is preparing to issue $900 million of debt with the debt-free airport's first bond deal since 2004.

Making a big leap west, Missouri-based Gilmore & Bell PC snared an eight-lawyer public finance team from Ballard Spahr LLP’s Salt Lake City office.

The University of Utah won a Standard & Poor’s upgrade to AA-plus en route to the bond market with $76 million of bonds.

The success of a $4.6 million social impact bond in Utah shows that the relatively new form of financing solutions to social problems can work, according to Goldman Sachs and other stakeholders.

Utah Gov. Gary Herbert has become chair of the National Governors Association for 2015-2016 and has unveiled an initiative to highlight governors' innovative solutions to crucial programs.