Utah

DALLAS — Standard & Poor’s and Fitch Ratings downgraded the Utah Transit Authority’s debt as it prepares to issue $200 million of Build America Bonds.

DALLAS — Utah officials are facing questions about their role in a $13 million settlement with a losing bidder on the expansion of the Interstate 15 freeway in Salt Lake County, which will be funded with a record $1.25 billion bond issue next week.

DALLAS — Utah, one of the most fiscally fit states in the mountain West, expects to price the largest issue in its history next week — a $1.25 billion deal that will combine taxable Build America Bonds with tax-exempt debt.

DALLAS — Utah’s Intermountain Power Agency, a key supplier to California utilities, hopes to sell nearly $72 million of subordinated revenue bonds through a competitive deal on Wednesday.