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Service sector companies saw strong growth in May, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond.

Manufacturing growth in the central Atlantic region was “robust” in May, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond.

The Philadelphia region's services sector improved in May, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia.

The IRS is focusing on $435.2 million of Series 2014A senior lien revenue refunding bonds and $75.87 million of Series 2014C second lien revenue refunding bonds.

Municipal bond buyers are getting what they need this week — more supply.

Rising short-term rates and a lower corporate tax rate have already pushed some municipal issuers out of bank loans and back into the traditional muni space, analysts said.

Bell, a public finance investment banker, founded the Charles A. Bell Securities Corp.

Coming off the primary market's most robust week of issuance this year, investors will see more than $6 billion hit the calendars this week – with almost a third of that issuance coming from one well-known California issuer.

Action in the municipal bond market got underway on Monday as two big deals hit the screens in early activity.

In the first tranche of its $800 million sale, West Virginia says residents will get an opportunity to invest in the state.