Midwest

When Zumbrota-Mazeppa voters go to the polls May 14 to cast their ballots on a $49.95 million construction bond referendum, they won't be voting on anything fancy.

As the company moves to exit Chapter 11, it wants Ohio and Pennsylvania to force ratepayers to subsidize its unprofitable nuclear power plants.

The state Senate approved the proposed constitutional amendment on a party-line vote.

Kyle Javes will fill a new post at Piper Jaffray as the firm seeks to expand in specialty sectors.

The veteran-majority owned firm has hired its first banker — Chicago-based Frank Paul.

The debt service reserves for the Better Housing Foundation deals were drained to make the last bond payment.

The one-time cash infusion would go toward the unfunded liability of the Teachers' Retirement Fund ‘96 — the defined benefit plan for teachers hired after June 30, 1995.

The next five weeks will determine the fate of first-year governor J.B. Pritzker's proposals for the fiscally troubled state.

The city and county agreed to extend a hotel/motel tax to support bonds for a $175 million expansion.

Gary Community School Corp. in Indiana wants to test its access to the bond market with a $5 million bond refunding.