Clark County’s population has topped two million, the county’s demographer announced this week.Jon Wardlaw said his official population estimate is 1,996,542 as of July 1, but added that population growth since then has pushed the number past two million. The county, which includes Las Vegas, passed the one million mark as recently as 1994. Its rapid growth has created massive infrastructure demands that have been reflected in the municipal bond market. In 2006, Clark County was the nation’s 11th largest bond issuer by volume, according to Thomson Financial.
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"Folloing recent yield moves, a generic muni index is now down 1% on the month with no real sub-sector showing much deviation from that result," said Kim Olsan, senior vice president of trading at FHN Financial.
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The law firm revealed 2024 promotions.
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As the nation's fourth largest city faces a growing structural budget deficit, it is also expecting to issue more than $3 billion of debt for its airport, water and sewer system, convention center, as well as to fund a settlement with firefighters and for cash-flow purposes.
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The extension of the current solar net metering system could lower revenue for the utility.
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The finance team is "marketing slices of risk" to raise money to refinance its debt, investors said.
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John Fleming is pushing back against a proposal in the state Legislature to change the way the state Bond Commission oversees the issuance of debt by cities, counties and local governments and entities.
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