Northeast

Health care giant University of Pittsburgh Medical Center plans to spend $235 million in the Harrisburg, York and Lancaster areas in 2018. Much of it would go toward a new hospital in York, with some also spent at three other midstate hospitals.

New Jersey lawmakers are seeking to borrow hundreds of millions of dollars to upgrade vocational-technical schools to meet a statewide shortage of middle-skilled workers.

New York City’s economy grew 3.3% in the second quarter – more than double the 1.5% growth rate seen in the same period last year, according to an analysis released on Wednesday by City Comptroller Scott Stringer.

New Jersey’s plan to transfer lottery revenues toward pension funding fails to tackle the state's
immediate liability woes, according to Moody’s Investors Service.

Suzanne Shank, co-founder of Siebert Cisneros Shank & Co., was honored at the Black Girls Rock! 2017 award show, the BET television network’s annual celebration of top African-American women in the fields of finance, entertainment and politics.

Moody’s projects more utility privatizations as local issuers look to cope with financial distress and sidestep maintenance and compliance costs.

New Jersey is on track for revenue growth in 2018 after a strong start to the new fiscal year with July tax collections, according to State Treasurer Ford M. Scudder.

A significant bond issue is on the town's special election ballot on Tuesday, Sept. 19.

New Jersey’s Essex County neared the top of the bond rating charts 15 years after sitting in triple-B territory.

Federal Judge Juan Sánchez acknowledged the complexity of the case.