Northeast

In the wake of Detroit’s chapter 9 filing, distressed municipalities need to consider a more long-term view, municipal analysts said Monday at The Bond Buyer’s Mid-Atlantic Municipal Market Conference.

R. Seelaus and Co., Inc. announced on Monday that it has been certified as a Women Business Enterprise by the State of New Jersey.

After decades of financial struggles, Camden, N.J., is on the upswing under new revitalization efforts, said Camden County Freeholder Jeffrey Nash.

Pennsylvania’s budget dispute is nearing its third month, with Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf and Republican lawmakers still at odds.

Some documents related to the 38 Studios lawsuit may remained sealed, a Rhode Island judge ruled.

Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone is proposing a $2.97 billion 2016 budget that stays with New York State’s 2% property tax cap.

New Jersey’s Stockton University has reached an agreement to sell the former Showboat Casino Hotel in Atlantic City for $22 million to Philadelphia-based developer Tower Investments.

A campus town center at The College of New Jersey is the newest project to materialize from a public-private partnership program that faces an uncertain future after a five-year run.

The Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) has tapped Jeffrey D. Knueppel as the agency’s new general manager replacing the retiring Joseph Casey.

Fitch Ratings upgraded New York’s Erie County to A-plus from A on Sept. 16 citing improved budgeting practices.