Miami-Dade County

Hosting a World Cup game brings a variety of economic benefits to cities and counties, from increased spending by fans and tourists from around the world to burnishing a region's reputation.

As summer beckons, it's time for a reporters' roundtable with some of the Bond Buyer's senior staff. Yvette Shields, Karen Pierog, Keeley Webster and Thomas Nocera talk with Chip Barnett about what's hot in their regions and what municipal bond market participants should expect to see in the months ahead. (25 minutes)

John Boyd, principal at The Boyd Company, chats with Chip Barnett about how the COVID-19 pandemic and hybrid work has altered the way companies look at cities and states when they think about locations for their headquarters. (20 minutes)

Nora Wittstruck, senior director and environmental social and governance sector lead at S&P Global Ratings, talks with Chip Barnett about climate change, sea level rise and how municipalities’ mitigation efforts affect South Florida and other parts of the U.S. (19 minutes)

A report from CreditSights says risks will increase for coastal issuers of municipal bonds with increased flooding at high tides and during storms.

Overall volume in the Southeast rose 1.8% last year even as taxable issuance plunged and refunding deals shriveled up.

A $10.85 million private placement of special assessment revenue bonds for the Ojus Sanitary Sewer Special Benefit Area will foster economic development.

The complex financing was the largest port transaction to come to market in the country since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, and the high demand for the bonds highlighted investor confidence in the seaport sector.

S&P said the AA-minus rating on the city’s limited ad valorem and non-ad valorem bonds was supported by Miami's strong economic recovery.

The county said the increase in shipping volume at the port didn’t cause any congestion for boats or delays in product shipments.

Daily bid-wanteds totals per Bloomberg have fallen to an average par value below $450 million from $640 million per day during the first quarter and $549 million in the second.

Municipal bonds ended the week unchanged for the sixth consecutive trading session as inflows surged as more than $7 billion is headed to market next week.

As New York City launched the first of its two-day retail order period on $1.039 billion of GO bonds, the market was uneventful ahead of $9.76 billion in the primary market this week

The short end of the muni market saw trading of larger blocks at or below benchmarks but yield curves were little changed on a summer Friday.

The $1.4 billion seaport revenue refunding bond deal Wells Fargo will price next week will be the largest port transaction since the COVID-19 pandemic began.

To ensure continued economic growth, the state has seen a need to diversify into alternative water sources to meet projected needs as well as respond to drought and protect the environment.

Florida Funders investment in eMerge Americas is aimed at helping Miami’s tech and entrepreneurial hub grow across the state. Miami Mayor Francis Suarez joined its board.

David Whitaker has been appointed president and chief executive officer of destination marketing for the Greater Miami Convention & Visitors Bureau

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and Miami-Dade are working on plans to protect against rising seas and violent storms, but will it be enough?

South Florida commuters stuck in traffic may see some relief ahead as Miami-Dade County steps up investment in its transportation infrastructure.