Southeast

Fitch also affirmed the A rating on $800.3 million of senior lien seaport revenue bonds Miami-Dade County issued on behalf of its seaport department.

The North Carolina Medical Care Commission got the green light to issue $105.1 million of tax-exempt revenue bonds to fund a five-story building that will house 71 independent living apartments.

After four hurricanes and 11 insurer insolvencies, a $458 million deal for the Louisiana Insurance Guaranty Association supplies capital to pay claims.

The market has seen outflows for 13 straight weeks, per Refinitiv Lipper, but Nuveen strategists Anders S. Persson and John V. Miller said "selling is due primarily to investors harvesting tax losses."

The county plans to expand the existing Metromover to create a transit corridor that will connect the cities of Miami and Miami Beach without riders having to transfer.

"No bonding will be needed to pay for Ian-insured losses," says Ben Watkins, director of Florida's Division of Bond Finance.

The $74 million of federal funds will support the efforts of a state agency that has long grappled with the decaying infrastructure of the coal business.

Watkins has served in a variety of leadership roles on muni associations and is described by colleagues as a tireless advocate for the municipal bond issuing community.

South Carolina-based Jasper Pellets borrowed $12.5 million in private activity bonds in 2018. A deal to settle the firm's Chapter 11 bankruptcy pays the debt.

At 2.5%, Florida's September unemployment rate is the second lowest in the state's history and the lowest since October 2006.