Southeast

The deal arrives with a boost from Fitch Ratings, which revised its outlook on the enterprise to positive from stable.

Crumbaker has experience representing bondholders and corporate trust companies in cases related to distressed or defaulted high-yield tax-exempt bonds.

The court says Florida didn't prove that its ecosystem suffered any harm from Georgia's alleged actions.

Recent one-time funds from the American Rescue Plan Act and higher-than-projected revenues for many states are in many cases being put into infrastructure.

Growth pressures in Miami and in Southern Florida create an opportunity for municipal bonds, if they can be sold to tax- skeptical locals.

Fitch said the downgrade reflects “persistent pressures on the travel and tourism sector" because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Gov. Ralph Northam and U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg announced the agreements with Amtrak, CSX and Virginia Railway Express.

The federal Tennessee Valley Authority has been pushed to offer better terms to local utilities in the Southeast to keep them in its fold.

Virginia was ranked 23rd in the nation for its seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in January as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to impact the economy.

Boosters say completion of the 22-mile trail corridor is expected to deliver a total economic impact of $10 billion.