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Moody's also upgraded other Florida locality bonds recently as a result of a revised cities and counties rating methodology.

Florida's Aaa credit is a factor in all the upgrades, the rating agency said.

MMA says some risky-sector issuers in the area hit hard by the hurricane may be pushed into technical or payment defaults.

Florida's catastrophe fund will weather the storm and shouldn't need reinforcements yet. Two Florida-related sales are still expected next week.

Ramirez & Co. continues growth plans with the addition of bankers in Texas, Florida and New York.

The commission also made changes to planned Louisiana State gas and fuel tax bonds of up to $1 billion

State income tax collections were off last year and some analysts are watching to see how planned tax cuts will affect the triple-A state's revenues.

They new hires will serve various functions in different regions of the country.

Moody's has raised the senior bonds to Aa1 from Aa2 and assigned a stable outlook to them.

"That's great news, and it reflects the outstanding work and commitment of our city council and my administration to keep Tampa on rock-solid financial footing," said Tampa Mayor Jane Castor.