Southeast

Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport’s revenue bonds received a one-notch upgrade to AA-minus by Fitch Ratings, which cited a 20-year lease agreement with Delta Air Lines as a major factor behind its action.

Virginia will receive $1.65 billion from private partner that will finance and operate toll express lanes on I-66.

A lawsuit that threatens to invalidate the sole security for bonds issued by the Chilton County Health Care Authority in Alabama prompted Fitch Ratings to place debt’s AA-minus rating on watch negative.

The developers of the All Aboard Florida intercity passenger train project unveiled a new financing strategy in court documents saying that it is designed to moot two pending federal lawsuits nearing conclusion in Washington, D.C.

Competition for tertiary care and declining admissions at Opelousas General Health System in Louisiana led S&P Global Ratings to lower the hospital’s bonds below investment grade.

Indian River and Martin counties filed motions for summary judgments requesting a federal judge block the $1.75 billion private activity bond allocation for All Aboard Florida’s Brightline passenger train project.

A federal court judge has approved Miami's $1 million settlement with the Securities and Exchange Commission over charges the city acted fraudulently in taking steps to hide its deteriorating financial condition from bondholders.

The tax supporting a $38 million bond deal for a rural Alabama hospital faces a legal challenge, though supporters say a state constitutional amendment on the Nov. 8 ballot should cure the problem for Chilton County and other localities, including Jefferson County.

The next presidential administration needs to play a larger role in collaborating with local governments for infrastructure programs, a panel of state and local officials said this week.

Triple-A rated Georgia reported $136.4 million of present value savings on an $890 million general obligation refunding, helped by improved negative arbitrage conditions.