Southeast

Merrett Stierheim, a former south Florida public administrator, will determine if Opa-locka is solvent for the state-appointed panel overseeing the city’s finances.

HJ Sims has named Jonathan Jarow as managing director and senior vice president in its office in Boca Raton, Florida.

Municipal bonds issued for Tennessee-based Global Ministries Foundation housing projects were placed on S&P Global Ratings' CreditWatch and could face rating downgrades because of uncertainty related to a federal investigation.

Petersburg, Va., and Opa-locka, Fla., turned to their respective states for help resolving serious financial problems and both are getting professional help, although no state funding.

A CDC warning advising pregnant women against traveling to a south Florida neighborhood because of Zika is a negative credit factor for both Miami and Miami-Dade County, said Moody's Investors Service.

Virginia transportation officials plan to select a private partner by fall for the $2 billion I-66 toll lane project.

Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tenn.’s bond outlook is positive and could lead to a rating upgrade because of its financial separation from Vanderbilt Medical Center, S&P Global Ratings said.

Butler Snow LLP has hired attorneys Steve Edds and Sue Hicks Fairbank to work in the firm’s public finance office in Richland, Mississippi.

Jacksonville, Florida, is asking voters for a half-cent sales tax to help pay down nearly $3 billion in pension liabilities, but a recent lawsuit threatens to derail the referendum.

Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley has called lawmakers back to Montgomery Aug. 15 to consider allowing voters to decide on implementing a state lottery to pay for essential government services.