Southeast

Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell has released a draft report showing 10 candidate and 10 conceptual transportation projects that could move forward as public-private partnerships in the commonwealth.

Virginia is continuing its push to be the leading public-private partnership state, opening a bustling travel corridor to private sector involvement a day after a major infrastructure firm announced it has moved its U.S. headquarters to the commonwealth.

Louisiana Treasurer John Kennedy wants more scrutiny of a stalled refunding of $638 million of tobacco settlement revenue bonds.

Settlements with most of the creditors holding Jefferson County, Ala.'s $3.1 billion of defaulted sewer debt should help pave the way for a smooth Chapter 9 exit.

Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal vetoed a bill authorizing $92 million of revenue bonds for a New Orleans riverfront development.

The American Road and Transportation Builders Alliance will focus on a potentially trend-setting challenge to a prominent Virginia public-private partnership at the group's annual conference July 24-26.

Louisiana Tobacco Settlement Financing Corp. will go ahead with this week's refunding of $638 million of tobacco settlement revenue bonds despite market conditions.

Raleigh, N.C., on Monday selected transportation projects that will be funded in anticipation of voters approving a $75 million bond referendum in October.

Australian infrastructure giant Transurban will concede the 8.8-mile Pocahontas Parkway toll road in southeast Virginia back to its lenders because the road failed to live up to its revenue projections.

Jacksonville, Fla., and the NFL's Jaguars will fund $63 million in mostly bond-financed stadium improvements, including two of the largest-ever video scoreboards.