Southeast

North Carolina scheduled meetings in communities along Interstate 95 to discuss the I-95 Economic Assessment, and the next steps toward doing $4.4 billion in improvements including possible tolls.

St. Tammany Parish schools in Louisiana will see renovations and upgrades funded with proceeds from $135 million of bonds approved by voters last week.

U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood announced Friday that recent federal legislation will allow the FAA to prevent the closure of 149 federal contract air traffic control towers though fiscal 2013.

Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley announced that more than 250 new road and bridge projects will move forward thanks to a $25 million bond program for rural counties.

The Jefferson County, Ala., Commission is expected to approve another settlement with creditors over $105 million of defaulted 2001B variable-rate general obligation warrants.

Louisiana will refund $303 million of gasoline and fuels tax revenue bonds this week to avoid $110 million of swap fees on the variable-rate debt.

Gilt-edged Louisville, Ky., provides investors with an opportunity to buy high-quality bonds with combined refunding and new-money offerings of nearly $50 million on Tuesday and May 30.

Hilliard Lyons has added Grover "Butch" Canty as a public finance banker to further the firm's expansion in Western Kentucky.

Three National Football League teams in the Southeast recently ended hard-fought battles for public funds to build or improve their stadiums. Only two succeeded. The struggle was not unusual, experts say.

Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal urged lawmakers to reject a plan to balance the 2014 budget with spending cuts and curtailed tax credits.