Southeast

Bond attorney Albert del Castillo has returned to the Miami office of Greenberg Traurig, where he began working in municipal finance.

Florida's new statewide PACE program has inked a deal for $500 million in funding through California-based Samas Capital LLC.

Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell's controversial transportation plan passed the House of Delegates Tuesday, but failed to get out of the Senate despite both chambers agreeing to ban tolling on Interstate 95 in the southern part of the state.

Some South Carolina legislators are looking for new ways to raise funds for transportation, and are looking at a novel plan backed by Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell.

Triple-A rated North Carolina saved $45.3 million in debt service costs on its $319.26 million general obligation refunding last week.

Moody's Investors Service downgraded Gulfport, Miss.'s underlying general obligation debt rating to A1 from Aa3 citing imbalanced financial operations.

The Kentucky Office of Financial Management is seeking qualified firms interested in becoming members of the state's finance team for various state agencies.

Standard & Poor's raised its long-term revenue bond rating on Florida's Seacoast Utility Authority to AA-minus from A-plus.

Florida has officially given the final approval for the $2.1 billion I-4 Ultimate Project in central Florida to move forward as the state’s largest public-private partnership.

Kentucky prices $153.5 million of taxable notes Thursday to finance health care benefits owed to the Teachers' Retirement System.