Southeast

The Atlanta City Council last week agreed to pay a $136,000 settlement to the city's former chief financial officer, Joya De Foor.

A real estate developer in St. Petersburg, Fla., will present his idea for building the Tampa Bay Rays a new stadium to the City Council.

Voters in Alabama will be asked in a statewide referendum Tuesday to allow state budget transfers to shore up a $185 million deficit.

Standard & Poor's dropped its rating two notches to B-plus from BB on revenue bonds issued for the Oconee Regional Medical Center in Georgia.

Three groups have filed complaints stating that federal approval for the $2.6 billion Ohio River Bridges Project should be thrown out because laws were violated.

The Fort Lauderdale, Fla., City Commission Wednesday approved issuing $340 million of taxable pension obligation bonds to pay 75% of the city's unfunded liability.

Charlotte Douglas International Airport plans to start laying the groundwork toward building a fifth runway at a cost of $160 million.

Trustees of Lafayette Parish School Board, La. will consider a spending plan for the proceeds from a $30 million general obligation bond issue.

Standard & Poor's assigned a negative outlook to bonds issued for Big Rivers Electric Corp. because the Kentucky utility is losing a big customer.

Atlanta is seeking a finance team to restructure a swap with UBS AG and to issue refunding bonds for its Department of Watershed Management.