Southeast

Travelers to the Mountain State gave West Virginia a $7 billion boost in 2022, with spending up 17% from pre-pandemic levels, which outpaced the 1% national recovery rate for the tourism industry.

State lawmakers cleared an $83.8 billion spending plan for fiscal year 2024 after a long dispute along party lines over spending provisions and tax cuts.

Sunday is the mid-point of the 2023 Atlantic hurricane season. AccuWeather expects at least one or two more tropical storms or hurricanes to hit hit the U.S.

Airports are returning to the municipal bond market to build and renovate runways, concourses and terminals as passenger traffic rebounds.

The North Alabama operator priced $190 million of revenue bonds Aug. 29 to support among other things the purchase of an orthopedic physicians' practice.

Sports wagering is forecast to increase the state's revenue by about $23 million a year when it's fully implemented. Retail locations open this week and mobile applications go online at the end of the month.

Investor-owned Georgia Power will recover from ratepayers capital costs for the over-budget construction of two new nuclear reactors, if a state board approves.

While Idalia caused major damage to some municipalities, it had less of an impact than feared since it hit less densely populated areas than Hurricane Ian did last year.

The firm Kestrel verified the green bond component of the deal, which priced Aug. 16.

While muni buyers will see a meager slate of new issues this week, Jacksonville, Florida, heads to market with a sale of over $290 million of revenue and refunding bonds.