Southeast

City Council President Jean-Paul Morrell said Mayor LaToya Cantrell had engaged in a "breathtaking abdication" of her job.

Moody's cited narrowing financial flexibility and declining debt service.

The deal offers a better recovery than earlier deals but no principal payment for 12 years.

Moody's cited prospects for reduced operating deficits, generally stable enrollment and strong philanthropic support.

The project was the Georgia's first revenue-risk P3 and lays the groundwork for future express lane P3s.

The Virginia Port Authority wanted to secure the future of a key container shipping facilty. The result is the Bond Buyer's Southeast Deal of the Year.

The massive I-285 East express lanes project in metro Atlanta will be procured in two phases.

Ten winners across five regions and five additional categories will be celebrated Dec. 2 in New York City, where one will be crowned the overall Deal of the Year.

The Florida county is in the midst of executing a $9 billion capital improvement plan.

The city said it needed the money to be able to make payroll in November and December.