Southeast

Growth pressures in Miami and in Southern Florida create an opportunity for municipal bonds, if they can be sold to tax- skeptical locals.

Fitch said the downgrade reflects “persistent pressures on the travel and tourism sector" because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Gov. Ralph Northam and U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg announced the agreements with Amtrak, CSX and Virginia Railway Express.

The federal Tennessee Valley Authority has been pushed to offer better terms to local utilities in the Southeast to keep them in its fold.

Virginia was ranked 23rd in the nation for its seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in January as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to impact the economy.

Boosters say completion of the 22-mile trail corridor is expected to deliver a total economic impact of $10 billion.

Louisiana and NASA are looking at creating a “Space Campus” in New Orleans out of an existing NASA assembly facility to drive economic development.

The budget, a continuation from the previous fiscal year, was called too austere by some critics.

A state appeals court ruled that the Palm Beach County School District violated state law by excluding charter schools from a voter-approved tax levy.

The office designs and implements a plan that coordinates statewide resilience and disaster recovery efforts.