Southwest

Historic redevelopment projects that were on life-support are moving forward after historic tax credits were retained in a rewrite of the federal tax code.

$44 million bond issue now includes Jefferson Gymatorium addition

The municipal bond market on Monday is eyeing this week's small holiday calendar of new issues, which is dominated by taxable deals.

While state lawmakers have approved limited use, notably for the city's housing authority, city officials want to use the method across the board.

After years tight budgets that followed tax cuts and revenue shortfalls, Oklahoma teachers and government employees are threatening to walk off the job.

The municipal bond market is facing two big challenges this week -- smaller-than-average supply and a monetary policy meeting of the Federal Reserve.

Supply plunges for the upcoming week, with Ipreo estimating volume at only at $2.9 billion, down from this week’s revised total of $5.0 billion, according to updated data from Thomson Reuters.

A spate of deals priced, as investors put more money into long-term municipal bond funds.

More supply hit the municipal bond market on Thursday as JPMorgan Securities won a sale from a rarely seen New York issuer and Morgan Stanley priced a big Florida deal.

Export industries may suffer, and Increases in steel and aluminum prices would hinder infrastructure projects.