Southwest

More than a year after emerging from bankruptcy, Gerald Champion Regional Medical Center has a negative outlook on its B-plus speculative-grade rating from Standard & Poor's.

The Texas Public Finance Authority plans to issue $45 million of general obligation refunding bonds bearing the state's triple-A rating on Dec. 4.

Moody's Investors Service downgraded Tulsa International Airport's revenue bonds to Baa1 from A3, citing five straight years of declining enplanements.

The Fort Smith, Ark., Board of Directors unanimously agreed to issue up to $150 million in industrial development revenue bonds for an expansion at Gerber Products Co.'s plant.

State and federal investigations of the Beaumont, Texas, Independent School District brought a Moody's Investors Service warnings of a possible downgrade on the district's $405 million of general obligation debt Tuesday.

A high-speed rail line along Colorado's Front Range could carry 13 million passengers a year and would likely cost $9.8 billion, according to a state estimate.

Weber County, Utah, will price $39.4 million of general obligation refunding bonds in a competitive sale Dec. 5.

Vice President Joe Biden used a visit to the Port of Houston to renew the Obama administration's proposal for a $50 billion infrastructure renewal program.

The debt portfolio of a Houston redevelopment authority will be restructured through a $33.5 million sale of tax-increment revenue bonds.

The nation's mayors are urging Congress to avoid "manufactured crises" like another federal government shutdown because cities are struggling more economically this year than last.