News and Information from Bond Buyer

Along with Altman and Wiggins, 12 other honorees from the public and private sectors were chosen by the Northeast Women in Public Finance as Trailblazing Women in Public Finance. 

The county achieved its many goals through long-running discipline, planning, and intelligent risk taking.

The Commission credits its work this year partially to the willingness of market participants to self report and cooperate with investigations.

The use of extendable commercial paper, a first by an airport, provided DFW interim financing for its capital program without the need for bank liquidity.

The top 10 issuers of housing deals accounted for more than a third of total housing issuance.

As the transit agencies across the country continue to explore innovative ways of bringing in revenue and avoiding the fiscal cliff, we will examine:

While the sector is seeing better days, it is still facing a lot of pressures

As some large national firms retrench and regional/national firms grow by adding new business lines

As the array of technological solutions available to the muni industry widens

We will sit down with a group of issuers from various sectors and government levels and discuss:

We will examine AI-related regulations and developments in the evolving muni market.

Alternative project delivery models such as progressive design-build is an alternative to traditional design-bid-build contracting.

As the cost is the main reason why people move away from California

There is a continued need for more open lines of communication between issuers and investors

This survey of public finance professionals will provide a peer-based perspective on how key players in the industry

As businesses are scaling back on their commercial real estate leases

Our public finance experts will sit down for a discussion of the current state of the muni industry, including:

Issuers rely heavily on their financing team to help them achieve the lowest cost of borrowing.