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Ohio's Promedica Health is bringing $320 million of low double-A rated hospital bonds to market Thursday, a day after publishing a supplement to bond documents informing investors of a potential merger in the works.

Prices of top-quality municipal bonds finished steady on Wednesday, traders said, as bond dealings were very slow due to the Jewish high holy day of Yom Kippur. In the primary market, Morgan Stanley priced Mississippi’s $200 million of Series 2015E tax-exempt gaming tax revenue bonds.

The Greater Orlando Aviation Authority prices $215.15 million of bonds subject to the alternative minimum tax on Wednesday to support Orlando International Airport's $3 billion capital plan.

The Treasury Department auctioned $35 billion of five-year notes, with a 1 3/8% coupon, a 1.467% high yield, a price of 99.558026.

The Treasury Department Thursday auctioned $13 billion of one-year 10-month floating rate notes with a high discount margin of 0.120%, at a 0.077% spread, a price of 99.919479.

The Texas Attorney General’s Office will not decide on the local property tax exemptions of two P3 student housing projects at Texas A&M.

New Jersey’s Local Finance Board has approved Atlantic City’s 2015 budget plan to plug its $101 million current-year shortfall.

Stifel has used a series of `transformational acquisitions’ since 2000 to become a national player in full-service wealth management and investment banking.

The Federal Highway Administration filed a motion Tuesday dropping its appeal of an adverse lower court ruling that the government illegally approved the controversial $1.5 billion Illiana toll road project.

Prices of top-quality municipal bonds were steady at mid-session, traders said, as bond dealings were very slow due to the Jewish high holy day of Yom Kippur.

Mayer Brown attorney Tyrone Fahner, head of an influential Chicago business group's civic arm, had strong words for the state's three most powerful politicians this week at a high-profile annual luncheon.

Wasmer, Schroeder & Co. will be opening an office in New York City next month, the firm announced on Wednesday. Matthew J. Kuss has been named as a Managing Director on the firm’s relationship management team and he will work out of the new office starting in October.

Former Philadelphia Deputy Treasurer James Lanham has joined PNC Capital Markets' public finance group.

Municipal bond traders will be awaiting more new issues to be priced on Wednesday only a day after more than $2 billion of new supply came to market.

Sep. 23, 2015 Midwest: Plain/Insured GO Yield Curve* State Ratings One-Year Five-Year 10-Year 30-Year Illinois A3/A+/A+ 0.98 3.19 4.15 5.08 Indiana Aaa/AAA/AA+ 0.23 1.45 2.27 3.25 Iowa Aaa/AAA/AAA 0.23 1.46 2.27 3.25 Michigan Aa2/AA/AA 0.29 1.54 2.4 3.4 Minnesota Aa1/AA+/AA+ 0.24 1.44 2.21 3.17 Missouri Aaa/AAA/AAA 0.23 1.4 2.18 3.16 Nebraska NR/AAA/NR 0.23 1.47 2.32 3.33 North Dakota Aa1/AA+/NR 0.26 1.52 2.35 3.33 Ohio Aa1/AA+/AA+ 0.25 1.49 2.33 3.33 South Dakota NR/AA+/AA+ 0.27 1.51 2.35 3.35 Wisconsin Aa2/AA/AA 0.27 1.52 2.33 3.28

9/22/2015 9/15/2015 State # Iss Amount ($000) # Iss Amount ($000) Chg in Amt ($000s) Illinois 13 $261,900 11 $648,177 -$386,277 Indiana 5 36,035 4 23,000 13,035 Iowa 6 25,470 6 29,760 ?4,290 Michigan 12 651,710 6 60,645 591,065 Minnesota 22 210,770 15 120,505 90,265 Missouri 2 59,710 4 117,745 ?58,035 Nebraska 0 0 0 0 0 North Dakota 0 0 0 0 0 Ohio 12 246,185 11 546,450 ?300,265 South Dakota 1 14,140 0 0 14,140 Wisconsin 13 172,650 25 303,175 ?130,525

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