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Fitch Ratings has upgraded the ratings on debt issued for the Sky Lakes Medical Center in Oregon to A-minus from BBB-plus.

Standard & Poor's Ratings Services said it raised its long-term rating on the Cape Fear Public Utility Authority, N.C.'s water and sewer revenue bonds to AA-plus from AA.

Gov. Tom Corbett announced a $66 million investment in 19 water and wastewater projects across 16 Pennsylvania counties through Pennvest.

Moody's Investors Service has downgraded the rating on Antioch Unified School District based on its weakened financial position.

The Chicago Infrastructure Trust is launching a new initiative that could lead to private financing for the installation of combined heat and power systems in some public buildings.

A new train station in downtown Dallas may be the northern terminal of a 240-mile privately financed high-speed rail line to Houston.

The trial on Detroit's debt-adjustment plan adjourned after court-appointed finance expert Martha Kopacz testified that its plan to exit Chapter 9 bankruptcy is feasible.

Standard & Poor's Ratings Services said it has revised the outlook on all of Hawaii's debt to stable.

Connecticut will become the latest state to issue green bonds, state Treasurer Denise Nappier announced Wednesday.

South Florida's Broward County School District wants voters to OK $800 million in GO bonds on Nov. 4, which leads a slate of referendums on ballots across the Southeast.

Corporate tax reform is likely to be a priority for Congress and the Obama administration no matter which party has control of the Senate after the midterm elections, said tax experts and congressional observers who, nevertheless, differ on how this might impact municipal bonds.

The municipal market's rising yields have starting impacting the pricing of lower-rated deals coming to market, traders said.

U.S. state housing finance agency (HFA) delinquency rates continued their improvement relative to their respective states in the second quarter of 2014, a report by Standard & Poor's says.

Containment of the Ebola virus in the U.S. could minimize financial impact on U.S. healthcare providers, but continued spread would raise a large number of unknowns, Standard & Poor's reports.

Christine Cumming, first vice president and chief operating officer of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, Wednesday announced her intention to retire from the Bank in June 2015.

The Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board announced on Wednesday that it will be offering a free six-week video series to educate municipal securities investors about fundamental disclosure documents.

Puerto Rico's planned bond sale from the Puerto Rico Infrastructure Finance Authority may lead to or prevent a default, depending on which analyst you believe.

Wednesday promises to be another busy day in the primary, with the largest deal of the week, the $1 billion San Joaquin Hills Transportation Corridor Agency, scheduled for pricing.

Harrisburg, Pa., will start the clock again for yet another city treasurer after Timothy East resigned following revelations of his personal bankruptcy. He had been named to the position in September after predecessor John Campbell was charged with theft from two nonprofit groups.

Moody's Investors Service said it has upgraded the ratings on 17 series of revenue bonds issued on behalf of the University System of Georgia to A1 from A2 and A3.