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Nearly 20 years after the airport opened, Denver International Airport is restructuring variable-rate debt as part of a deal that adds a decade to the lease of its major carrier United Airlines by reducing carrier operating costs.

KeyBanc Capital Markets has hired Zachary Kau to work as a managing director in the San Francisco office heading its healthcare finance business in the Public Finance Group.

A bipartisan House duo is threatening the Securities and Exchange Commission, warning it must further ease the Municipalities Continuing Disclosure Cooperation initiative for dealers before the Sept. 10 deadline for participation or they will step in with legislative action.

The Texas system for financing public schools remains in violation of the state constitution even after lawmakers restored some of the $5.4 billion cut in the 2011 session, state district court judge John Dietz ruled Thursday.

Standard & Poor's Ratings Services said it raised its rating on the city of Chicago's senior-lien wastewater debt outstanding to AA from AA-minus and its rating on the city's second-lien wastewater revenue-secured debt outstanding to AA-minus from A-plus.

Standard & Poor's Ratings Services said it lowered its underlying rating on Eastland, Texas' series 2010 and 2012 general obligation refunding bonds four notches to BBB from A-plus.

The University of Michigan's final August consumer sentiment index reading was 82.5, compared to the preliminary August 79.2, and the final July 81.8, according to market sources.

The Chicago Purchasing Managers' Business Barometer surged to 64.3 in August from 52.6 in July, the National Association of Purchasing Management-Chicago said Friday.

The seasonally adjusted Milwaukee Report on Business fell to 59.6 in August from 63.9 in July, the Institute for Supply Management-Milwaukee reported Friday.

The Midwest Economy Index grew to 0.62 in July from a revised 0.56 in June, the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago reported Friday.

Demand for municipal bonds held fairly steady even though it was the week leading into the Labor Day holiday.

Indicator Last Report Forecast Actual GDP Q1: -2.1% Q2: +4.0% Q2: +4.2% Final Sales Q1: -1.0% Q2: +2.5% Q2: +2.8% Initial Jobless Claims 8/16: 299,000 8/23: 300,000 8/23: 298,000 Continuing Claims 8/9: 2.502M 8/16: 2.515M 8/16: 2.527M Pending Home Sales June: -1.3% July: +0.6% July: +3.3%

Aug. 29, 2014 Far West: Plain/Insured GO Yield Curve* State Ratings One-Year Five-Year 10-Year 30-Year Alaska Aaa/AAA/AAA 0.12 1.1 2.11 3.08 California A1/A/A+ 0.14 1.14 2.31 3.43 Hawaii Aa2/AA/AA+ 0.13 1.18 2.27 3.28 Idaho Aa1/AA+/NR 0.12 1.2 2.3 3.3 Montana Aa1/AA/AA+ 0.12 1.18 2.3 3.3 Nevada Aa2/AA/AA+ 0.15 1.2 2.3 3.33 Oregon Aa1/AA+/AA+ 0.12 1.11 2.19 3.17 Washington Aa1/AA+/AA+ 0.13 1.18 2.3 3.31 Wyoming NR/AAA/NR 0.12 1.18 2.2 3.18

8/28/2014 8/21/2014 State # Iss Amount ($000) # Iss Amount ($000) Chg in Amt ($000) Alaska 1 78,420 1 30,585 47,835 California 8 454,440 9 664,075 -209,635 Hawaii 0 0 0 0 0 Idaho 1 3,845 1 3,845 0 Montana 0 0 0 0 0 Nevada 1 24,100 0 0 24,100 Oregon 2 175,185 0 0 175,185 Washington 2 43,093 1 100,000 -56,907 Wyoming 0 0 0 0 0

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Inflows for all municipal bond funds held steady as the Labor Day holiday week approached.