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The state school in Ypsilanti is responding to declining enrollment with a student housing makeover financed through a public-private partnership.

Massachusetts looks to a millionaire's tax for transportation and a measure in tourist-heavy Orange County, Florida would double local transit funding.

A Texas judge ruled the Amarillo City Council did not provide sufficient notice to the public prior to its approval of $260 million of tax anticipation notes.

Kathleen Clark joined FHN in October to establish a banking presence in Columbus

The $74 million of federal funds will support the efforts of a state agency that has long grappled with the decaying infrastructure of the coal business.

With the Federal Open Market Committee meeting this week and the next week shortened by the bond market observance of Veterans Day, CreditSights strategists said "investors should be prepared for two weeks of subdued new issuance."

They say the HTA employees group have failed to show any of the four conditions needed for a court to order a stay.

With the Federal Reserve's hike pretty much expected, analysts will search for clues about future moves.

Total October volume was $24.951 billion in 510 deals versus $41.811 billion in 1,068 issues a year earlier, according to Refinitiv data.

Nonprofit Legacy Cares failed to make three monthly payments to support debt service on $284 million of bonds issued for a multiport venue in Mesa, Arizona.

Longtime Wisconsin Capital Finance Director Frank Hoadley, who died this summer at 77, was quite influential in the public finance industry.

Suzanne Shank cultivated a startup into the largest minority- and women-owned investment banking firm in the country.

Cohen was a pioneer, a mentor and a role model to countless industry analysts and helped shape many of the credit approaches that continue to be used today.

F. John White led PFM as it became the top-ranked and largest independent municipal advisory firm in the nation.

Watkins has served in a variety of leadership roles on muni associations and is described by colleagues as a tireless advocate for the municipal bond issuing community.

Colleagues and competitors alike note his underwriting experience is unparalleled in the industry.

Davis was a key figure in leading Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe to its top position in the rankings for bond counsel.

Robert Radigan has joined Squire Patton Boggs as partner in the Public & Infrastructure Finance Practice in New York.

Proceeds are destined for improvement projects across the 290 miles of roadway that make up the New Jersey Turnpike and Garden State Parkway. 

The upcoming Federal Open Market Committee meeting on Tuesday and Wednesday has led to a lighter new-issue calendar with $2.72 billion on tap.