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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.

The non-partisan Public Policy Institute of California released results of an election poll on Thursday.

The PFC bondholders are to get cash and some new appropriation-backed bonds.

The $53 billion Army Corps of Engineers plan is the largest of hundreds of coastal protection projects launched since Superstorm Sandy swamped the area in 2012.

The municipal market was a tale of two halves in fiscal 2022, the report says.

The MSRB will seek comment on Rule G-3 on professional qualifications that would add an exemption for muni advisors having to requalify in instances where their qualification had lapsed.

Increased use of third-party vendors by transportation issuers may be putting those entities at increased risk.

Chittenden Solid Waste District officials say the facility is needed to future-proof its recycling infrastructure. Voters will have the final say on Nov. 8.

Municipal to UST ratios have risen this week with the 10-year approaching 90% and the 30-year topping 100%.

While only 29 city related pension plans in 2021 reported future fail dates for meeting retirement benefits, that number could worsen this year as investment returns tumble.

California has been losing legacy companies, but boosters say it remains an incubator for new technology companies.

The first class includes people who forged seven of the industry's most impactful careers, embodying a mix of municipal professionals from a variety of sectors to represent the myriad ways in which to have an influential career.

The influential financial advisory board has assembled a task force to sharpen terminology.

Outflows continued as investors pulled $3.876 billion from mutual funds in the week ending Oct. 19 after $4.532 billion of outflows the previous week, according to the Investment Company Institute.