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Vishnu Paruchuri applies his quantitative expertise to Ramirez & Co.'s analysis and structuring efforts.

Zach is the youngest executive director at Morgan Stanley, leading its Tax-Exempt Project Finance and Sustainable Infrastructure group.

Brett Bolton is a full-time federal advocate for the municipal bond market.

The rating agency elevated the agency's energy housing and economic recovery bonds to Aa3.

The local planning board is more optimistic about the next 10 years of Gross National Product growth than is the Oversight Board.

The Federal Reserve said Wednesday in its Beige Book report that U.S. economic growth slipped to a more moderate pace between early July and the end of August.

Altru's deal drew a downgrade from Fitch Ratings and a raised outlook from Moody's Investors Service.

The deal enhances the data, analytics and execution services the firms provide for municipal bonds and other fixed income securities, they said.

The IRS notified the city that its audit was closed with no change to the bonds' tax-exempt status, according to an EMMA notice posted this week.

The taxable deal from Georgia's largest not-for-profit health system offers investors three index-eligible bullet maturities in 10, 20 and 30 years.

The former Metropolitan Transportation Authority chairman pledged his "support, service, and assistance" to Gov. Hochul and her administration, but not in the ESDC role.

Melissa Norcia, appointed Tuesday, will begin her new duties on Sept. 15.

As the market prepares for a smaller primary calendar in the holiday-shortened week, fund flows again are worth exploring as a strong demand component for 2021.

The fight between the governor and the legislature over control of the beleaguered utility is heading to the local Superior Court.

The Bond Buyer is seeking industry-wide input on environmental, social and governance factors in the public finance space.

Moody's moved its outlook to positive on Minnesota's Aa1 rating, and S&P went to stable from negative on its AAA rating ahead of the state's annual bond sale.

Despite two COVID-19 waves and a crippling winter freeze, Texas general revenue was up 6.2% for the year that ended Aug. 31.

On the 20th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks, Howard Cure of Evercore Wealth Management and Andrew Rein of the Citizens Budget Commission share memories of that day, how New York managed the crisis and prospects today as the city looks to recover from the pandemic. Paul Burton hosts. (26 minutes)

Supply clocks in at $5.987 billion for the holiday-shortened week. Municipal new-issue volume is still lagging demand with Bond Buyer 30-day visible supply at $10.30 billion, while Bloomberg shows net negative supply at $11.430 billion.

The MSRB has announced an extension for municipal bond advisors seeking Series 54 certification, moving the compliance date from to Nov. 30, 2021, from Nov.12.