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In her professional role, Lisa leads management of state bond issuance and repayment of an $11 billion debt portfolio under five unique credits.

Sam said he loves to talk public finance with his dad at family gatherings, but "the rest of the family finds the conversations very boring."

The muni analyst works on distressed credits, and acts as mentor to younger colleagues.

With her mother an employee of the county and state and a neighbor who became prominent in politics, Sarah Brown believes she was "predestined" to a career in the public sector.

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.