Special Program Root Tag

"Today, we have a lot of innovative deals in the pipeline. Green initiatives and ESG-focused projects are on our plate now. It's exciting to think about where things will go to bring about a more sustainable future for everyone," Pearson-Farrer said.

"From all my work in the sector, I realized just how archaic technology in public finance was. We were using old tools," said Silva.

"What's great about the industry is there is always more to learn," Sobel said.

"My father would talk about all the projects he was working on and the impact they were having. I was always very interested," said Traudt.

The $105 million of power project revenue refunding bonds deal for Plum Point Energy Station in Arkansas comes amid tighter emission regulations.

Nominations for the 10 regional and other categorical honors, all of whom will be finalists for the national Deal of the Year award, are due by Friday, October 11.

The Franklin County Convention Facilities Authority will issue $138.2 million of lease revenue anticipation refunding bonds to refund or redeem outstanding Build America Bonds.

Amendment A on the Nov. 5 ballot would allow the state government to tap revenue currently earmarked for public education for other purposes.

Ed Rendell's approach to infrastructure and financial management as Philadelphia mayor and Pennsylvania governor put him ahead of his time.

Philadelphia, New Jersey and the 76ers could all spend billions of dollars. Opponents argue no one will be getting a good deal.

President Joe Biden's so-called billionaire tax supported by Vice President Kamala Harris, which would tax unrealized gains from assets including bonds, would raise $500 billion over 10 years, according to Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass.

California's state government typically pushes out billions of dollars of debt from August to November. This year there may be a shift in buy side sentiment.

Over a long, successful career, former New York City Director of Management and Budget Mark Page has shaped more than his share of public finance innovations. 

House Republicans are once again careening towards a government shutdown

Thompson is known for mentoring his employees and his fair treatment of clients.

Analysts say the Jacksonville, Florida, utility has been able to move past concerns over its attempt to breach a contract with MEAG and to privatize.

The candidates touched on muni-adjacent issues like energy policy, housing and tariffs but offered little new information on infrastructure proposals or tax policies.

For more than 40 years, she has been a transformative leader, mentor and friend.

When Ohio's Community Memorial Hospital shuttered on Aug. 31, it became the latest small-town Midwest hospital to hit insurmountable financial troubles.

"Investment banking has a variety of personalities working in it, depending on where you are," Rice said. "The M&A business, the trading business, private equity — all of those things fall into investment banking — but public finance is the one area where you're doing things that help provide for the public good."