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The new class of groundbreaking, standout Hall of Famers will be celebrated at a Sept. 13 dinner to close out The Bond Buyer's Infrastructure event, which takes place on Sept. 12-13 at The Palmer House in Chicago. 

Lois Scott inducted into The Bond Buyer's Muni Hall of Fame.

"It's very rewarding to look back and say I helped that educational process get done, or I helped this hospital get financed," Hill Feinberg said.

Our friend and colleague Yvette Shields will be among those posthumously inducted into The Bond Buyer Hall of Fame. Here are some thoughts about how and why we came to this decision.

"He just made a major contribution to the industry," said Jay Goldstone, a special advisor to San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria, who was among those who nominated Schaefer for the Muni Hall of Fame.

Friends, colleagues, and industry professionals held Spiotto in high esteem as a consummate but humble voice in the municipal industry for his bankruptcy and restructuring expertise.

Unlike many in the municipal bond market, Frank Fairman's career has been spent at one firm — Minneapolis-based Piper Sandler — which he joined in 1983 as a nascent investment banker and where he has headed public finance services since 1991.

"I'm grateful to the many members of the municipal marketplace I've been able to work with during my career and for the remarkable opportunities I've been given to contribute," Henry told The Bond Buyer.

Under Reynolds' leadership, Loop has grown into a full-service investment firm with more than 260 employees that's one of the world's largest minority or women-owned investment banking firms.

Zucker has over 46 years of experience in housing finance. He was the first chairman of the bond finance practice division of the Forum of Affordable Housing and Community Development Law of the American Bar Association.

Carey has worked on hundreds of innovative transactions that span a wide gamut of infrastructure sectors, from project finance and surface transportation to major stadiums and arenas across the country and Europe.

Meet this year's Rising Stars of municipal finance.

The turnpike authority will now seek reapproval from the Oklahoma Council of Bond Oversight before it can head to the municipal bond market.

"We believe that the most effective project delivery happens before your project even begins," said DOT Volpe Center Director Anne Aylward.

Her prolific coverage and willingness to share knowledge with local reporters brought transparency and accountability to Midwest public finance.

Florida's Division of Bond Finance clarifies the new statewide ban on ESG bonds.

As ESG issuance has grown around the globe, so have investor demands, international standards for it and regulatory rulemaking around it. Citi's Aoiffe McGarry and Fitch's Megan Neuburger discuss with The Bond Buyer's Lynne Funk.

Cincinnati-based Fifth Third Securities is the seventh firm charged by the Commission for failing to comply with the appropriate disclosures in connection with the limited offering exemption.

Officials are assessing the damage wrought by the worst floods to hit the state since Hurricane Irene. Since then, the state has spent millions to climate-proof infrastructure.

"With this year's budget, we're creating a more future-ready Miami-Dade, building for today and investing in tomorrow," Mayor Daniella Levine Cava said.