Announcements

Ten winners across five regions and five additional categories will be celebrated Dec. 2 in New York City, where one will be crowned the overall Deal of the Year.

Analyst and market strategist Jeff Lipton joins the team to deliver clarity and thoughtful guidance to a market witnessing evolving complexities — connecting policy moves, credit shifts and investment behavior to help our readers navigate what comes next.

For the 24th year, The Bond Buyer editorial board will identify and recognize the year's most outstanding municipal finance transactions. The final deadline for nominations is Friday, October 17.

The annual awards for the municipal finance industry will be celebrated at the close of The Bond Buyer's Infrastructure conference in Boston, September 29-30, 2025.

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 annual awards for the municipal finance sector will be celebrated at the close of The Bond Buyer's Infrastructure conference in Philadelphia, September 17–18, 2024.

The $1.7 billion financing included Chicago's first social-designated bonds and a cross-credit refunding tender and addressed initiatives related to affordable housing and community development.

The 10 regional and categorical winners, all of whom will be finalists for the national Deal of the Year award, will be announced the week of November 13.

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. 

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.

Women in Public Finance fosters relationships and offers forums and educational activities to help women win leadership positions.

The public-private partnership between Red River Valley Alliance and the Metro Flood Diversion Authority won for one component of its $2.75 billion Fargo-Moorhead Metropolitan Area Flood Risk Management Project.

All award winners will be honored at a ceremony at Guastavino's in New York City on Dec. 6 and are also finalists for the national Deal of the Year award, which will be announced at the close of the gala.

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.

Nominations are live for the 21st Bond Buyer Deal of the Year and Freda Johnson awards. The application deadlines are Friday, October 7.

Photos from The Bond Buyer's 2022 Texas Public Finance conference.

Photos from The Bond Buyer's 2022 National Outlook Conference.

Photos from The Bond Buyer's annual gala honoring exemplary public finance transactions and Trailblazing Women in Public Finance.

Prior to winning the 2019 Deal of the Year award, Dan Morissette, CFO of CommonSpirit Health, accepts the DOTY Health Care financing award for its $6.5 billion transaction.

Christopher Poinsatte, CFO of DFW International Airport, accepts the DOTY Innovative financing award for its nearly $1.2 billion taxable refinancing.