Infrastructure

Opportunities and risks face the municipal market as baby boomers retire while millennials begin to buy houses and settle down.

Amazon's decision spurred debate about public incentives to corporations, infrastructure and housing, and how it all weighs on municipal credit.

Voters appear to have rejected $8.9 billion water bond measure only five months after approving a $4 billion water bond.

The deal allows the authority to exit a 280-year lease and take ownership of the station, the Hudson Line and the Harlem Line.

“Asset recycling can help fix America’s serious infrastructure problems: aging, deteriorating facilities and a lack of funding for a large array of new infrastructure that would improve our quality of life," the study's author said.

Retail giant Amazon announced separate joint second headquarters in New York City and Arlington, Virginia.

Attention is turning toward the future of funding for the nation’s biggest transit system.

The incoming chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee is optimistic of striking a deal with President Trump on major infrastructure legislation, noting that House Democrats will need White House support to get the Republican-controlled Senate on board.

The split in our government may enhance chances of infrastructure legislation, dash hopes for Tax Cut 2.0, and leave the muni tax exemption at risk.

Municipals are described as "idiosyncratic" as the municipal yield curve isn’t automatically tracking the Treasury curve. Coupons matter, outflows are manageable, liquidity is strong and munis are attractive to global buyers. Lord Abbett’s Dan Solender, portfolio manager, and Eric Friedland, head of municipal research, discuss all the factors. John Hallacy is host.

Democrats could attempt to revive Build America Bonds as part of a bipartisan infrastructure bill following their House victory.

State officials say the P3 structure will allow it to complete the Interstate 75 project a decade early.

The negotiated $31.4 million sale is part of a planned $100 million the city will sell to finance Polar Park, the planned home of the Worcester Red Sox.

Kyle Glazier is the new Washington bureau chief of The Bond Buyer. He succeeds longtime bureau chief Lynn Hume, who has retired after more than three decades on the job.

Oak Ridge City Council approved the issuance of $13.75 million in city general obligation bonds to pay for three construction projects, a move which may lead to an 8-cent property tax rate increase.

New Jersey Transit delays Tuesday caused by a stuck 108-year-old bridge demonstrate the need for the Gateway project, backers say.

The city is looking to tackle infrastructure investments through a $181 million Election Day bond referendum.

The Rental Assistance Demonstration program may provide the New York City Housing Authority with some breathing room, interim chief Stan Brezenoff said.

The Port of Corpus Christi will team up with the Carlyle Group to finance a $1.2 billion oil export terminal designed to enhance the port's ranking as the top energy exporting hub.

John Barton, national Department of Transportation sector leader at HNTB, discusses how President Donald Trump’s steel tariff policy is slowing down transportation construction projects and why there has been lack of progress from the White House on a promised infrastructure bill. Andrew Coen hosts.