Infrastructure

Loop Capital Markets CEO Jim Reynolds, Jr. said he would gladly pay a bit more for a muni bond that tackled gang violence in Chicago during a debate on ESG factors among market veterans at The Bond Buyer's infrastructure conference this week.

Mayor Brandon Johnson is set to unveil a spending blueprint with new revenue proposals next month.

A Wisconsin county has sold more than $200 million of bonds for broadband provider Bug Tussel to provide high-speed internet to rural customers in the state.

Ahead of The Bond Buyer's Infrastructure Conference in Chicago this week, Carlos Braceras, Utah's transportation secretary, talks with Caitlin Devitt about overseeing the largest transportation program in the state's history. He discusses the projects and challenges that go along with creating safe and efficient transportation infrastructure for the fastest-growing state in the union. (33 minutes).

Power of EPA regulation and SRFs are called into question during hearing.

Water sector organizations are pressing Congress for a full appropriation for State Revolving Funds

The EPA did not seek public comment before revising the rule overseeing polluted waterways.

U.S. airports collectively face $151 billion of infrastructure needs over the next five years, the bulk of which is tied to terminals, according to the Airports Council International.

GAO report unveils power failures at airports.

The White House should remove barriers to help usher in a "golden age of technology" in the water sector, said the President's National Infrastructure Advisory Council.

Mohamed Balla, Atlanta's CFO, talks about housing bonds and his participation in the recent National Association of Security Professionals' annual conference. Thomas Nocera hosts. (22 minutes)

The state's transportation secretary credited funding from a 2017 gas tax increase for enabling it to clear up a backlog of transportation projects.

The procurement method fosters collaboration and allows flexibility to manage construction costs, proponents say.

The Revolution Wind, a 704-megawatt offshore wind farm being developed off Connecticut's coast, received a positive ruling after a federal environmental review.

The $1.4 billion span would mark the second major bridge that the two states have built together following the $2.6 billion Ohio River Bridges project that opened in 2016.

The state did not rule out a future public-private partnership but said it's current focus is on public funds.

The State Trunk Line Fund deal is the latest to fund the state's $3.5 billion bond authorization for highways. After this deal $700 million remains.

A bipartisan bill would amend the federal law on federal disaster assistance by adding extreme heat to the list of eligible events.

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.

Norfolk Southern would buy a 338-mile city-owned railway for $1.6 billion, which Cincinnati would use to create a permanent infrastructure fund.