Capital markets

This comes as the firm shores up its presence in Texas.

Dustin Avey and Jeremy Garber were named co-heads of public finance; Fairman, a 40-year veteran of the firm, will remain in an advisory capacity into 2024.

Bonds tied to Destiny USA in Syracuse were cut deeper into junk by Moody's Investors Service on doubts about its ability to extend an outstanding loan.

Fitch Ratings affirmed the city's AA-plus GO rating while bumping the outlook on certificates of participation sold for its city courthouse.

Data for the second quarter show the face amount of munis outstanding rose 0.4% quarter-over-quarter, or $15.5 billion, to $4.043 trillion.

The district plans an aggressive capital program in the next few years to meet rising demand and transition away from coal-fired plants.

The rating agency removed the negative outlook it had assigned after the community college district's accreditation was threatened.

Ocean Capital's next move is to attemot to have its elected directors seated on the funds' board of directors.

Moody's also affirmed the A3 rating on the MTA's $20.6 billion of transportation revenue bonds.

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.

The rating is the first so far released for a controversial debt sale that will begin financing a $5 billion, 15-year toll road expansion project.

The school district plans to price $670 million in a combined new money-refunding deal next week.

"Patrick has an excellent ability for not only understanding the complexities of the healthcare sector but connecting with our customers and telling the credit story in a way that provides meaningful and value-driven analysis to the market," said S&P Senior Director Stephen Infranco.

Labor costs and inflation weigh on hospitals, but improvement may be on the horizon.

Building off his success in creating a revolutionary website as Massachusetts assistant treasurer of debt management, BondLink founder Colin MacNaught has grown his firm into 45 states.

Utilities have faced lawsuits following wildfires for their perceived role in the destruction.

With around 30% of bonds trading near the de minimis threshold, a new study takes a deep dive into how the rule drives illiquidity as mutual funds dump paper that's approaching the threshold.

The North Alabama operator priced $190 million of revenue bonds Aug. 29 to support among other things the purchase of an orthopedic physicians' practice.