Economy

Bill Glasgall of the Volcker Alliance and Bond Buyer Northeast Regional Editor Paul Burton will explore how states have balanced priorities during the pandemic, and what challenges await.

FirstEnergy will pay $230 million under a deferred prosecution agreement with federal authorities in the alleged pay-to-play that benefitted its former subsidiary FirstEnergy Solutions.

Out-year deficit borrowing looms after massive federal aid runs out, Chief Financial Officer Robert Foran tells the board.

The Great Lakes Senior Living Communities is working with holders of its $380 million of debt to raise funds for needed capital expenses

SWS Capital Management, which manages the Clear Vision Impact Fund, has hired a Detroit-based analyst/investor.

The agency must still pay the commonwealth due to 2007 legislation that went sideways.

The prominent Chicago health system's refunding will simplify its debt structure, cut interest rates, and provide longer-term fixed financing.

As congestion pricing looms, the mass-transit authority is hearing calls to rework its system to attract riders to support its capital program.

The New Jersey Educational Facilities Authority and the Ivy League university named Ramirez Asset Management, in their first collaboration with an MWBE firm.

Hospital consolidation continued though the coronavirus pandemic; how the Biden administration's pro-competition executive order will play out remains unknown.

Honolulu plans to price $725.4 million of double-A-plus GOs next week; a significant chunk of the deal will support Oahu's troubled rail transit project.

Alleged supervisory failures led to unsuitable trading patterns of Puerto Rico and other bonds, FINRA found.

Ed Sisk, a managing director and head of public finance at Bank of America Merrill Lynch, has been MSRB chair since Oct. 1, 2019.

Most participants expect better performance for munis in the near-term. Longer-term, a lot depends on rates, COVID and other outside factors, such as infrastructure.

The public transit agenices are benefitting from sales taxes that fared better than expected through the pandemic and the state's stronger fiscal footing

The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management will initiate an environmental review for Virginia's large-scale commercial offshore wind project.

The broader market awaits Friday’s nonfarm payrolls report, but Thursday brought some helpful labor news — unemployment claims dropped to the lowest since before the pandemic-caused economic shutdowns and layoffs plunged in June.

Ridership displacement, remote work and online shopping amplify pre-pandemic challenges such as large capital plans.

Edward Al-Hussainy, senior interest rate and currency analyst at Columbia Threadneedle, will discuss the economy, inflation and the Federal Reserve.

The U.S. Department of Transportation secretary and elected leaders from New York and New Jersey pitched the $11.6 billion project, citing economic and safety concerns.