Economy

Known as “MWBE University,” Comptroller Scott Stringer's series of workshops is designed for such businesses to obtain certification and navigate the procurement process.

Texas factory activity, as measured by the production index, “continued to expand in January,” albeit at a slower pace than in December.

The Ohio Turnpike and Transportation Commission is selling $72 million of senior-lien bonds and $415 million of junior-lien bonds.

Oil appears to be making a steady comeback, lifting prospects for the key producing states, according to Fitch Ratings.

Manufacturing activity in the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City's region "strengthened further, and expectations for future activity increased" in January.

The pace of new single-family home sales decreased by 9.3% to 625,000 in December.

The deaths of people who ignored railroad crossing warning lights and barriers triggered new calls for state and federal regulators to strengthen railroad safety laws.

Puerto Rico is arranging a loan to avoid blackout.

The "Focus Group Czar" will share his insights and predictions on the muni market at The Bond Buyer's National Outlook Conference.

In its first year of local control, Ontario International Airport saw passenger traffic climb 7% over the prior year.

Existing home sales fell 3.6% to a seasonally adjusted 5.57 million-unit rate in December from a revised 5.78 million sales pace the previous month, first reported as 5.81 million, the National Association of Realtors announced Wednesday.

Gov. Charlie Baker's group will examine changes in technology, climate and demographics.

City officials intend to fight language that they say would put the city on the hook for emergency repairs by the state-run MTA.

Gov. Ricardo Rosselló's plan to find private investors for Puerto Rico's power utility faces opposition from local leaders and may prove to be a tough sell to potential investors.

Phil Murphy's audit mandate is described as the first step to restore the beleaguered mass transit agency’s finances and infrastructure.

The authority realized $534 million in present-value savings from those transactions in 2017, said finance director Patrick McCoy.

Manufacturing growth in the central Atlantic region was “slower” in January, according to the monthly business activity survey conducted by the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond, as the manufacturing index declined to 14 from 20.

The Regional Transportation Authority of Northeastern Illinois has begun laying the groundwork for a campaign to raise more public money.

Many state lawmakers say Washington needs more mental health facilities to unclog backups for psychiatric services.

Under a new approach to keep up with an aging road system, New Mexico voters could get the opportunity this fall to decide whether to use state bonds to pay for highway projects.