Economy

Lincoln County commissioners are considering issuing industrial revenue bonds for one or more of the companies pursuing development of wind farms in northern areas of the county.

The Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority faces a $20 million budget gap because of changes in state tax distribution.

Increased demand on power grids driven by electric vehicles is viewed as a bright spot for utilities.

The latest estimate for Linn County's future Public Health and Child and Youth Development Services building has increased by more than 50 percent — from $20 million earlier this year to $31.5 million.

The USDOT's approval of the allocation triggered threats from opponents that legal action will be taken.

Pending home sales rose 0.2% to an index reading of 109.5 in November, from an unrevised 3.5% gain to 109.3 in October.

Texas factory activity, as measured by the production index, “expanded strongly in December.”

Manufacturing growth in the central Atlantic region was “moderate” in December.

Home prices rose 6.2% on an annual basis in October, not seasonally adjusted, according to the S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller U.S. National Home Price Index, released Tuesday.

The first $100 million installment will enable the MBTA to proceed with a mandated project.

The tollway agency plans to spend $1.2 billion on capital projects next year.

Manufacturing activity in the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City's region "continued at a solid pace, and optimism remained high" in December.

The pace of new single-family home sales increased by 17.5% to 733,000, the highest level since July 2007.

The urgency for healthcare issuers to sell tax-exempt bonds is gone after private activity bonds survived tax reform.

Georgia regulators said the private and public power owners can move forward with the Plant Vogtle project.

Ingalls Health System in south suburban Chicago was downgraded one notch to Baa3 by Moody's Investors Service.

Skeptics question whether the MTA can deliver on time and on budget after it fumbled other big projects.

Martin Robins, founding director of the Alan M. Voorhees Transportation Center, discusses New Jersey's transportation infrastructure needs in the face of state fiscal pressures. Robins, who helped create New Jersey Transit, explores how funding may change under Gov.-elect Phil Murphy. Hosted by Andrew Coen.

The region's manufacturing sector expanded in December at a quicker pace than in November.

When the future of tax-exempt bonds for nonprofits was unclear, the Dormitory Authority of the State of New York unleashed many end-of- year transactions.