Economy

The Empire State Manufacturing Survey showed "business activity continued to grow strongly in New York State."

The state is testing an alternative to using fuel taxes to raise funds for infrastructure.

The county faces layoffs and service cuts if the effort to repeal a beverage tax succeeds, the board president warns.

A bill to strengthen consumer protections for Property Assessed Clean Energy financing programs is headed to the governor’s desk.

Municipal utility districts in the Houston area were well stocked with cash before the storm hit, analysts said.

The city council must vote on the deal and voters must also approve the terminal reconstruction project.

Los Angeles port's labor agreement covers $780 million in investments planned over the next decade

They outlined the importance of the $13 billion tunnel linking Amtrak and New Jersey Transit to Penn Station.

Since the Great Recession, the tech sector in New York has added over 57,000 jobs.

The offering follows the resolution of legal challenges to toll rate increases.

Fitch Ratings said the increased costs to complete reactors at Plant Vogtle drove the downgrades.

The transportation package limits bonding to $400 million.

Hawaii's governor signed a bill raising taxes to complete the Honolulu elevated rail project

Investor-owned utilities are recovering quickly from the storm, the rating agency said.

The Georgia pubic power agency will use bonds and loans to complete its share of the project.

New Jersey’s Cooper University Health announced plans to acquire three Catholic hospitals in a deal that would create the state’s fourth largest healthcare chain.

Hahn & Hahn hopes WMBE designation will attract new energy sector clients

Construction spending was down 0.6% in July, with a 0.4% decline in private construction and a larger 1.4% drop in public construction, data released by the Commerce Department Friday morning showed.

The overall economy grew for the ninety-ninth straight time, the Institute for Supply Management reported Friday.

Joseph Lhota repeated his call for New York City to contribute to the triage plan.