Economy

The Federal Reserve's latest report of economic conditions Wednesday found all 12 regional Fed districts reporting their regional economies cruising along at a modest or moderate pace, with businesses remaining optimistic on growth in the face of continued policy uncertainty.

A judge delayed a hearing on the expenditure of California high-speed rail proceeds.

Spreads widened on bonds for new nuclear units in South Carolina and Georgia.

Greater Latrobe, Pa., School Board Tuesday approved a nearly $10 million bond issue to help finance construction of the district's new Latrobe Elementary School.

Doreen Frasca and Ken Cushine, Principals, discuss their history and conviction in providing municipal advisory services that are dedicated to the complex airport sector. Hosted by John Hallacy.

After 20 years as a consultant to airports and airlines, Frasca & Associates LLC is thriving and planning to expand its offices, staff and client base.

The pace of housing starts slowed by 6.8% to a 1.215 million seasonally adjusted annual rate in March, below expectations for a decline to a 1.238 million pace, data reported by the Commerce Department Tuesday morning showed.

California will appeal to international investors when it prices $1.2 billion of taxable GOs

Fitch upgraded Children's Hospital Medical Center of Akron.

Hidalgo County, Texas wants to combine a border barrier with a flood-protection levee.

The moves are intended to boost the firm's capital markets abilities in a changing interest rate environment.

As legislators in Madison debate how to fill a $1 billion hole in the state's transportation fund, cash-strapped local government officials are left with no choice but to use band-aids to patch the potholes riddling the state's crumbling roads and bridges.

Two major construction projects on U.S. Highway 95 in North Idaho are at the top of the list for funding if Gov. Butch Otter signs a major transportation bill that lawmakers passed.

The West Virginia House adopted a resolution that would authorize $1.6 billion in bonds, which is the cornerstone of Gov. Jim Justice's road program.

Transportation bills now headed to negotiations in the state Capitol include increases in funding, but members of the Area Transportation Partnership for Southwest Minnesota are not optimistic that the region's needs will be met.

The new PREPA deal would force un-insured bondholders to accept a loss of principal, unlike the previous deal, which allowed retention of bonds at face value.

St. Louis based SSM is turning to the taxable market to pay down debt and bolster its liquidity.

The city's property tax rate would increase by roughly 1 cent, costing the average Raleigh homeowner an extra $19 a year, under a transportation spending package city leaders are considering.

Gov. Chris Christie has cut off state payments to Amtrak.

House Democrats contend that infrastructure project delays result from a lack of funding, not red tape.