Economy

Despite what they say is low unemployment in their states, four governors who spoke on a panel at the Milken Institute Global conference said job creation is their main priority.

The Mayo Clinic is returning the market Tuesday with a $200 million refunding, a follow up to its $350 million taxable new-money issue in March.

A $357 million federal TIFIA loan to a Texas P3 project will help finance construction of tolled express lanes on a Houston highway.

After lowering its debt service with strategic refundings over the past two years, North Texas Tollway Authority is looking for more savings with $947 million of first-tier revenue bonds.

Atlanta signed a 20-year lease with Delta Wednesday that keeps the carrier based in the city and paves the way for a $6 billion capital expansion plan at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport.

The Federal Transit Administration will award $22.5 million of clean technology grants to seven transit agencies.

Federal grants would be available to repair or replace dangerous dams under bipartisan Senate proposal.

The New York State Thruway Authority is planning an $850 million bond sale in early May to aid the construction of an estimated $5 billion new Tappan Zee Bridge.

The Baltimore Board of Finance has approved $535 million of TIF bonds for a $5.5 billion waterfront development project.

Hawaii signed a lease agreement with Kaiser Permanente in which the health system will take over three struggling Maui hospitals.

Illinois-based MercyRockford Health System is bringing a $495 million deal to lay the groundwork for both a new hospital and new identity as Mercy Health Corp.

The Illinois Regional Transportation Authority will take bids Tuesday on $150 million of working cash notes that help the agency manage cash flow amid ongoing state aid payment delays.

New Jersey Transit is back to the drawing board looking for someone to lead the nation's third-busiest public transportation system after former Amtrak chief operating officer William Crosbie opted not to take the executive director post just days before his scheduled start date.

Congested urban highways in the U.S. add unnecessary costs to truckers as drivers spend long hours in traffic bottlenecks.

An uptick in patient volume and the November acquisition of Allegiance Health helped boost Detroit-based Henry Ford Health System’s credit rating outlook.

Missouri Senate passes a bill setting up a statewide gasoline tax referendum in November.

Political jockeying over funding for the New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund is putting capital projects throughout the Garden State in danger.

The MTA board authorized Chairman Thomas Prendergast to settle a dispute with New York City officials over the proposed 99-year lease of its former headquarters.

St. Louis-based Ascension Health Alliance is set to bring $1.9 billion of bonds to market in deals that fold into one package the system's new money needs, refunding opportunities and refinancing of inherited debt.

The fiscal 2017 federal transportation budget approved by Senate Appropriations Committee incorporates FAST Act funding.