Economy

Airlines that operate at the Kansas City International Airport and a city study group prefer a new terminal to renovations of the existing one.

Freight transport executives are pushing Sacramento to support California ports by making them a funding priority.

The chairman of New York’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority proposed a series of steps to free the agency’s $32 billion capital plan from state limbo.

Senate debate gets under way on $317 billion, six-year transportation bill after Democrats soften opposition to revenue measures.

While New York's MTA seeks funding for its proposed $32 billion capital plan, state officials are prodding the agency to expand in design-build project delivery.

New York Mayor Bill de Blasio shelved a plan to restrict the expansion of tech-oriented car service Uber pending a traffic-impact study.

Washington state will be among the biggest beneficiaries of Medicaid changes under the Affordable Care Act, according to a new report from Fitch Ratings

New York's Metropolitan Transportation Authority, which needs up to $14 billion to plug a gap in its proposed five-year capital plan, receives an encouraging signal from City Hall.

Tampa International Airport on Florida's west coast benefits from major financings this week and in August to support its largest capital plan in more than four decades.

House leaders from both parties say the Senate should drop a multiyear bill and adopt a short-term HTF extension.

City Comptroller Scott Stringer asked the New York City Council to delay its vote on restricting the number of cars that tech-driven ride service Uber can put on the streets.

The Senate will move forward with a compromise six-year transportation funding bill hammered out over the weekend in negotiations between Senate Majority Leader Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., and Sen. Barbara Boxer, D-Calif., despite a setback on a procedural vote on Tuesday.

The Illinois Finance Authority is rolling out a new financing program to help smaller hospitals purchase equipment and meet federal healthcare record-keeping mandates.

Republic Airport on Long Island will be receiving $24.2 million in safety enhancements with majority of the funding coming from a federal grant, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced on July 18.

The Michigan House is expected to adjourn for the summer without voting on a controversial plan to generate new road money for the state.

Standard & Poor's says Children’s Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota could win an upgrade if its operations remain on the upswing.

Moody’s Investors Service has raised Minneapolis-based Fairview Health Services’ rating by one level to A2 ahead of its upcoming revenue bond sale for $120 million.

Senate Republican leaders are working on a multiyear transportation bill that would resolve the shortfall in the Highway Trust Fund by dedicating roughly $40 billion of additional revenue to it from a variety of sources.

The Daughters of Charity Health System has reached an agreement with a private investment firm that will invest $250 million in the ailing California hospital nonprofit.

A recent upgrade from Moody’s could cut interest costs for this week’s $500 million bond sale, said New York MTA official.