Economy

The Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission has tapped its chief financial officer Roberta Broeker to serve as interim director of state Transportation Department as a national search continues for a new leader to replace retiring director Dave Nichols.

New York City expects to save $3.4 billion on health care by 2018 through municipal labor agreements, said director of labor relations Robert Linn.

Indian River County, Fla., Tuesday filed a lawsuit asking a federal judge to block the issuance of $1.75 billion in private activity bonds for the All Aboard Florida private train project.

A group of conservative House Democrats wants a hearing on fixing the Highway Trust Fund when Congress returns from its two-week Easter recess.

Connecticut Gov. Dannel Malloy has formed a panel to explore financing options for overhauling its transportation infrastructure "over the next 30 years and beyond."

A $142 billion budget for New York State approved Tuesday night devotes billions toward infrastructure enhancements.

A day after the dedication of its new $1 billion hospital, Standard & Poor's downgraded Dallas' Parkland Health and Hospital System one notch to AA.

Las Vegas Monorail bondholders have until April 7 to take advantage of an Ambac tender offer that offers a better-than-anticipated recovery.

Airport capital spending will rise over next five years to meet growing passenger demand, Moody's says.

Craig General Hospital in northeastern Oklahoma continues to operate after filing for bankruptcy protection.

Gov. Rick Scott has appointed three to the board of the Florida Development Finance Corp., which will issue $1.75 billion in bonds for the All Aboard Florida private train.

Standard & Poor's raised its rating on Silver Cross Hospital in Illinois by one level to BBB as it prepares to pull its rating at the hospital's request.

President Obama's proposed six-year transportation bill would give states more flexibility in tolling of existing roads and bridges.

Faced with losing billions in federal funds for low income health coverage, Florida House and Senate Republicans are $4 billion apart on the 2016 state budget.

Congress will not find the revenue needed to fund a multi-year federal transportation bill before the most recent short-term fix lapses in two months, Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Ohio, said.

The Rapid Bridge Replacement Project is Pennsylvania's initial P3 and the first nationwide to bundle multiple bridges into a single procurement.

Kentucky legislators passed a bill stabilizing the state’s gas tax collections in the waning hours of this year’s annual session.

Measures in the House and Senate would set aside for local projects a portion of states’ federal highway funding.

The Central Florida Expressway Authority won a 1.23% interest rate on a 35-year TIFIA loan Wednesday, the program's lowest-ever long-term rate, a federal transportation official said.

Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago won an upgrade from Standard & Poor’s as it fiscal books remain on the upswing.