Economy

North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory plans to recommend a $1 billion transportation bond program to the General Assembly next year.

Bipartisan bill introduced in the House would divert 10% of federal highway dollars to state-run transportation grant programs that would fund local projects.

While New York's MTA is about to propose its four-year capital plan, such plans in the future could reflect vastly changing demographic patterns.

Allowing one person to appoint members to the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport board is "atypical" compared to similar airports, said Fitch.

Massachusetts has come to terms with a Greater Boston transit union to release long-secretive pension data.

Orange County, Calif. registered voters surveyed by an opponent of a Foothill/Eastern toll road extension expressed skepticism about those extension plans.

House committee okays plan to cut Amtrak's allocation for capital projects to $770 million a year from the current $1.3 billion.

Indiana officials are watching closely as the private firm that operates the Indiana Toll Road under a historic $3.8 billion 75-year agreement reportedly teeters on the edge of bankruptcy and considers a sale of the lease.

Fitch Ratings lowered Southeast Missouri Hospital Association’s ratings two levels to BBB-minus over its operating losses.

The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey passed a resolution authorizing $320 million for the improvement of its Greenville Yard water port in Jersey City, N.J.

All Aboard Florida, a private venture planning new passenger rail service from Orlando to Miami, is encountering headwinds from impacted communities.

Rhode Island and capital city Providence have received federal TIGER grants transportation-related improvement projects.

P3s can often deliver high-cost projects more quickly than wholly public efforts but can't solve the nation's infrastructure deficit alone.

Tolls on existing interstate highways will be an increasingly common way of funding road projects within 10 years, experts say.

The United States Environmental Protection Agency rejected most of New York's $511 million loan request for the new Tappan Zee Bridge.

Port Authority of New York and New Jersey staff are proposing that it spend $320 million for the redevelopment of the Greenville Yard Marine Terminal in Jersey City.

Texas is trying new ideas in infrastructure transportation funding to keep up with demand from a growing population.

Moody's Investors Service has revised Minnesota-based Fairview Health Services' outlook on its A3 rating to positive from stable in recognition of steady operating improvements.

Standard & Poor's on Friday revised its outlook on University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics' AA rating to negative from stable over the potential strains of its big capital plans.

The San Francisco Airport Commission is expected to sell $481 million of revenue bonds Tuesday to finance and refinance new capital projects at the airport.