Economy

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.

Standard & Poor's has put the ratings of two double-A level not-for-profit health systems in Illinois, Advocate and NorthShore, on Credit Watch with positive credit implications following their announcement to join forces.

Fitch Ratings has upgraded more than $720 million of debt issued for the San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit System.

Americans strongly support tolling existing interstates if collections are dedicated to highway upgrades, according to a new poll.

Proposed legislation in the House would cut Amtrak's funding by 40% and redirect passenger-line profits to Northeast capital projects.

The Louisiana Transportation Funding Task Force plans to ask candidates for governor about their positions on new ways to fund roads and bridges.

Coalition of shippers and operators of infrastructure assets wants long-term funding for freight projects in the next federal transportation bill.

Members of Congress broke the news early on allocations of federal TIGER grants ahead of the official announcement of awards totaling $600 million from the program.

Low interest rates on federal and bank loans for the $2.3 billion Interstate 4 Ultimate project in central Florida saved the state nearly $70 million from estimates, officials said.

Another two petitions have been filed asking the California Supreme Court to review a recent decision to allow the High Speed Rail Authority to issue bonds for the rail project.

Oklahoma transportation officials aim to clear a backlog of highway and bridge projects under a $6.3 billion funding plan through 2022.