Economy

Colorado's Regional Transportation District could expect to spend about $1.4 billion for an extension of its FasTracks rail line to suburbs northwest of Denver, according to a study released Monday.

California Gov. Jerry Brown signed a bill exempting the state's transit workers from pension reform while suing the federal government for blocking pension reform for those workers.

The state of Oregon is priced $410 million of revenue bonds for its Department of Transportation.

Catholic Health East won its second upgrade in as many weeks after its merger with Michigan-based Trinity Health as the new system prepares to come to market with $305 million of bonds.

Indiana is looking for private companies interested in taking over its parking system and possibly building new development in downtown Indianapolis.

Florida's Citrus Memorial Hospital is poised to be sold to a for-profit chain, and redeem its junk bonds with proceeds from the deal.

Geraldine Knatz, executive director of the Port of Los Angeles, announced Thursday, that she will be retiring at the end of the year.

Moody's Investors Service has upgraded the debt of Catholic Health East to Aa2 from A2 to reflect its merger with Trinity Health.

Pennsylvania’s Office of Policy & Public Private Partnerships will accept unsolicited proposals for transportation projects from the private sector through Oct. 31.

A court ruling that overturned a freeze on retiree healthcare cost inflation in Los Angeles could be a credit negative for state and local governments, according to Fitch Ratings.

Kentucky and Ohio consider options for building and funding a bridge project between Covington, Ky. and Cincinnati that could cost as much as $2.9 billion.

The Tuomey Healthcare System in South Carolina said it is appealing a jury verdict ordering it to pay $277.4 million for False Claims Act violations.

Moody's revised its outlook to developing from negative on Harrisburg parking bonds, pending resolution of the proposed recovery plan in Pennsylvania's capital.

Late U.S. Senator Daniel Inouye was honored Wednesday by the American Public Transportation Association for his efforts championing Honolulu's elevated rail transit project.

The North Carolina Department of Transportation said environmentalists appealed a federal judge's ruling that would have allowed construction to begin on the Bonner Bridge replacement project.

Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott dropped his opposition to the merger of American Airlines with U.S. Airways, which faces a federal antitrust lawsuit.

Broward County plans to target south Florida's retail investors in selling $434.2 million of bonds for Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport's $2.3 billion capital program.

Moody's Investors Service revised its outlook on its A2 rating for Mount Sinai Hospital to negative from stable, reflecting "meaningful financial and integration risks" regarding its merger with Continuum Health Partners.

New York's MTA approved a credit for weekly and monthly customers of Metro-North Railroad's New Haven line, whose service has been disrupted since a ConEd feeder cable failed.

The Federal Aviation Administration says a North Carolina court should decide who will operate Charlotte Douglas International Airport.