Economy

The Puerto Rico Oversight Board says PREPA electric demand will decline 50% by 2051.

The lawsuit comes as higher education energy concessions have become one of the most active spaces in the P3 market.

The MSRB took no concrete actions at its meeting that ended last week, but discussed initiatives important to market participants.

Mergers and acquisition dropped to 55 last year from 73 in 2021, continuing on a downward course since 2017, according to a review published by Ponder & Co.

The three firms were ordered to pay $515,000 in restitution, but were spared any additional financial penalty.

Roger Millar, AASHTO's new president and chief of Washington's Department of Transportation, joins Caitlin Devitt to talk about the rollout of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, how a tight labor market and inflation are impacting capital plans, what a divided Congress means for transportation and an update on the Pacific Northwest's high speed rail project. (24 minutes)

The authority's issues hamper the USVI economy, Gov. Bryan says in his state of the territory speech.

The latest definition of federal waters includes roadside ditches, which some industry groups say will make transportation projects more costly and time-consuming.

A demand survey conducted by CDLAC in November foreshadowed $11 billion in requests from applicants for the state's private activity bonds.

High-speed rail connecting Portland, Seattle and Vancouver, B.C. would spark $355 billion in economic development, supporters say.

Moody's lowered Fairview Health Services by one notch to Baa1 and assigned a negative outlook, but a pending merger and expected sale of some facilities could help its bottom line.

"Selling prices increased at a modest or moderate pace in most districts, though many said that the pace of increases had slowed from that of recent reporting periods," the Fed said.

The MSRB's quarterly meeting, set to take place Jan. 25-26, will also include discussion of EMMA modernization efforts and the impacts of the Financial Data Transparency Act.

Gov. Phil Murphy is behind the push for the Garden State to develop offshore wind power, ramping up from 3,500 megawatts by 2030 to 11,000 megawatts by 2040.

Hospital margins ticked up in November, but 2022's bruising will linger well into this year straining some ratings.

The action affects about $312 million of debt. The outlook, previously positive, is stable at the new, higher rating.

The administration gave priority to large bridge projects that are ready to proceed with construction.

"I think the bond market is right, a recession is coming," said Liz Young, head of investment strategy at SoFi, "and the economic indicators reinforce that message."

Inflation is a chief risk to public officials eager to launch new projects, but it's a boon for infrastructure investors, who view the asset class as a natural hedge.

Arkansas, Louisiana, and Oklahoma will submit an application to the U.S. Department of Energy for their HALO Hub, which involves public-private partnerships.