Economy

The Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority has opened a public comment period giving Northern Virginia residents the chance to weigh in on the authority's hotly-debated Dulles Toll Road rate increase schedule.

A new push is on in California to readdress whether some nonprofit hospitals deserve their tax-exempt status.

Creditworthiness requirements and a new debt-subordination feature are likely to shield both taxpayers and private activity bond investors under the expanded Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act program, according to a new white paper out from infrastructure firm HNTB.

Louisiana State Bond Commission on Thursday approved a $40 million refunding of parking garage revenue debt at Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport.

Georgia asked four firms to bid on the Northwest Corridor project Thursday. The metro Atlanta congestion-reliever is estimated to cost up to $850 million.

Fitch Ratings affirmed its AA-minus rating on Bay Area Toll Authority senior toll bridge revenue bonds in a report on $305 million of BATA debt set to be reoffered next month.

The New York State Thruway Authority is expected to sell $480 million of personal income tax bonds to finance highway and bridge projects on Tuesday, after pricing for retail on Monday.

Several Maryland state legislators are pushing for a constitutional amendment allowing the state to put transportation packages and their related bonds on statewide ballots.

A South Carolina judge has allowed the Georgia Ports Authority to intervene in a lawsuit challenging the deepening project in Savannah Harbor.

Four bond-financed health care projects totaling more than $900 million won approval from the Illinois Finance Authority Tuesday, clearing the way for three of the issuers to head to market next month.

An impending refunding of parking garage debt is a sign that revitalization is a reality at Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport as passenger levels increase to near pre-hurricane days at the city-owned airport.

West Virginia Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin issued an executive order creating a blue ribbon commission to study long-term transportation needs.

The Louisiana State Bond Commission will review the first tranche from a new state bond program to finance rural road upgrades.

Attorney Michael Washo will run the troubled Parking Authority in Scranton, Pa., a judge has ruled after indenture trustee Wells Fargo sued.

Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick signed a transportation bond bill that will provide $1.5 billion in state and federal funds.

Minnesota's HealthEast Care System won back its investment grade rating last week from Standard & Poor's in recognition of its improving balance sheet.

Dallas Fort-Worth International Airport begins a series of refundings that is expected to total nearly $1 billion, following a successful new-money AMT deal.

Federal and state officials are seeking to overhaul the leadership of the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority amid pending legislation that would restructure the board of the bond-issuing authority.

To prevent further siphoning of revenues from bankrupt Jefferson County's general fund, commissioners will decide whether to close the county's indigent-care hospital.

A federal judge is allowing a lawsuit against the $2.6 billion Ohio River Bridges Project to proceed. Judge John Heyburn ordered briefs filed by the end of February.