Higher education bonds

Bakersfield College students can expect to see more commotion on campus this spring as work begins on a few construction projects, the largest of which is a new campus center.

The New Jersey Educational Facilities Authority will revive a leasing program that hasn't been used since 2011.

Legal and accreditation problems led Fitch Ratings to lower its rating on the Florida HBCU six notches to CCC-plus.

Webster University has struggled to balance operations as it suffers tuition revenue declines.

The nation's No. 2 financial advisory services firm is hiring municipal executives in Ohio and Michigan.

The survey of securities firms showed pressures caused by unfunded pension obligations is expected to be the biggest issue for the muni market next year.

RBC Capital Markets hired Paul Sheldon, founder of the advisory firm S L Capital Strategies, as a managing director in the municipal finance student loan group.

The University of Connecticut envisions a development partnership through a special-purpose entity to construct a hockey arena on its Storrs campus.

Tim Romer, Goldman Sachs’ longtime head of West Region, will retire in early 2019, leaving his post in the public sector and infrastructure banking group to Ritu Kalra.

Mary Jane Darby, Rob Kanzer and James Still have over 50 years of combined experience in the industry and most recently all worked at Prager & Co. They will be working at the firm’s New York office starting later this month.

Moody's Investors Service now assigns a positive outlook to its A1 rating for the private Pennsylvania university.

Moody’s Investors Service lowered Clarkson’s revenue bonds to Baa1 from A3.

Regional demographics are a powerful factor as colleges chase enrollment.

After years of struggling, Columbus-based Ohio Dominican University is showing signs of turning around enrollment declines.

Supporters of two higher education bond referendums say they will improve student recruitment and tackle the state's workforce challenges.

As Oregon schools, municipalities and public agencies face another major increase in public pension costs come July, some are considering a risky solution.

The placement carries a maturity of up to two years, and a Michigan State spokeswoman said the school will eventually issue long-term bonds.

The not-for-profit university closed on a $195 million privately placed refunding that eases debt service demands.

The Burlington, N.C., City Council reviewed the Alamance-Burlington School System and Alamance Community College bonds during their work session meeting on Monday.

Municipal law attorney Eric Brofy expects to increase the focus on public-private partnerships at the 52-year-old higher education conduit bond issuer.