Investments

The Illinois Sports Facilities Authority received a two-notch S&P Global Ratings upgrade to BBB.

Two Virgin Trains USA deals from Florida helped push the region's volume up 9.8% over last year, making it one of only two regions to sell more bonds.

Troubles at the Connecticut Port Authority and elsewhere have prompted broader looks across their operations.

Eric Gertler was nominated to succeed Buffalo developer Howard Zemsky as leader of New York State’s lead economic development agency.

The municipal team at PIMCO see several areas of opportunity for muni investors in the second half of 2019.

An airport official says the third upgrade in a year will mean savings for upcoming refunding and new money bond plans.

The number of NYC residents receiving cash assistance has dropped to the lowest level since 1963, according to the Independent Budget Office.

Issuers and non-dealer muni advisors support the existing prohibition, while dealers asked the MSRB to provide some flexibility.

Municipal bond issuers in the Midwest recorded a healthy year-over-year volume gain, in contrast to flat nationwide numbers.

The alleged train of neglect ran from 2001 to 2015 and included revenue and expenditure falsification and misleading debt gimmicks.

State Rep. Jonathan Steinberg and EisnerAmper's Michael Imber discuss the recommendations of the Connecticut Pension Sustainability Commission, including asset transfers. Paul Burton hosts.

The state intends to implement a working group that will develop a long-term solution for Benton Harbor Area Schools.

Moody's upgraded the Lincoln-Way district, saying it has effected a fiscal turnaround after the management woes and investigations that sent it to junk in 2016.

Texas officials say the attacks appear to be coming from a single source.

Texas issues are headlining this week's slate of supply.

Houston expects strong demand for the refunding bonds pricing on two days this week.

An increased reliance on endowment spending put the highly selective liberal arts college at risk of a credit downgrade.

A report said overtime costs spiraled out of control under leadership's noses for roughly a decade.

Refundings rebounded in the first half of 2019, but total bond volume across the Southwest fell to a six-year low.

Houston also will offer investors $1B of utility system revs.