Investments

ALABAMATuscaloosa Public Educational Building AuthorityDec 11, 2008 . . . . . . $100,460,000

ILLINOISDecatur (City)Dec 15, 2008 . . . . . . $10,000,000

DALLAS - Louisiana's constitutional limit on annual debt service may derail Gov. Bobby Jindal's plans to use the proceeds from $400 million of revenue bonds to finance the proposed new $1.2 billion Louisiana State University teaching hospital in downtown New Orleans.

Growth in the municipal bond market slowed in the third quarter as financial market turmoil increased, issuers sold less debt, and retail investors pared down their holdings.

In the last full trading week before the municipal market slows for its usual holiday pause, uncertainty continues due to the status of Illinois' $1.4 billion general obligation certificates sale - with few other new deals on tap to fill the void amid overall market weakness and volatility.

The forced selling plaguing municipal bonds has distorted some segments of the market into bizarre contortions.

DALLAS — Texas debt issuance drops dramatically this week as the bond industry looks toward a holiday respite.

ALABAMAJacksonville State UniversityDec 4, 2008 . . . . . . $10,000,000

MICHIGANRoyal OakDec 11, 2008 . . . . . . $11,825,000

Clients withdrew cash from municipal bond mutual funds last week at a clip not seen since October.

Nearly all The Bond Buyer's weekly yield indexes rose again this week, as tax-exempt yields continued to rise in all the week's sessions.

The assets of tax-exempt money market funds inched up by $1.34 billion for the week ending Dec. 8, causing total assets to grow slightly to $494.92 billion for the period, according to the Money Fund Report, a service of iMoneynet.com of Westborough, Mass.

ALABAMADale County Water AuthorityNov 12, 2008 . . . . . . $970,000

COLORADOColoradoDec 11, 2008 . . . . . . $300,000,000

ARIZONAArizona State University Energy Center LLCDec 9, 2008 . . . . . . $16,315,000

ARKANSASBarton-Lexa School District No. 4 of Phillips CountyDec 10, 2008 . . . . . . $295,000

ALABAMATuscaloosa County Industrial Development AuthorityDec 1, 2008 . . . . . . $50,000,000

CONNECTICUTGroton (City)Dec 9, 2008 . . . . . . $3,300,000

CALIFORNIASierra Sands Unified School DistrictDec 4, 2008 . . . . . . $2,264,035

The Massachusetts Health and Educational Facilities Financing Authority last week approved up to $275 million of new-money borrowing for the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.