Investments

ALABAMAWest Etowah County Water Authority, Inc.May 21, 2008 . . . . . . $2,690,000

Most of The Bond Buyer's weekly yield indexes rose this week, as losses in the municipal market outweighed gains.

Following a one-week blip of outflows last week, tax-free money market funds returned to positive territory for the week ending June 9, according to the Money Fund Report, a service of iMoneyNet.com of Westborough, Mass.

ARKANSASSheridan School District No. 37 of Grant CountyJun 11, 2008 . . . . . . $1,045,000

COLORADOMarin Metropolitan DistrictJun 10, 2008 . . . . . . $30,485,000

CHICAGO The Illinois Finance Authority this week advanced borrowing plans for a handful of nonprofits including $125 million for Northwestern University, which is undertaking nearly $1 billion in campus improvements, and $180 million for Advocate Health Care Network to finance its acquisition of Condell Health Network.

ARIZONATucson (City)Jun 10, 2008 . . . . . . $20,425,000

ARKANSASDecatur (City)May 9, 2008 . . . . . . $3,035,000

ARIZONA Goodyear (City)Jun 9, 2008 . . . . . . $44,540,000

CALIFORNIACalifornia Health Facilities Financing AuthorityMay 29, 2008 . . . . . . $104,100,000

SAN FRANCISCO -Fitch Ratings upgraded Oregon's general obligation rating to AA from AA-minus yesterday as the state prepares to bring $200 million of bonds to market for a new basketball arena at the University of Oregon.

ARIZONATempe (City)Jun 5, 2008 . . . . . . $66,365,000

ARIZONAPeoria Unified School District No. 11Jun 6, 2008 . . . . . . $13,500,000

A Texas issuer and a New York issuer will share the primary market spotlight this week, with a handful of deals from diverse sectors - including energy, tobacco, and airports - though the activity will arrive amid relatively light overall volume.

Weekly reporting municipal bond mutual funds had a net inflow of $693 million during the period ending June 4, AMG Data Services reported.

ARKANSASCamden-Fairview School District No. 16 of Ouachita CountyJun 5, 2008 . . . . . . $5,795,000

ARIZONANavajo CountyJun 5, 2008 . . . . . . $6,600,000

After four straight weeks of significant inflow activity and record-high asset levels, municipal bond money market funds experienced outflows in the week ending June 2, according to the Money Fund Report, a service of iMoneyNet.com of Westborough, Mass.

Most of The Bond Buyer's weekly yield indexes declined this week, as gains from an early-week rally barely withstood a sell-off yesterday.

As a means of exiting the auction-rate securities market and seeking new alternatives for cost-efficient leverage, a handful of municipal closed-end funds are in the midst of launching new floating-rate products or relying on traditional tender-option bond programs to redeem their outstanding auction-rate preferred shares.