Public-private partnership

Well-known municipal restructuring and P3 attorney Karol Denniston, the Global Projects Partner at Squire Patton Boggs, talks with infrastructure reporter Caitlin Devitt about the growing popularity of predevelopment agreements as well as the P3 pipeline and legal challenges like the University of Iowa's litigation over its 50-year energy concession. (38 minutes)

The deal marks one of the rare instances of true asset recycling in the U.S.

Nevada state officials have partnered with two companies that specialize in working with charter schools to create a $100 million revolving loan fund to build schools and refund existing high-interest debt.

A state congressional committee voted down a proposal to replace the aging Calcasieu Bridge with a toll-road through a public-private-partnership. Now limited options remain to carry out the work, say some state officials.

The deal is expected to be executed Dec. 14, putting four government-run tollways under Albertis Infraestructuras SA, which already runs Puerto Rico toll roads.

The commonwealth revamped its P3 law last year in the wake of a court ruling striking down a tolled bridge program.

The two-day meeting in Atlanta kicked off what the mayors say will be a regular meeting to promote more public-private partnerships for infrastructure projects.

Spartanburg, South Carolina inked a $425 million deal that will build a single-A baseball stadium and surrounding residential and commercial development.

The White House should remove barriers to help usher in a "golden age of technology" in the water sector, said the President's National Infrastructure Advisory Council.

The procurement method fosters collaboration and allows flexibility to manage construction costs, proponents say.

The Revolution Wind, a 704-megawatt offshore wind farm being developed off Connecticut's coast, received a positive ruling after a federal environmental review.

The state did not rule out a future public-private partnership but said it's current focus is on public funds.

The governor said a bill authorizing non-home rule local governments to enter into public-private partnerships created the potential for corruption.

Private company Texas Central has pivoted to public funding to support its stalled high-speed rail project.

The annual survey shows a rising number of university leaders who are eying P3s for a range of services and infrastructure.

Norfolk Southern would buy a 338-mile city-owned railway for $1.6 billion, which Cincinnati would use to create a permanent infrastructure fund.

The 50-year concession will rebuild the aging Calcasieu Bridge, and impose the first tolls on Interstate 10.

The revenue bonds were issued through the California Municipal Finance Authority on behalf of LAX Integrated Express Solutions, the P3 project developer.

San Diego city leaders are in the early days of assembling a P3 that could transform six city blocks with fresh space for city workers and affordable housing.

U.S. District Judge Laura Taylor Swain ordered the Oversight Board propose a new plan of adjustment by July 14.