Refunding bonds

Spectrum Health System will consolidate its administrative offices into a central location.

St. Louis-based Ascension Health Alliance will price up to $856 million through the Wisconsin Health and Educational Facilities Authority.

The deal allows the university to shed a master trust indenture and concentrate its debt under the University of Nebraska Facilities Corp.

The city's municipal expects $44 million of present-value savings in the $244 million deal to refund 2010 BABs.

The college, using the state of Ohio as its conduit issuer, will price $49 million of bonds.

Oakland Park will issue green water and sewer refunding bonds that carry S&P Global Ratings’ highest Green Evaluation score of E1.

Low taxable rates will allow the state to reap 10% present value savings while advance refunding $285 million of tax-exempt GO debt.

Saint Mary's College, a sister school to the University of Notre Dame, will sell $27 million of new money bonds and $15 million to refund debt.

S&P Global Ratings upgraded Chicago Public Schools to BB-minus from B-plus, and Fitch Ratings upgraded it to BB from BB-minus, ahead of a $369 million deal.

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