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The attackers did not steal any data, but the firm had to rebuild its servers to get back into operation, said Albert Rodriguez, a manager at ImageMaster.

"If I wanted to target municipal finance, this would be a really good place for me to start," said Omid Rahmani, public finance cybersecurity lead at Fitch Ratings.

Chicago has selected its new senior manager and co-manager pools to underwrite future bond deals, five months after it released its request for qualifications.

Raymond James has added four senior public finance professionals — two to its Chicago office, and two to a new office it is opening in Naperville.

"While the shutdown will eventually be resolved, present circumstances may catalyze tactical investment opportunities as a way to capture even more compelling yield and income opportunities," said Jeff Lipton, municipal market intelligence analyst for The Bond Buyer.

Chicago Public Schools plans to return to market with $650 million of Series 2025A unlimited tax general obligation bonds.

BondLink's client issuers reached over $500 billion in bond sales while working with the municipal bond platform.

The underwriting firm's hires will expand its real estate development finance group and Southeast operations.

San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit has struggled to regain ridership after the pandemic.

The 10-campus public university system apparently scrapped plans to price $1.5 billion in debt this week.