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Chicago's CFO says investor outreach will stress fiscal controls that make it difficult for the city to backslide on its progress under Rahm Emanuel.

Scott Mitnick, who was county administrator of Sutter County, California, will be a director at financial advisory firm KNN Public Finance.

Victor Quiroga Jr. previously was a vice president at Frost Bank.

The firm sought to coerce banks that underwrite high-yield state and local government debt deals from doing business with Preston Hollow Capital, the Dallas-based lender alleged in a lawsuit.

FA Jeff Larson said the $2.7 billion in nonrated bonds are expected to price in late March.

The firm's new chief executive sees a wealth of assets, a positive employee culture, and great potential for growth.

The state treasurer's office is reviewing proposals for underwriting and remarketing services, and the Public Facilities Commission is choosing attorneys.

Municipal bond issuance jumped 29.2% in February, and may climb further as the initial effects of the 2017 tax act fade.

The new money segment of the $438 million deal will help fund a midfield concourse at LAX.

The region's municipal bond industry insiders saw a silver lining in a 21% increase for new money volume.

Following a late-2017 rush to market of advance refundings and private-activity bonds in the run-up to the implementation of new tax legislation, supply in 2018 -- particularly refunding issuance -- suffered a steep decline.

Issuers in the Northeast sold $95.5 billion of municipal bonds in 2018, off 21.3% from 2017 with an even more pronounced fourth-quarter drop.

The Minnesota-based advisory firm undertook a brand makeover designed to highlight its comprehensive suite of services.

Texas bond volume hit an eight-year low in 2018, but industry experts gathering for The Bond Buyer's annual Austin event are optimistic about the long run.

The southern regional banks wouldn't say what will happen with their capital financing divisions when their merger closes.

Enright, who died of bone cancer at 72, held fiscal positions with local governments before starting a nearly 30-year investment banking career.

PFM says the acquisition will broaden its reach into special districts and land-secured municipal financings in Florida and across the country.

Shields, fired by Wells Fargo in December, joined Loop Capital Markets LLC as a managing director this week.

Municipal bond issuance was not much changed from the start of 2018, marking the second year in a row volume got off to a slow start.

The Hawaii finance team doesn’t expect the market’s volatility to hamper buyer interest.