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The Florida Development Finance Corp. will be asked to be the conduit issuer for $1.75 billion of PABs on behalf of the project's private owners.

The Little Rock-based firm added Matthew Johansen as a senior vice president.

The organization chose Karen Daly, Emily Brock, and Lori Schreckengost to receive the annual awards.

Citi's assessment is conditioned on pension obligation bonds being part of a package to tackle the city's pension liabilities.

Two of three sales in Connecticut’s recent bond offering set record retail orders, said state Treasurer Denise Nappier, while spreads continued to drop.

Volume was off in eight of the region's 11 states in the wake of tax reform and the end of advance refundings.

One of Baird's new bankers expands its presence in the Chicago region.

Bond volume in the region fell sharply in the first half of 2018, though one expert saw the 16% drop as better than anticipated.

The State Bond Commission barred the banks from upcoming Garvee bond deals, and said its action may apply to other state bond issues.

Northeast municipal bond issuance sank 11.7% in the first half of 2018 compared to a year earlier, reflecting a national trend driven by federal tax changes.

Chicago is accepting request for qualification submissions to supplement the members of its existing pools.

Studies of the pricing benefits of the two approaches have been far from conclusive.

S&P last week downgraded the transportation authority, citing weak debt-service coverage.

The state expects to come to market with an $889.1 million general obligation sale in three tranches.

The Hutchinson Shockey name will continue after its acquisition by Ohio-based Huntington Bancshares.

The five bankers will work in the firm's Chicago, Washington, D.C., and New York offices.

The State Bond Commission approved a $10 million study on reviving tolls against a backdrop of revenue strain and regional dynamics.

ArtCenter College of Design plans to price $100 million in combined refunding-new money sale.

City officials say the round of assignments for bond counsel and special disclosure counsel includes larger and smaller, minority-owned law firms.

A negotiated transaction may help Maine limit the yield penalty from Gov. Paul LePage's last-minute cancellation of the sale last month.