Transportation industry

The Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority hired Keith T. Parker away from the VIA transit agency in San Antonio to be its new general manager and CEO.

Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport will complete nearly $1 billion of refinancing for 2012 with a $301 million deal scheduled to price next week.

Ohio is selling GO bonds this week and Garvee bonds in November. Ohio says the Garvee deal will proceed despite uncertainty over federal transportation funding and the fiscal cliff.

Transportation and infrastructure policy has taken a back seat throughout the presidential campaign so far, a fact that industry insiders think is an intentional dodge of the daunting challenge of funding new investment.

Denver plans to price $700 million of revenue bonds Wednesday to build an airport hotel that will adjoin a commuter rail line linking passengers to downtown's Union Station.

Gov. John Kasich Thursday told local reporters that he expects to unveil a privatization plan for the Ohio Turnpike within the next 30 days, and hopes to leverage at least $1 billion for the state.

The Austin, Texas City Council is considering bond projects worth about $189 million to accommodate the growing passenger traffic at Austin Bergstrom International Airport.

New York's MTA has strengthened its financial condition over the past two years, but still faces continued challenges, said state Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli.

A group of high-profile Detroit-area supporters from the business and political communities urged lawmakers last week to advance a bill that would create a regional transit authority.

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit heard oral arguments Tuesday in the case of Corr V. Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority, a lawsuit that strikes at MWAA's primary mechanism of repaying more than $2 billion of bond debt.

Connecticut Gov. Dannel Malloy and the U.S. Department of Transportation announced the release of $121 million for the New Haven-Hartford-Springfield rail program.

A labor coalition wants New York's MTA to renegotiate or cancel interest-rate swaps on bond deals, while the agency says it still saves money on them.

The Allegheny County Airport Authority, Pa. is requesting bids for natural-gas drilling at Pittsburgh International and Allegheny County airports.

The Federal Highway Administration approved New York's plan for a new span to replace the current Tappan Zee bridge.

The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey sold $2 billion of taxable bonds on Thursday — a day ahead of schedule, due to strong demand.

Illinois has submitted a draft airport layout plan to the FAA for a third regional airport to be located far southwest of Chicago. The airport has long been discussed but its advances have come slowly.

After a raucous public speaking session and sniping between chairman Joe Lhota and board member Charles Moerdler, New York's MTA tweaked its advertising policy and meeting schedule.

The Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority will consider a consultant's recommendations to increase revenues, including outsourcing, advertising on buses and trains, and new fees.

Moody's Investors Service may downgrade $10 billion of Garvee bonds, the ratings agency announced Tuesday, because of the increasing uncertainty of the federal revenue stream that backs them.

The Minneapolis-St. Paul Metropolitan Airports Commission is gearing up to sell about $100 million of general airport revenue as it advances plans for a $1.5 billion capital improvement program.