Progress Energy, Petersburg
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The $32-billion merger between Progress Energy and Duke Energy created the nation's largest utility, but it's been bumpy going. Duke dumped Progress CEO William D. Johnson, who...
View ArticleTeam USA
The state was well represented at the 2012 Olympics in London, where 29 Florida athletes competed and brought home nine gold, four silver and two bronze medals. Foluke Akinradewo, 25, Plantation...
View ArticleThe Tourist: Visitor Spending Kept Things from Getting Worse in Florida
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] As most of Florida's economy emerges from recession, it will find a healthy tourism sector waiting for it, basking in two years of steady growth. In 2011, the number of visitors...
View ArticleVenture Gains
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Gainesville-based RegisterPatient, an online patient registration company founded in 2009, needed investors last year to fund a major growth spurt. It didn't expect to find those...
View ArticleMark C. Hollis, 78: Former President of Publix
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Mark Hollis, president of Publix Super Markets from 1984-96 and a co-founder of Florida TaxWatch, died Dec. 7. He had undergone surgery for pancreatic cancer in 2010. Hollis was...
View ArticleBrian Johnson: (Lead Singer, AC/DC, Sarasota; Age 65)
* The Beetles had just come out, and everybody wanted to be in a band, even people who couldn't play. My friends, they were starting a band. The bass player had a bass guitar. His brother had a guitar....
View ArticleA Running Start
We start 2013 by featuring our Floridian of the Year. Please understand that this is not a lifetime achievement award, but rather recognition of a significant achievement that occurred in Florida...
View ArticleCleveland Port Authority Wins Second Upgrade from S&P
Byline: Caitlin Devitt For the second time in three months, Standard & Poor's has upgraded its long-term rating on the Cleveland-Cuyahoga County Port Authority's bond fund program, this time due to...
View ArticleNorth Fort Bend Water Authority, Texas, Upgraded to A-Plus by S&P
Standard & Poor's Ratings Services said it raised its rating on the North Fort Bend Water Authority, Texas' water system revenue bonds by two notches, to A-plus. The outlook is stable. "The upgrade...
View ArticleIndiana Reaches Commercial Close on Ohio River Bridges P3
Byline: Caitlin Devitt The Indiana Finance Authority Friday announced it had finalized its agreement and reached commercial close on a deal with WVB East End Partners to design and build the state's...
View ArticleHarrisburg Debt Triggers Pennsylvania Legislation
Byline: Paul Burton Pennsylvania Sen. Mike Folmer, R-Lebanon, plans to introduce a legislative package to address issues raised by capital city Harrisburg's debt crisis. The state legislature is...
View ArticleChicago Settles Cemetery Litigation for O'Hare Runway
Byline: Yvette Shields Chicago has reached a settlement with St. John United Church of Christ that includes a $1.3 million payment for church land that had housed a cemetery moved to make way for a new...
View ArticleResults of Negotiated Sales
IOWA Howard County Regional Health Services Dec 27, 2012 . . . . . . $5,030,000 Hospital Revenue Bonds, Series 2013 (bank qualified) (book entry) Dated Jan 15, 2013. Due Dec 1, 2014 to 2021. First...
View ArticleDecember Muni Volume Climbs 4%
Byline: James Ramage Long-term municipal bond volume rose modestly for the month of December, closing the door gently on 2012, a year that saw record low interest rates spur an upsurge in refundings....
View ArticleMichigan Gets New Emergency Management Law
Byline: Caitlin Devitt Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder last week signed into law a bill for fiscally distressed governments, replacing a controversial former law that voters overturned in a November ballot...
View ArticleTexas Legislature Convenes in Comeback Mode
Byline: Richard Williamson DALLAS -- Two years after massive spending cuts to deal with a slumping economy, Texas lawmakers are considering measures to ease the impact as they prepare to convene for...
View ArticleOhio Brings First Deal to Market Next Week
Byline: Caitlin Devitt CHICAGO -- Ohio will bring its first deal of the year to market next week and expects to follow that with another general obligation deal set for early February after Gov. John...
View ArticleS&P Puts Puerto Rico Highway Bonds on Watch Negative
Byline: Robert Slavin Standard & Poor's placed the Puerto Rico Highway and Transportation Authority's bonds on CreditWatch with negative implications. Friday's action covers the authority's highway...
View ArticleMarket Close: Munis End Strong Year on Flat Note
Byline: Taylor Riggs The tax-exempt market finished 2012 on a very quiet note after what has been a very active year in the municipal bond market. Traders Monday said there was no primary activity and...
View ArticleMWBE Firms Highlight N.Y. City Underwriter Groups
Byline: Paul Burton The underwriter groups New York City and its financing authorities chose last week included the highest number of certified minority- and women-owned business enterprises in city...
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