Thomas Nocera joined The Bond Buyer in 2022 to cover the Northeast region. He began his career in local journalism, covering crime, politics, business, and the culture of New York City's most populous borough, Brooklyn. During the pandemic, Thomas covered the national healthcare industry for the Guardian News and later worked with the GroundTruth Foundation to report on protest movements in New York in addition to the state of a federally managed refugee resettlement program struggling in the wake of the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan. Thomas received a masters degree from Columbia University's Graduate School of Journalism and is a former fellow of the Overseas Press Club Foundation.
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A job tip from a former Little League coach helped lead Heather Litzebauer to a fruitful career at municipal underwriting and advisory firm NW Financial Group.
November 14 -
"I'm proud of how well we adapted as an organization and set ourselves up to hit the ground running on large projects," said David Amdor.
November 14 -
The suit, filed on behalf of community groups and area residents, alleges New York state officials skirted the law when negotiating a deal with developer Vornado Realty Trust in 2018.
November 10 -
Democrats Erick Russell in Connecticut, James Diossa in Rhode Island and Mike Pieciak in Vermont won open-seat races for state treasurer.
November 9 -
Blackstone Valley Preparatory will use proceeds of the $12.7 million deal to purchase and renovate school buildings.
November 4 -
The $200 million bond deal prices next week. The Jesuit school absorbed the nearby University of the Sciences earlier this year.
November 4 -
The $74 million of federal funds will support the efforts of a state agency that has long grappled with the decaying infrastructure of the coal business.
October 31 -
Proceeds are destined for improvement projects across the 290 miles of roadway that make up the New Jersey Turnpike and Garden State Parkway.
October 28 -
Chittenden Solid Waste District officials say the facility is needed to future-proof its recycling infrastructure. Voters will have the final say on Nov. 8.
October 27 -
South Carolina-based Jasper Pellets borrowed $12.5 million in private activity bonds in 2018. A deal to settle the firm's Chapter 11 bankruptcy pays the debt.
October 26