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The University System of Georgia's 65-year college housing privatization, which will defease $325 million in bonds, is being closely watched by higher education, finance, and housing industries.
November 19 - Georgia
The Atlanta Symphony's recent labor agreement is credit positive because it enables the Woodruff Arts Center to reduce operating deficits, Moody's said.
November 17 -
Atlanta unions are considering an appeal following a superior court ruling Nov. 10 that tossed their lawsuit challenging the city's landmark pension reform package.
November 13 - Georgia
Georgia became the first state in the nation to cap income tax rates on Nov. 4, but some analysts said it could hamstring the gilt-edged state's finances.
November 7 -
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Nov. 3 that Florida can proceed with its suit against Georgia over fresh water rights.
November 7 -
The Georgia Supreme Court set oral arguments in the Atlanta Falcons stadium appeal Nov. 3, and could hear arguments against the Atlanta Braves stadium in February.
October 30 - Virginia
South Florida's Broward County School District wants voters to OK $800 million in GO bonds on Nov. 4, which leads a slate of referendums on ballots across the Southeast.
October 22 - Georgia
Moody's changed the outlook to positive from stable on Atlanta's Aa2 GO bond rating due to stabilized reserve levels and a return to economic growth.
October 14 -
Georgia officials and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Wednesday signed the paperwork enabling the state to use bond proceeds to begin long-awaited work on the $706 million Port of Savannah harbor expansion.
October 9 - Georgia
Financial pressures that turned the outlook on the Woodruff Arts Center's bonds negative led the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra to postpone its season opening.
September 29