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Moody's upgraded MIT spinoff Broad Institute to Aa3 with a stable outlook from A1 and positive, citing sustained growth and healthy operating cash flow.
November 3 - Massachusetts
Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker outlined an initiative for developing unused or underused state properties into affordable or market-rate housing opportunities.
October 19 -
Investors looked past an S&P downgrade and a critical control board report as the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority sold $357 million of sales tax bonds.
October 7 - Massachusetts
The granting of tribal reservation status to land in Taunton, Mass., where a $500 million tribal casino is planned, is a credit negative to southeastern Massachusetts where commercial casino plans could be derailed, said Moodys.
October 2 -
The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authoritys operating budget is unsustainable, said a report by its new fiscal oversight board.
September 22 -
A $1 billion funding gap could jeopardize completion of the Green Line streetcar extension north of Boston, Massachusetts transportation officials say.
August 25 -
The new fiscal control board that oversees Greater Bostons mass transit system is tightening its oversight of commuter rail subcontractor Keolis.
August 17 - Maryland
Issuers in the Northeast sold $54.2 billion of municipal bonds in the first half of 2015 rising 26% compared to the first six months of 2014.
August 14 -
University of North Carolina professor Pab Jotikasthira wins the James A. Lebenthal Memorial prize for best paper submitted at the Brandeis Municipal Finance Conference.
August 12 -
President Obama appointed Beverly Scott, former general manager of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority, to the National Transportation Safety Board.
August 3