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Issuers in the Midwest sold $82.98 billion of debt last year, a 5% drop from 2016.
February 27 -
If the debate leading up to a Wessington Springs School District bond election is any indication, residents can expect a close race when polls close Nov. 28.
November 20 -
It's back to the drawing board for Groton Area School District.
April 12 - Michigan
Issuers in the Midwest sold $87.2 billion of municipal bonds in 2016, a 23.4% year-over-year increase that was the biggest of any region.
February 14 - Missouri
The issuers of the Midwest sold $41 billion of municipal bonds in the first half of 2016, spurred by increased new money issuance, according to Thomson Reuters data.
August 23 - South Dakota
South Dakota can now claim three top-level credit ratings after Moodys Investors Service assigned an initial issuer credit rating of Aaa.
July 12 - South Dakota
South Dakota won a second triple-A rating as Fitch Ratings upgraded the state to AAA citing ample reserve balances and history of maintaining budgetary balance.
June 16 -
South Dakotas Sanford Health is bringing $176 million of A-plus rated hospital bonds to market this week in a deal that will mark the final financing of the systems largest construction project to date.
October 13 - South Dakota
Standard & Poor's upgraded its rating on South Dakota to AAA, giving the state one of only a handful of prized top ratings.
May 4 - Illinois
Municipal bond borrowing by Midwestern issuers picked up steam last year, rising by 6.9% to $63.5 billion as issuers loosened the reins a bit on new money borrowing and refundings recorded double-digit gains thanks to favorable interest rates.
February 24