P3 deal pipeline grows even as federal infrastructure funding flows

States have queued up a robust pipeline of public-private partnership deals in the transportation space even as the pace of federally funded projects is expected to quicken ahead of the autumn election. "We have a huge set of still as-yet unfunded infrastructure needs and if it's appropriately matched to the project, the P3 model has a lot to offer," Gifford said. "I'm pretty optimistic about the potential for an expanded market," said Jonathan Gifford, director of the Center for Transportation Public-Private Partnership Policy at George Mason University.

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The Puerto Rico Oversight Board brought on David Brownstein , who spent more than three decades at Citi with a focus on derivatives, distressed issuers and debt restructurings, as a restructuring advisor on its plan of adjustment for the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority.

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Career municipal bond analyst Patrick Early has joined the Treasury Department’s Office of State and Local Finance as a senior policy analyst at a time when the details of major legislative proposals, such as the Federal Data Transparency Act and the Basel III Endgame proposal are set to impact the municipal market.

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Airports will get $970 million of federal grants for terminal makeovers , the White House announced Thursday. The funding, which goes to 114 airports in 44 states and three territories, marks the third round of Airport Terminal Program grants under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act.

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Chicago park commissioners approved ordinances laying the groundwork for the Chicago Park District to issue roughly $37 million of new money bonds, and to refund up to $145.9 million outstanding of Series 2021A bonds through a tender that would convert the taxable bonds to tax-exempt debt. The district is looking to price the new money bonds in late March or early April, Chief Financial Officer Steve Lux said.

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