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MEDIA RELEASE The county has sold $98.8 million in bonds in a sale that closed Feb. 12, obtaining funding for new projects and refinancing old loans and bonds in a move that will save taxpayers about $8.5 million over the life of the bonds. The county’s ratings were affirmed in January by all three major […]

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Councilman Pete Hoffmann has released the following statement: The County Council action to delay final approval of the administration-proposed $56M bond float so that the in-coming Council can discuss the matter is a proper decision in my opinion. Although I am a firm advocate of using the bond-issuing power of County government, so long as […]

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Governor Linda Lingle announced today that the Department of Transportation Airports Division successfully sold $644.98 million of revenue bonds to fund various capital projects for the State’s Airports Modernization Plan and to refinance existing debt to provide significant savings to airports statewide.

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Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood Announces Recovery Assistance for Small and Disadvantaged Businesses DOT’s Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization to Create New Bond Fee Reimbursement Program WASHINGTON – U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood today announced $20 million in recovery funds to create the Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) Bonding Assistance Program, an initiative that will […]

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