Statewide School Construction Bond: Incentives and Pay-As-You-Go Guidance

January 28, 2019

The School Building Authority (SBA) at RIDE has prepared and posted draft guidance document regarding the Statewide School Construction Bond. The guidance document includes information about applicability of and requirement for each of the six temporary bonus incentives and the one permanent bonus…

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RIHEBC Announces Issuance of $5 Million in Educational Facility Revenue Refunding Bonds on Behalf of Meeting Street School

January 15, 2019

RIHEBC announced the issuance of $5 million in Educational Facility Revenue Refunding Bonds on behalf of Meeting Street

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Bond Buyer Article – Municipal Groups Produce 15c2-12 Alert

January 11, 2019

The Bond Buyer has reported that the Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA) and other municipal groups have issued an alert to its members about the upcoming effective date of the SEC’s Rule 15c2-12. To read…

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R.I. Health and Educational Building Corporation Issues $19.8 million in Higher Education Facility Revenue Bonds on Behalf of the R.I. Council on Postsecondary Education

December 19, 2018

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – The Rhode Island Health and Educational Building Corporation (RIHEBC) announced the issuance of $19.8 million in Higher Education Facility Revenue Bonds on behalf of the Rhode Island Council on Postsecondary Education (the…

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Bond Buyer Article on UConn’s Use of Public-Private Partnership for Hockey Arena

December 4, 2018

Provided in the article linked below from the Bond Buyer is an example of P3s in New England.

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RIHEBC Issues $20 million in Education Facility Revenue Bonds on Behalf of St. Andrew’s School

November 9, 2018

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – The Rhode Island Health and Educational Building Corporation (RIHEBC) announced the issuance of $20 million in Educational Facility Revenue Bonds on behalf of St. Andrew’s School. The tax-exempt bonds closed on October 31,…

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RI Voters Pass Question 1 with Overwhelming Majority

November 7, 2018

RIHEBC is thrilled that the voters of Rhode Island chose to pass Question 1 on Tuesday, November 6th. The ballot measure, which would allow the State to borrow $250 million for public school repairs, and…

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The IRS has set an Audit Strategy for Tax-Exempt Bonds in 2019

November 1, 2018

Please read the following article from the Bond Buyer to learn more about the strategy that the IRS has selected for auditing tax-exempt bonds in 2019. IRS sets audit strategy for tax-exempt bonds in 2019

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Bond Buyer article – How SEC’s Rule 15c2-12 amendments create challenges for municipal market

October 30, 2018

Please read the following article from the Bond Buyer regarding how new amendments to an SEC Rule could create challenges for the municipal market.

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Bond Buyer article “What experts are warning about change from Libor”.

October 29, 2018

Please read the following article from the Bond Buyer regarding Libor changes and how they could affect your organization. What experts are warning about change from Libor

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