Texas Airport Plans $11 Billion Bond Gusher as Growth Surges

  • Half to fund capital improvements, half for refunding
  • Much of the debt will be taxable to attract foreign buyers

Dallas Fort Worth International Airport

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For Wall Street bankers and investors prospecting for municipal-bond deals at a conference in Texas, Michael Phemister promised them a gusher.

The vice president for treasury management at Dallas Fort Worth International Airport said he was planning on selling between $10 billion and $11 billion in municipal bonds over the next five to seven years to add more capacity to an airport that serves one of the fastest-growing areas of the nation.