Article: Indiana's Purdue to Sell $50M of COPs: Tax-Exempt and BABs.(The Regions)

Byline: Caitlin Devitt

CHICAGO - Indiana's Purdue University plans to enter the market next week with roughly $50 million of certificates of participation divided into a tax-exempt tranche and a taxable series that will be issued under the Build America Bonds program.

Proceeds from the COPs will finance a renovation of a basketball stadium on the main West Lafayette campus at the school, which is a member of the Big Ten athletic conference.

The sale will be Purdue's third and final for the year, said financial adviser John S. Vincent, president of Chicago-based John S. Vincent & Co. After the transaction, the school will have issued roughly ...

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