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CDFA Upcoming Events

CDFA // BNY Mellon Development Finance Webcast Series: Capital for Main Street
Tuesday, July 16, 2019
1:00 PM Eastern

Brownfields Online Project Marketplace
July 25, 2019
2:00 - 4:00 PM Eastern

CDFA Illinois Roundtable - Opportunity Zones & Development Finance
July 25, 2019
Chicago, IL

CDFA EDA Revolving Loan Fund Webinar Series: Building Partnerships to Maximize Your RLF Impact
August 6, 2019
2:00 PM Eastern

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New Opportunity Zones Regulations Released

Director, Government & External Affairs

The US Department of the Treasury has released their second tranche of proposed regulations on Opportunity Zones and Opportunity Funds.

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Brownfields to Brightfields

Manager, Research & Technical Assistance

By transforming an unused or contaminated Brownfield site into a solar energy asset – known as a “Brightfield” - a community can set itself up for a bright future.

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CDFA Launches Intro Opportunity Zones WebCourse

Manager of Education

Join CDFA for its inaugural Intro Opportunity Zones WebCourse - learn how to maximize Opportunity Zone designations and attract zone investments

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CDFA Releases 3rd White Paper

Coordinator, Research & Technical Assistance

New release: the next paper in CDFA’s Food Systems Finance White Paper Series, demonstrating how bonds can be used to support local food system development!

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Development Finance Headlines

Study: Muni Bond Defaults More Common than Rating Agency Tallies Suggest
Brookings Institute | Jul. 15 | Bond Finance

NC Eyes Upgrading Old Rural Water and Sewer Systems
The Mountaineer | Jul. 14 | Bond Finance | Infrastructure Finance | Rural Development | Water Finance

'FarmTogether' is an Agtech-Fintech Providing Access to Capital for Farmers
Crowdfund Insider | Jul. 13 | Access to Capital | Agriculture Finance | Crowdfunding | Food Systems Finance

Ag Lending: Credit to Socially Disadvantaged Farmers and Ranchers Is Limited
GAO | Jul. 11 | Access to Capital | Agriculture Finance | Food Systems Finance | Rural Development | U.S. Dept. of Agriculture (USDA)

Opinion: A Cost-Benefit Model is Best for Evaluating Incentives
Governing | Jul. 11 | Economic Development | Incentives

Several Pieces of Federal Legislation Propose PAB Expansions
The Bond Buyer | Jul. 11 | Bond Finance | Energy Finance | Green Finance | Infrastructure Finance | Legislative

NMTCs Bring Mission-Driven Healthy Foods Grocer to Oakland, CA
Novogradac & Co. | Jul. 11 | Food Systems Finance | Tax Credits

IRS Still Has a Lot on Its OZ Regulations Plate
BisNow | Jul. 11 | Federal | Opportunity Zones | U.S. Dept. of Treasury

HUD Bets on Tech Innovation for Opportunity Zones
DS News | Jul. 11 | Federal | Opportunity Zones | U.S. Dept. of Housing & Urban Development (HUD)

$3.5M Middletown, OH Project Underway
Journal-News | Jul. 11 | Incentives | Tax Credits

Capital Square Launches New OZ Platform
Yahoo Finance | Jul. 11 | Opportunity Zones

Los Alamos County, NM Assists Bioscience Business with $12.5M in IRBs
Associated Press | Jul. 11 | Bond Finance

Harvest Returns: An OZ Fund in TX to Nurture Ag Investments
Dallas Innovates | Jul. 10 | Agriculture Finance | Food Systems Finance | Opportunity Zones | Rural Development

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