As November begins, be sure to reserve your spot at the CDFA Pennsylvania Financing Roundtable Conference which will be held at the Hilton Harrisburg on November 14. This conference on "Advancing Development Finance in the Commonwealth" will feature a number of economic development finance experts from around the commonwealth discussing new development finance tools, authorities, and approaches and how these can affect the Pennsylvania economy going forward. Register today.

Pop City reports the 2009 retrofit of the Century Building, which included an open-looped geothermal system and was financed in part by CDFA members URA and Allegheny County Economic Development, received an award from the Urban Land Institute.

Eric Cromwell and Dan Schmisseur of Cromwell Schmisseur LLC present this overview of state venture capital programs, particularly those supported by the State Small Business Credit Initiative.

Earlier this month, the Philadelphia Industrial Development Corporation closed on its first New Markets Tax Credit transaction, providing a $10M allocation for a senior health center.

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This executive summary from Ben Franklin Technology Partners reviews the organization's successes in support new companies across the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

This report on measures of and support for Pennsylvania technology-based economic development was produced by the Dept. of Community & Economic Development.

The New Markets Tax Credit Coalition provides their annual report, including a CDE survey, 2011 activity, and case studies, on the NMTC program.

Nuveen Asset Management explains the structure of general obligation bonds, essential service revenue bonds, and double-barrel bonds in this topic brief.

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