CDFA Arizona Financing Roundtable Newsletter - June 2014

CDFA Arizona Financing Roundtable Newsletter - June 2014
June 25, 2014



Feature
Unlocking the Development Finance Toolbox In Arizona During the first-ever CDFA Arizona Financing Roundtable Webcast, CDFA President & CEO Toby Rittner and T.J. Jennings, Vice President of Capital Strategies at the Arizona Commerce Authority explore the depths and potential for unlocking the development finance toolbox in the Grand Canyon State. Arizona Innovation Accelerator Fund Program This handout describes the Arizona Innovation Accelerator Loan Fund, a loan participation program funded through SSBCI and managed by the Arizona Commerce Authority, including a summary of the program, qualifications for participation, and how the program works. AAED Update May-June 2014 Conference Edition The Arizona Association for Economic Development's monthly newsletter features highlights from their spring conference and the latest Economic Development Distinguished by Excellence (EDDE) Award recipients. 2014 CDFA Excellence in Development Finance Awards: Call for Entries & Nominations CDFA is now accepting entries and nominations for the 2014 CDFA Excellence in Development Finance Awards, which recognize outstanding development finance programs, agencies, leaders, projects and success stories. CDFA Announces Scholarship Program Interested in attending an upcoming CDFA event? Check out our new CDFA Scholarship Program to see if you qualify for assistance in attending State Roundtables, the National Development Finance Summit, or CDFA Training Institute courses.
Upcoming Events
2014 CDFA Arizona Financing Roundtable Conference November 18, 2014 - Scottsdale, AZ Join CDFA for the first-ever Arizona Financing Roundtable Conference on November 18, 2014 as we focus on "Exploring Development Finance in the Grand Canyon State." This one-day event will feature a number of economic development finance experts and leaders from around the state discussing new development finance tools, authorities, resources and approaches, and how these methods can move Arizona's economy forward.
Arizona News
Senators to Introduce Ex-Im Bank Reauthorization The Hill \| Jun. 24 \| Access to Capital \| Legislative \| Export Import Bank of the United States (Ex-Im Bank) \| Federal DOE Announces $3.2M for Clean Energy Incubator Fierce Energy \| Jun. 24 \| Energy Finance \| Green Finance \| U.S. Dept. of Energy (DOE) \| Federal Arizona Innovation Challenge Announces Finalists Arizona Commerce Authority \| Jun. 23 \| Innovation Finance \| State Finance Program \| Access to Capital USDA Announces Grants for Economic Development Deming Headlight \| Jun. 16 \| Access to Capital \| Economic Development \| Rural Development \| U.S. Dept. of Agriculture (USDA) \| Federal Obama Signs $13.3B Water Projects Bill The Advocate \| Jun. 12 \| Infrastructure Finance \| Legislative Energy & Environment Update ML Strategies \| Jun. 12 \| Energy Finance \| Green Finance \| Legislative \| U.S. Dept. of Agriculture (USDA) \| U.S. Dept. of Energy (DOE) \| U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) \| Federal \| U.S. Dept. of Commerce (DOC) Senate Panel To Weigh Tax Reform The Bond Buyer \| Jun. 6 \| Legislative \| Tax Credits Arizona Manufacturing: Its Evolution is Economic Prosperity Greater Phoenix In Business \| Jun. 3 \| Economic Development \| Reshoring Manufacturing Rural Wind Energy Development Act Introduced Domestic Fuel \| Jun. 3 \| Energy Finance \| Green Finance \| Legislative \| Tax Credits Bill to Remove Volume Cap from Water PABs Introduced The Bond Buyer \| Jun. 2 \| Bond Finance \| Infrastructure Finance \| Legislative Report: Keys to Successful Public-Private Partnerships Governing \| May. 30 \| Infrastructure Finance \| Public-Private Partnership (P3) Financing \| State Finance Program First 12 IMCP Communities Announced Dept. of Commerce \| May. 29 \| Community Development \| Economic Development \| Local Finance Program \| Urban Development \| U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA) \| U.S. Dept. of Housing & Urban Affairs (HUD) \| U.S. Dept. of Agriculture (USDA) \| U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) \| U.S. Dept. of Transportation (DOT) \| National Science Foundation (NSF) \| Federal \| U.S. Dept. of Commerce (DOC) \| U.S. Dept. of Defense (DOD) >>> SEARCH HEADLINES
New Additions to the Online Resource Database
Arizona Technology Council 2014 Public Policy Guide Access to Capital \| Innovation Finance This document from the Arizona Technology Council outlines their goals and legislative priorities for the current year. They include creating an early-stage technology venture capital fund and expanding research and development tax credits. Improving Infrastructure Through Public Private Partnerships Infrastructure Finance \| Local Finance Program \| Public-Private Partnership (P3) Financing \| State Finance Program \| Federal The Eno Center for Transportation released this report with policy recommendations for making public-private partnerships (P3) an effective means of delivering public infrastructure from the federal and local level. >>> SEARCH ONLINE RESOURCE DATABASE
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