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Early Bird Rates for the CDFA Summer Institute have been extended through August 7! Over five days, we're offering five 6-hour streamlined learning experiences from the CDFA Training Institute, making it easier than ever to take multiple courses. Learn how Bonds, TIF, Tax Credits, and Revolving Loan Funds work—all in one week! Register for all five courses and fast-track your path to certification.

Rural hospitals are closing and patients are driving an hour or more for care, but one developer is betting a surgical institute in Chillicothe, Ohio can reverse that math. Experts from Opportunity Zone Development Group break down the full capital stack behind the deal, layering OZ equity with EB-5, New Market Tax Credits, and Ohio's 10% OZ tax credit. Plus, how IRS Notice 2026-40 lets an OZ 1.0 deal carry investors into OZ 2.0 benefits.

Three Corridor-area startups are among the recipients of a new round of funding approved by the Iowa Economic Development Authority (IEDA). The awards included assistance for a Coralville medical device company and two Cedar Rapids businesses. Separately, IEDA approved State Small Business Credit Initiative (SSBCI) funding this month for three startups, including the two Cedar Rapids companies, to support their continued growth.

The Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) has recently awarded low-income housing tax credits (LIHTCs), bond financing, and other financing with an estimated value of more than $1 billion to create or preserve 3,025 affordable homes. This includes providing more than $6.3 million through the EmPOWER program to support energy-efficient construction and upgrades.

Just in time to inform governors' work nominating the next round of Opportunity Zone (OZ) census tracts this summer, the Treasury Department has released new data reporting that federal OZ tax incentives drove more than $112 billion worth of investment capital into more than 6,000 communities through the end of 2024.

The CDFA Opportunity Zone Resource Hub includes OZ resources and the latest news, helping communities throughout the country become OZ Ready. Many Opportunity Zone updates will occur throughout 2026 as Opportunity Zone 2.0 designations become official. This Resource Hub is regularly updated to help you stay in the know with all things Opportunity Zones. Visit the Hub to learn more about CDFA's Education, Advocacy, Resources, and Networking opportunities centering on OZ 2.0!

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A successful candidate will be a highly skilled professional with thorough knowledge of building science, energy diagnostic and modeling methodologies, energy conservation measures, concepts and practices to assure effective retrofits in residential buildings. The type of work evaluated may include energy efficiency, electrification, and repair work for both single-family and multifamily residential buildings.

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