Perryville News reports that a tax abatement will secure $110M in new lines and equipment for TG Missouri in Perryville. Municipalities in Missouri are authorized to issue these type of bonds to finance projects for private corporations, partnerships, and individuals.

The Missouri Times reports about new legislation designed to incentivize new farmers to invest in Missouri operations. The legislation will make $8M in tax credits available for the sale of existing farmland to a "new" farmer.

Property owners are petitioning for a community improvement district (CID) along a local business corridor in Columbia, MO to fund infrastructure improvements, according to Columbia Daily Tribune. A collective effort to gather signatures from property owners has been an initial step in creating the district. Establishing a CID requires more than half of business owner to vote in favor of the district.

USDA Rural Development State Director, Anita Dunning, presented a certificate to the East Missouri Action Agency. According to the Daily Journal Online Executive Director, Bill Bunch and EMAA is being recognized for its ongoing partnership and participation in several Rural Development programs.

April 15, 2015
Join CDFA and MEDFA for the first-ever Missouri Financing Roundtable on April 15, 2015 as we focus on "Unlocking Development Finance in the Show Me State." This one-day event will feature a number of economic development finance experts from around the state discussing new development finance tools, authorities, resources and approaches, and how these methods can affect the Missouri economy going forward.

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