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California Gov. Jerry Brown's proposed a redevelopment replacement in his new budget, but it falls short of what redevelopment advocates have been hoping for.

The California Infrastructure and Economic Development Bank plans to price $97 million combined refunding/new money on Jan. 23 as part of its plans to ramp up lending.

Delivering quality resources to their community businesses and supporting the local economy are things that California's economic developers do every day. The 34th CALED Annual Training Conference is an opportunity to celebrate their successes and learn from the best in the state about how you can take care of business!

Jobs and Southern California's economic recovery are the impetus for local leaders to come together with business and labor leaders in the development of the below draft Southern California Economic Recovery and Job Creation Strategy. The Strategy addresses the issues that must be solved for our region's economy to create jobs and energize economic activity today, in the next five years and over the long term.

State officials announced that California has received an additional $55.6 million in federal funds, split between two programs: the Small Business Loan Guarantee Program, run by California Infrastructure and Economic Development Bank, and the California Capital Access Program (CalCAP) in the state Treasurer's Office.

This months' Debt Line covers issuance and provides guidance on status reporting, along with current MSRB and SEC events and activities related to the implementation of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act.

Interested in bringing your organization to the forefront of hundreds of economic development finance professionals in the state? Consider sponsoring the CDFA California Financing Roundtable in 2014.

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The Center for Neighborhood Technology put out this report on the growing effort among planners, real estate professionals, and economists to identify not only the economic benefits of alternative transportation modes in and of themselves, but also the impact that they have on housing prices and value retention. The real estate mantra of "location, location, location" is more important than ever.

The California Tax Credit Allocation Committee released proposed regulation changes for program year 2014, and held four public meetings to gather comment. This release is the updated rule change, responding to comments received.

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