South Carolina approved $123 million bonds that the state can use to incentivize Volvo to build it's first North American auto plant, according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. The bonds would be used to pay for the site and road work for the $500 million plant.

According to the Columbia Region Business Report, the Diocese of Charleston are leveraging $25 million in tax-exempt bonds to finance major school projects in Columbia and Ridgeland. The bonds were issued through the South Carolina Jobs-Economic Development Authority (JEDA).

A Promise Zone designation could offer a much needed economic boost to a six-county region of South Carolina, according to The Post and Courier. Although there is no up-front financial assistance with this designation, communities that apply will move toward the front of the line for available funds and programs.

WACH FOX reports that a portion of Columbia's historic downtown is now listed on the national register of historic places. These sites will automatically qualify for 20% tax credits thanks to a local finance program.

August 10-14, 2015 - St. Louis, MO
CDFA Summer School is a week long series of courses presented by the CDFA Training Institute. These courses qualify for the Development Finance Certified Professional (DFCP) Program. Join us in St. Louis, and start down the road to personal and professional advancement. Courses include: Fundamentals of Economic Development Finance, Intro Tax Increment Finance, Intro Public-Private Partnership (P3) Finance, Intro Bond Finance, and Intro Rural Finance.

November 3, 2015
Join CDFA and JEDA for the second-annual South Carolina Financing Roundtable Conference on November 3, 2015. This one-day event will feature a number of economic development finance experts and leaders from around the state discussing development finance tools, resources and approaches and how these methods can move South Carolina's economy forward. Topics to be discussed include bonds, redevelopment, loan funds, innovation capital, tax credits, federal funding and much more.

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