The House narrowly passed a measure approving a $3.5 trillion budget blueprint and locking in a late September vote on a roughly $1 trillion infrastructure bill, ending a standoff between centrist Democrats and party leaders over their legislative agenda. Tuesday's passage of the $3.5 trillion budget framework in a 220-212 vote unlocks a process, known as reconciliation, allowing Democrats to pass a broad package of provisions in the Senate without GOP support.

Northern Maine's long-term economic viability has always had a vulnerable side, with the ever-changing situation with logging and paper mills, but it took on new importance during the pandemic. That's why the Eastern Maine Development Corp.'s recently released five-year plan has added meaning.

Started just six years ago, the Catalyst Campus for Technology and Innovation is bursting at the seams, triggering an ambitious expansion plan that will cost $68 million for infrastructure and overhaul a part of eastern Downtown. The Catalyst's districts would impose up to 50 mills on property tax bills to fund expansion and 10 mills for operations and administration. The proposal also calls for the authority to issue up to $90 million in bonds to finance the project.

The Foundation for Affordable Housing is using $180 million in bond financing through the South Carolina Jobs-Economic Development Authority (JEDA) to acquire the following seven (7) housing developments in South Carolina in order to provide more affordable housing in the state.

The future of Boston's marine industrial park will consist of bigger, broader buildings — a shift already evident in the bidding for prime city-owned land at the end of Northern Avenue in the business park. The three contenders all want to put up lab buildings that are seven or eight stories high under new zoning for the Raymond L. Flynn Marine Park spelled out in a master plan that awaits approval by state environmental regulators.

Rose Associates' planned multifamily housing complex in downtown White Plains is one step closer to reality after the developer secured a $182 million financing package. Once completed, the redeveloped 13-story building at 440 Hamilton Avenue — currently a vacant office tower — will have 255 units, as well as 3,400 square feet of ground-floor retail space, according to Real Estate Weekly.

The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania announced tax credits for the owners of 27 historic buildings that are actively being restored and rehabilitated. Six of the buildings that will receive the credits are in Allegheny County. All of them are unique structures and their owners have some interesting plans for their futures.

The Bond Buyer has released its 2021 Midyear Statistics Report. Midway through the year, long-term municipal bond issuance is on pace to eclipse 2020 totals.

House Democrats on Tuesday adopted a budget resolution needed to unlock a filibuster-proof $3.5 trillion package of domestic spending and tax breaks and teed up a vote on a separate bipartisan infrastructure bill next month.

The legislation includes the Emergency Affordable Housing Act, which would strengthen the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit by preserving and protecting existing LIHTC properties, expanding production of affordable housing, and extending housing to people who earn extremely low incomes.

The State of Connecticut's Office of Policy and Management is recruiting for a Principal Budget Specialist position in the Budget and Financial Management Division. This is an exciting opportunity to help develop the capital budget for all of state government and to assist in managing the agenda for the State Bond Commission.

PGAV Planners is seeking a creative, experienced Project Manager to join our team! Project Managers are responsible for managing projects from start to finish within determined schedules and budgets, including interacting with clients one-on-one, writing reports, and presenting at public meetings.

The Mid-Willamette Valley Council of Governments (MWVCOG) is seeking a new member to join its team as the next Business Lending Program Manager. This Senior Staff position is part of the Economic and Community Development Division which houses the Economic Development District Support Staff. This position will manage the financial services to small businesses.

The Mid-Willamette Valley Council of Governments (MWVCOG) is hiring a Loan Documentation / Loan Servicing Specialist. This person will report to the Lending Program Manager and will work directly with existing and potential loan(s), and perform a variety of clerical and administrative duties in support of the Small Business Loan Program.

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Developed by the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, the newly enhanced Community Investment Explorer (CIE) 2.0 includes over 73 million transactions totaling over $3.2 trillion in community and economic development capital from 2012 to 2020. This interactive tool allows users to find out where capital is going, how equitably is it being distributed, and for what purpose is it serving.

This Ballard Spahr white paper describes current market standards for ESG bond labeling, verification, and disclosure, with a focus on green bonds and social bonds, best practices for primary and secondary market disclosure and post-issuance reporting, and key considerations to guide municipal issuers and their financing teams when preparing to issue ESG bonds.

This EIG report, interactive map, and case studies illustrate increasing wealth concentration in the U.S. and the urgency of forging new pathways that allow more Americans to have a substantial ownership stake in the wealth created by the U.S. economy. The report finds that income from assets has skyrocketed in centers of finance, technology, mining, or recreation while stagnating in many distressed communities.

The Governor's 2021‑22 May Revision budget proposes $36 million General Fund to pay the first, partial payment on the state's outstanding federal Unemployment Insurance (UI) loan and proposes to direct $1.1 billion in federal American Rescue Plan (ARP) Act funds to pay down a portion of the outstanding loan.

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