Some states are trying to tackle their rural grocery gaps. Supporters of such efforts point to tax incentives and subsidies at various levels of government that have enabled superstores to service larger areas and squeeze out local independent grocers.

The New York State Dormitory Authority has announced that it will issue more than $121 million in green bonds that Cornell University will use to finance the construction of new residence halls on the school's north campus.

The White House Opportunity and Revitalization Council, announced a new website that will serve as a hub of information for the array of audiences that work with the Opportunity Zones initiative.

Following months of conversation around an attempt to serve students better and execute its strategic plan, the University of Iowa is exploring its options for a public/private partnership to operate campus utilities.

Climate change remains a deeply divisive term in some corners of Capitol Hill, but lawmakers from both parties are embracing the concept of "resilience" — building infrastructure engineered to better withstand devastating wind and floods associated with a warming planet.

U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) for Rural Development announced that USDA is investing $139 million in 56 projects to improve community facilities and provide essential services for 3.3 million rural residents in 23 states. USDA is making the investments through the Community Facilities Direct Loan Program.

A report about to be published shows the restaurant industry is thriving and a contributing factor is the use of investment crowdfunding. Restaurants have proven to be a good fit for investment crowdfunding.

Plans call for 38 lofts of mostly one-bedroom units and 8 units are affordable for those making 60 percent of the area median income ($32,100). The Michigan Strategic Fund approved a $1.4 million loan through its Michigan Community Revitalization Program and the project recently got around $562,000 in brownfield financing.

An amended lease extension agreement between Newark, NJ, and the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey will aid the city with its lead pipe replacement project. The Port Authority's updated lease provides Newark with an additional $155 million.

Florida plans to issue $1.3 billion of GARVEE bonds over five years to leverage revenues from the Federal Highway Trust Fund. It will sell the inaugural tranche of grant anticipation revenue vehicle bonds totaling $125.3 million as early as next week in a competitive deal.

The annual CDFA Volume Cap report is an essential outline of national private activity bond issuance trends and is used by issuers, researchers, trade groups, and political offices to understand the private activity bond landscape. During this installment of the CDFA // BNY Mellon Development Finance Webcast Series, we will examine the recently released Volume Cap Report in fine detail as well as discuss the fourth-quarter outlook of the capital markets.

In this webinar, industry leaders from C-PACE Alliance, the Keystone Energy Alliance, Clean Fund, and Bricker & Eckler] will share their experience in drafting PACE statutes, advocating for legislative changes to existing PACE statutes, determining and correcting market flaws or deficiencies, and increasing market volume. Capital providers will share some insights on how they arrange capital for projects, and the importance of certain market-based principles underlying the development of C-PACE as an asset class in commercial lending.

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