As Congress and the Administration debate the details of a new comprehensive infrastructure package, new survey data released from the National League of Cities shows that 91% of cities, towns, and villages surveyed identified insufficient funding for infrastructure as a top priority.

Investing in rural communities to support redevelopment, infrastructure, and job creation requires a careful combination of several capital sources, including bonds, tax credits, loans, grants, Opportunity Zones, and more. During the second installment of the CDFA Rural Development Finance Webinar Series, learn about essential financing sources employed by rural communities to complete projects in today's economy.

Kutak Rock attorneys Seth Kirshenberg, Hans Ipson, and Sisera Daniel represented the Smithsonian Institution in a complex air rights real estate transaction and separate bond financing. Commercial Real Estate Brokerage Association (CREBA) recognized the transaction, a $254M deal for Smithsonian to acquire space for its Capital Gallery headquarters from Boston Properties, at the CREBA Awards as the "Sales Transaction of the Year" in 2020.

Next Street is hosting a virtual event on Friday, May 14th at 12pm EST. Hear directly from SBA Administrator Isabel Guzman about the Community Navigator Program, what you can do to be a part of it, and how NavNet will bring together small business heroes to share and learn best practices, create new connections, and access resources and data.

Benson Hill Inc. is going public by merging with a special-purpose acquisition company in a deal that values the plant-growing technology firm at $2 billion, the companies said. The company received early-stage venture funds from SSBCI 1.0. The Missouri Technology Corporation made an initial investment of $175,000 in the company, with a follow-on investment of nearly $1 million.

As more people are vaccinated and coronavirus infections drop, Missouri workers are among the state and local government employees being directed to disconnect from Zoom and return to in-person work. But across-the-board mandates create a conundrum for employees who have health concerns or may still lack access to child care, according to legal experts.

Faced with a chronic shortage of safe, decent, and affordable housing for working-class residents and senior citizens, Illinois lawmakers are looking into creating a state-level tax credit for investors that would generate even more financing for developers and more rental units. The Build Illinois Homes Tax Credit is sponsored in the General Assembly by Rep. Delia Ramirez and Sen. Mattie Hunter, both Chicago Democrats, but it has bipartisan support.

The grand opening is finally here for Gem City Market, a worker- and member-owned cooperative grocery store located in a Dayton, Ohio food desert. The overall investment in the project is about $7 million, including $1.5 million in New Market Tax Credits and about $500,000 from smaller investments. The market also received a grant worth nearly $1 million from Greater Dayton Premier Management, from leftover funds in the HUD program HOPE VI.

The Staff Accountant is responsible for applying accounting principles and procedures to analyze financial information, preparing accurate and timely reports and statements in accordance with GAAP, and ensuring appropriate accounting control procedures are being adhered to across the Invest Atlanta organization.

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This is an Opportunity Zone Prospectus for the City of San Bernardino, California. It was produced through collaboration between the City, San Bernardino County, and Local Equity LLC.

This is an Opportunity Zone Prospectus for the County of San Bernardino, California. It was produced through collaboration between San Bernardino County and Local Equity LLC.

The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARP) provides local governments with an unprecedented opportunity to access federal funding to support community priorities. The ARP includes direct funding (known as Fiscal Recovery Funds) to state and local governments as well as additional competitive grant programs flowing through various federal agencies.

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