One of the major power providers in the Phoenix area, Arizona's Salt River Project, will offer the municipal market $833 million of public-power revenue bonds. According to the Bond Buyer, the project will produce about $300 million of new money for capital projects.

According to NCPPP, a team of professional engineers found significant infrastructure challenges ahead to support Arizona's economy. The Arizona chapter of American Society of Civil Engineers recommends public-private partnerships to improve the performance of Arizona's infrastructure.

Large Organization of the Year: City of Scottsdale Economic Development Dept. "The department's members also represent AAED on a national scale through its partnerships with the Council of Development Finance Agencies, which is comprised of 300 public, private and nonprofit development entities. Scottsdale's team helped bring the annual CDFA conference to Arizona."

The Navajo Nation has elected to participate in the EB-5 program, according to a Navajo nation press release. The initiative will become the first use of EB-5 by a tribal nation.

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.

Toby Rittner, President & CEO, provides an update on the initiatives CDFA has been conducting and the success that CDFA has had this year. Included in the update is a highlight of membership benefits, new members, and upcoming events.

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