Agreements for a new manufacturing facility in the Coweta Industrial Park were approved by the Coweta City Council, setting the stage for CCDA to issue 25.4 million in revenue bonds to fund the construction.

Richard Sherman of the Seneca Group offers recommendations for how Congress can improve the Railroad Improvement Financing Program through an infrastructure bill.

Four groups are interested in leading Chicago's proposed P3 to design, build, finance, and operate express rail service between downtown and O'Hare International Airport. Officials have not put a price tag on the project but industry professionals estimate the cost from between $1 billion and $3 billion.

The Council of Development Finance Agencies (CDFA) has received funding from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation (WKKF) to define the food system asset class.

International Paper (IP) plans to increase a planned investment in its Riverdale Mill in Dallas County to $552.7 million as it optimizes the facility's product mix and boosts productivity. The IP project is taking advantage of the Alabama Reinvestment Act, a new version of the traditional abatement act used on projects. 

Cristo Rey Atlanta recently celebrated the grand opening of their new 88,000 square-foot Downtown facility. Invest Atlanta helped close a $11 million New Markets Tax Credits transaction to make this facility possible.

Grow Michigan, LLC extends the capabilities of senior debt providers by offering a highly efficient, cost effective and complementary capital structure for growing Michigan small business in a broad range of industries. Grow Michigan investors include 19 financial institutions doing business in the State and the Michigan Strategic fund.

The Connecticut Green Bank have announced that their Commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy (C-PACE) program has closed on more than 200 projects representing more than $114 million in solar and energy efficiency upgrades for the state's businesses.

California State Treasurer John Chiang is ramping up his support for green bonds by co-hosting a Green Bonds Symposium in Santa Monica. Chiang called the bond market, and more specifically green bonds, an essential tool for raising the $8 trillion needed in the U.S. to replace fossil-fuel power sources.

Legislation paving way for a $1 billion expansion of a northern Indiana commuter rail line that runs to Chicago is advancing. The state House approved a bill that lays out the state's financing plan for improvements to the line with local funding sources covering half of the project cost.

The CDFA Federal Financing Webinar Series is an exclusive, five-part online offering that will convene finance experts, federal agencies, and local practitioners to discuss the development finance programs offered by the federal government.

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