Join CDFA as we kick off the new year with the return of the Fundamentals of Economic Development Finance Course on January 24-25, 2024! This course is the foundation for all of CDFA's educational offerings and will help attendees understand the variety of development finance tools available including bonds, tax credits, tax increment financing (TIF), federal financing programs, RLFs, Opportunity Zones, and access to capital lending resources.

The Council of Development Finance Agencies is now accepting applications for Vice President, Development Finance. This position leads CDFA's development finance practice and is responsible for ensuring CDFA delivers on its research projects, resource collection, educational offerings, partnerships, and content creation. Want to join the CDFA family in Columbus, Ohio? Email your cover letter, resume, salary request, and three professional references to jobs@cdfa.net.

The City of Beaumont, Texas is investing more than $11 million to fund the Riverfront Park, the downtown plan, hotel feasibility study, and the purchase and demolition of the former AT&T building located at 555 Main Street. The city council approved Tax Increment Reinvestment Zones (TIRZ) which secures funding for the new additions.

Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott will unveil an ambitious $3 billion plan to attack the city's thousands of vacant properties, promising to address a decades-old problem with funding from a newly created Tax Increment Financing Zone (TIFZ) and a yet-to-be-secured state investment.

The city of Bettendorf is looking to push forward with a pedestrian bridge to connect development areas near the TBK Bank Sports Complex. The tax increment financing (TIF) in the urban renewal area is estimated to pay for about 75% of the bonds the city would take out for the pedestrian bridge. The remainder would be paid for by the city's debt service levy.

A financing plan that would send most of the local tax revenue raised at the proposed One Park complex back to its developer over the next three decades is heading to Louisville's Metro Council for approval. The TIF would send 80% of local tax revenue raised at the complex back to Jefferson Development Group, the developer behind the project, over the next 30 years, with a cap of about $114 million.

The Pierre City Commission has approved a new tax increment financing (TIF) district to help fund a new 100-unit apartment complex in the city. City officials say the TIF gives Stencil Group, a Sioux Falls-based developer, about $762,000 in deferred property taxes to cover expenses for the project.

Madison, SD, a city of over 6,000 residents, does not have any childcare centers and relies solely on in-home providers. Rollag partnered with the city of Madison to create a tax increment financing (TIF) district with four businesses in the Lakeview Industrial Park. The TIF was approved by Madison city commissioners.

Intro Bond Finance WebCourse
March 4-5, 2024 - Daily: 12:00-5:00 PM Eastern

2023 CDFA Federal Policy Conference
April 11-12, 2023 - Washington, DC

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