As described in this article from the St. Louis Business Journal, Prosper Women Entrepreneurs Startup Accelerator has won a $50K grant from the U.S. Small Business Administration to boost their investments in St. Louis' women-led companies.

The National League of Cities is hosting a summit, to be moderated by CDFA Director of Research & Advisory Services Jason Rittenberg, focusing both on the foundational strategies every economic developer should have in their toolbox, as well as emerging strategies that are gaining traction in cities across the country.

Lake Media reports on HB 1506, signed in the final moments of the state legislative session, which allocates grant monies for rural regional development for job creation and new investment.

To date, thirteen states plus D.C. have passed laws or regulations allowing startups to use crowdfunding to raise money from investors with less red tape than companies with shareholders, according to GOVERNING.

According to the Kansas City Business Journal, Kansas City's TIF Commission approved an amended plan to provide $8M in TIF revenue for a parking garage adjacent to the Power & Light Building historic redevelopment.

November 18-21, 2014 - Scottsdale, AZ
Hosted by the generous support of the Scottsdale IDA, this year's National Summit will be an amazing, can't-miss event with an in-depth look at development finance in the United States. Designed to educate both novices and seasoned development finance professionals alike, the 2014 National Development Finance Summit will touch on over 25 different financing concepts, tools, programs, strategies, and solutions to the challenges facing our country.

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Practical Law Finance discusses public private partnerships (P3s) including when they should be used to develop infrastructure projects. This resource also discusses the most commonly used P3 structures, alternatives and how infrastructure projects (including those using a P3 structure) are typically financed.

Offered by the Missouri Department of Economic Development Division of Energy, the Energy Loan Program provides loan financing to eligible recipients for energy-saving investments to reduce energy use and cost.

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