Join CDFA and Business Oregon for the Oregon Financing Roundtable Conference on December 4 as we focus on "Financing Innovation and Entrepreneurs Through Creative Approaches." This one-day conference will feature a number of economic development finance experts and leaders from around the state discussing development finance tools, resources, authorities, and approaches and how these methods can move Oregon's economy forward.

This report from University of Oregon Lundquist College of Business outlines the landscape of capital accessibility for small businesses in Oregon. The report recommends policymakers examine incentives, through programs or taxes, to encourage accredited investors to remain living in Oregon and to invest in local emerging businesses.

Business Oregon provides a success story of one company that received support from Credit Enhancement Fund (CEF) program and SSBCI funds.

This report evaluates several case studies throughout the country. A rural county in Oregon initiated a program aimed to improve economic outcomes of landowners by compensating them for the air quality benefits of their forests. This example can serve as a model for other counties seeking to conserve forestland while improving the local economy.

According to the Oregon Metro, a $176,000 brownfields grant from the Oregon Coalition Brownfields Cleanup Fund will help pay for cleanup efforts underway at the site of a new Tualatin River boat launch.

Join CDFA and Business Oregon for the Oregon Financing Roundtable Conference on December 4 in Portland as we focus on "Financing Innovation and Entrepreneurs Through Creative Approaches."

Stay up-to-date with the Council of Development Finance Agencies anytime, anywhere. Now you can access development finance headlines, resources, events, and more right at your fingertips. With the CDFA app, CDFA will always be with you as a resource whether traveling and needing the news or with a client and needing a resource.

CDFA is excited to announce a two-year partnership with the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development. This initiative will first focus on an increase in development finance education and resources for USDA's internal staff of 3,800+ field representatives. The initiative will also promote USDA funding and financing best practices for rural communities.

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