This guide was developed by USDA Rural Development for existing and prospective rural business owners to identify and explain the many government programs and resources available in Oregon to help plan, develop and finance a business.

Part of the Oregon Regional Accelerator and Innovation Network (RAIN), the launch of the Eugene accelerator this month signals the start of the state initiative in Lane County.

The Council of Development Finance Agencies (CDFA) is pleased to announce the release of the CDFA Annual Volume Cap Report: An Analysis of 2013 Private Activity Bond & Volume Cap Trends. This report provides the most complete data for the use of volume cap and issuance of cap-subject private activity bonds nationwide.

Ted Sickinger with the Oregonian remarks on the deadline for Oregon's contentious Business Energy Tax Credit, weighing its effect on clean energy and jobs with its high cost, and speculating on what lessons have been learned.

Kutak Rock LLP provides information on the SEC MCDC Initiative including when and what must be self-reported, who can self-report, and considerations for issuers and underwriters.

October 7 - Bend, OR
Join CDFA and Business Oregon for the Oregon Financing Roundtable Conference as we focus on "Financing Innovation and Entrepreneurs Through Creative Approaches." CDFA is excited to partner with Business Oregon to host this specialized initiative for the economic and development finance professionals in the state.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has awarded CDFA with a $997,572 Brownfields Training, Research, and Technical Assistance Grant. CDFA is one of only four organizations in the nation to receive funding through this opportunity. CDFA's cutting edge program will leverage the Council's vast network to build public-private financing partnerships for brownfield projects and programs nationwide.

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The National Trust for Historic Preservation produced a policy report on the states' historic tax credits and what makes a state tax credit work.

This annual CDFA report reviews the use of private activity bond volume cap and the issuance of cap-subject private activity bonds in every state.

This paper from the Northeast-Midwest Institute provides case examples of brownfield financing tools that local governments have used to leverage private dollars, improve the developer's financial position, reduce lender risk, or fund property improvements needed for redevelopment to proceed.

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