Sen. Michael Bennet (D-CO) introduced the Coal Community Empowerment Act (S. 1743) authorizing up to $1 billion in PAB financing in 90 Coal Community Zones around the country. Localities in those zones would use bond proceeds to provide low-interest loans to businesses.

The city of Texarkana has authorized the issuance of industrial development bonds valued at up to $250 million to be used to support investment by Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. in its car and light truck tire plant in the Arkansas city.

Newport News City Council signed off again on issuing $16 million in bonds for a project to rehabilitate Ivy Tower, after the project was delayed with the prospect of federal tax reform.

The Monongalia County Commission approved a resolution Aug. 9 authorizing the issuance of bonds for a second phase of development at the Morgantown Industrial Park.

A high-tech plant that will eventually convert Lockwood's garbage into jet and diesel fuel won final approval to use $150 million in bonds to build Phase II of the project at the Tahoe Reno Industrial Center.

The Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board is preparing to issue a concept release seeking market feedback on a broad range of primary offering practices, MSRB executive director Lynnette Kelly said Friday.

A recent Internal Revenue Service private letter ruling is being greeted by tax lawyers as confirmation that the tax-exempt status of bonds issued by public teaching hospitals isn't jeopardized under most agreements with medical schools, nursing schools and pharmacy schools.

CDFA Brownfields Financing Webinar: Hazardous to Healthy: Financing Solutions for Recovering Brownfields
August 31, 2017 - 2:00 - 3:30 PM Eastern

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