The city of Englewood lost a marquee company and hundreds of jobs when Sports Authority shuttered its corporate headquarters last summer. But at roughly the same time members in the city's economic development staff were hard at work turning the focus on emerging small businesses.

Greenline Ventures LLC says it plans to target small businesses in low-income communities with a new $20 million financing fund. The loans will be focused on job creation or retention and will be targeted to minority or women-owned businesses.

Colorado Springs Mayor John Suthers said that the venue would need about $28 million in local public financing to help build it. Suthers said he wouldn't rule out the facility from being built, but he can't support paying for it with local public money.

The incentive packages would be from the state of Colorado, Weld County, and the city of Longmont. The project is contingent on the approval of the tax and business incentives that range from cash payments to fee and tax rebates and are tied to the number of jobs created and wage requirements.

CDFA is proud to release its 2017 Policy Agenda. Our agenda outlines numerous recommendations to some of the nation's most difficult development finance issues, and we hope that Congress and the Administration will use our recommendations as a roadmap to improvements in these areas. To read The Bond Buyer's overview, click here.

The Public Land Renewable Energy Development Act, introduced in the US House, would streamline the permitting process for wind, solar and geothermal development on public lands and establish a process for revenue sharing.

Join the CDFA Colorado Financing Roundtable, in partnership with EDCC, CHFA, and DCI, on May 16, 2017 for a special one-day conference hosted at the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, Denver Branch. This event will feature a number of economic development finance experts from around the state discussing development finance tools, authorities, resources and approaches, and how these can affect the Colorado economy going forward.

The Intro Bond Finance WebCourse provides an in-depth look at governmental and qualified private activity bonds, with a focus on industrial development bonds (IDBs), 501(c)(3) non-profit bonds, exempt facility bonds, and other special bond programs authorized by the federal government.

February 23, 2017 - 12:00 - 5:00 PM Eastern
CDFA is excited to offer the Brownfields Project Marketplace as an opportunity for communities to receive free technical assistance related to the redevelopment and financing of brownfield projects. Join us online on February 23, to consult with financing professionals and brownfield project experts who can help identify potential resources for your brownfield project.

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