South Carolina Jobs-Economic Development Authority (JEDA) has issued $10.93 miilion in bonds to help build a new assisted living and memory care facility in Spartanburg County.

Based on national survey data collected for 2017 CDFA Volume Cap Report, national carryforward totals have reached a 12-year high. The 2016 total of $62.44 billion is the highest end-of-year carryforward total CDFA has seen in the 12 years we've been conducting this research.

A new tool developed by the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy includes comprehensive information on energy efficiency policies currently implemented at the state and local level. The database tracks policy activity across multiple sectors, including government, utilities, transportation, etc.

The Indiana Finance Authority plans to issue $141 million of state revolving fund new money and refunding bonds which will carry a green bond designation. $21 million of the issuance is earmarked to fund eligible projects that would improve the quality of Indiana's drinking water and water supply.

U.S. Senators Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) and Gary Peters (D-MI) introduced the Small Business Access to Capital Act, which will reauthorize and improve the State Small Business Credit Initiative. CDFA is very supportive of this legislation, and will continue working to advance the bill in Congress.

The Office of Rural Housing and Economic Development (ORHED) invites you to take part in a Peer-to-Peer conference call on October 11, 2017. This call will offer participants the opportunity to learn more about community and economic development opportunities of regional food system investments.

A deal orchestrated by the Council of Michigan Foundations with Boston-based Community Capital Management (CCM) will enable foundations in the state to make a minimum impact investment of $100,000 through the company's publicly traded mutual fund, rather than its normal threshold of $500,000.

The Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade, in partnership with the Colorado Venture Capital Authority, are seeking qualified candidates to manage a new $9 million investment fund that will provide seed and early-stage investment capital and/or debt to qualified rural businesses in Colorado.

The Jefferson County Civic Development Corp. will issue $99 million in tax-exempt revenue bonds for Samaritan Medical Center. The revenue bonds, which would be paid off over time by any revenue generated from Samaritan's facilities, would go toward several of the hospital's ongoing projects.

The 2016 surge in multifamiliy housing bond issuance reported in the 2017 CDFA Volume Cap Report was, according to experts, helped by the federal low-income housing tax credit program.

CDFA's latest Roadmap to Redevelopment report provides financing recommendations for a mixed-use commercial building on the site of a former coal gasification plant in Burlington, VT.

During this installment of the CDFA//BNY Mellon Development WebCast Series, development finance practitioners will survey finance tools utilized to finance housing and provide a brief introduction to the world of housing finance.

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