CDFA Pennsylvania Financing Roundtable Newsletter - May 2014

CDFA Pennsylvania Financing Roundtable Newsletter - May 2014
May 14, 2014



Feature
P3: A Key Infrastructure Financing Model During this session, Bryan Kendro, Director of the Office of Policy & Public Private Partnerships at the PA Department of Transportation, and Steve Park, Associate with Ballard Spahr, will examine case studies in the development of infrastructure through public-private partnerships. Positioning Your Project for New Markets Tax Credits The Philadelphia Industrial Development Corporation is presenting a workshop on Tuesday, May 20 in partnership with Ballard Spahr, CohnReznick, PNC and Seawall Development Company that dives deep into using NMTCs for your project. Allentown NIZ Authority Approves $100M Five City Center The Morning Call covers the City Center Investment Corp.'s proposal for a mixed-use development in the Allentown Neighborhood Improvement Zone. School Board Approves $7.35M Bond for Energy Projects This Patriot News special article outlines a deal in which Susquehanna Twp. School District, in contract with the PFM Group, is averaging 2.65% on a 14-year bond sold for energy efficiency upgrades at 2 schools. Cumberland County Approves State Loan for New Restaurant In this article from the Patriot-News, commissioners approved a $33K loan from the state's Community Development Block Grant Revitalization and Shopsteading Loan Program for a Lebanese restaurant. Financing Innovation & Entrepreneurs Never before have there been so many access-to-capital tools available to support new and emerging businesses. In this session, Jay Katarincic with Draper Triangle Ventures and Wendy Weiss with PIDC will spread awareness of tools available to finance small business development.
Upcoming Events
2014 CDFA Pennsylvania Roundtable Conference June 12, 2014 - Pittsburgh, PA Join the CDFA Pennsylvania Financing Roundtable for a one-day conference focused on "Catalyzing New Opportunities and Innovation in Development Finance." This event will feature a number of economic development finance experts from around the state discussing new development finance tools, authorities, resources and approaches, and how these methods can affect the Pennsylvania economy going forward.
Pennsylvania News
New Volume Arrives, Led by $1B NJ Turnpike Deal Bond Buyer \| May. 12 \| Bond Finance \| Infrastructure Finance \| Public-Private Partnership (P3) Financing \| State Finance Program Developer Seeks to Build off Strength of Downtown Office Market Pittsburgh Business Times \| May. 12 \| Access to Capital \| Economic Development \| Infrastructure Finance \| Local Finance Program \| Urban Development Rebuild America Bonds Eyed in Senate Bloomberg Businessweek \| May. 8 \| Bond Finance \| Infrastructure Finance \| Legislative EB-5 Funding Booms for Senior Living Development Senior Housing News \| May. 7 \| Access to Capital \| EB-5 Visa \| U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Westmoreland Creates Land Bank for Redevelopment Trib Live \| May. 6 \| Community Development \| Local Finance Program \| Redevelopment Two Reports Detail Highway Trust Fund Problems The Bond Buyer \| May. 6 \| Access to Capital \| Bond Finance \| Infrastructure Finance \| Legislative \| U.S. Dept. of Transportation (DOT) \| Federal New EPA Loan to Clean up Brownfield Sites NWI Times \| May. 5 \| Access to Capital \| Brownfield Financing \| U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) \| Federal Congressional Members Introduce New SSBCI Bill U.S. Senate \| May. 5 \| Access to Capital \| Legislative Upper Gwynedd Gets $2M Grant to Cover Costs of Sewage Treatment Alternative Press \| May. 5 \| Access to Capital \| Infrastructure Finance \| Local Finance Program \| State Finance Program Senators Intro Bill to Help Finance Transit-Oriented Development Transportation for America \| May. 2 \| Access to Capital \| Economic Development \| Infrastructure Finance \| Legislative \| Public-Private Partnership (P3) Financing Allentown Shopping Center Gets $6.3M in State Funding WFMZ \| Apr. 30 \| Economic Development \| Redevelopment \| State Finance Program \| Tax Increment Finance (TIF) >>> SEARCH HEADLINES
New Additions to the Online Resource Database
Next Generation Farmer Loan Program Access to Capital \| Food Systems Finance \| Local Finance Program \| Rural Development The Chester County Industrial Development Authority (CCIDA) provides federal tax-exempt financing for farmers for the purchase of land, buildings, improvements, machinery, and equipment. Redeveloping Commercial Vacant Properties in Legacy Cities Access to Capital \| Brownfield Financing \| Economic Development \| Redevelopment \| Urban Development Greater Ohio Policy Center designed this guidebook as a manual for local leaders working to redevelop vacant commercial property. The report identifies best practices and policies focused on economic regrowth strategies. >>> SEARCH ONLINE RESOURCE DATABASE
Sponsors
Venue Sponsor Annual Roundtable Sponsor Conference Supporting Sponsor For information about sponsoring the CDFA Pennsylvania Financing Roundtable, review the sponsor prospectus and complete our sponsorship agreement or contact CDFA.
New Members
Greater Berks Development Fund - Reading, PA
The Council of Development Finance Agencies is a national association dedicated to the advancement of development finance concerns and interests. CDFA is comprised of the nation's leading and most knowledgeable members of the development finance community representing public, private and non-profit entities alike. For more information about CDFA, visit www.cdfa.net or e-mail info@cdfa.net.