The South Carolina Jobs-Economic Development Authority (JEDA) issued $35M in tax-exempt, low-interest hospital revenue bonds to pay for upgrade projects at its Medical Center and North Campus in Anderson.

To date, thirteen states plus D.C. have passed laws or regulations allowing startups to use crowdfunding to raise money from investors with less red tape than companies with shareholders, according to GOVERNING.

South Carolina Circuit Court Judge ruled that North Augusta could create a TIF district to back a $144M development that includes a Low Class A ballpark. The TIF district was being challenged, stating the site was not blighted.

This Post and Courier editorial describes the Community Development Tax Credit, a 33% state tax credit for donations to CDFIs or nonprofit community development corporations. Though created in the year 2000, the initial $5M allocation has not yet been exhausted.

The Orangeburg-Calhoun-Allendale-Bamberg Community Action Agency (OCAB) secured a $6M loan from the USDA Rural Development Community Facilities Program, along with private financing, for construction of a Head Start Center, according to the Times and Democrat.

November 6, 2014 - Charleston, SC
Join CDFA and JEDA for the first-ever South Carolina Financing Roundtable Conference as we focus on "Unlocking Development Finance in the Palmetto State." This one-day event will feature a number of economic development finance experts and leaders from around the state discussing new development finance tools, resources and approaches and how these methods can move South Carolina's economy forward.

Rep. Randy Hultgren (R-IL) and Rep. Richard Neal (D-MA) introduced the Modernizing American Manufacturing Bonds Act (MAMBA) of 2014, H.R. 5319. H.R. 5319, supported by CDFA and hundreds of issuers throughout the country, is a comprehensive package that will modernize and revolutionize manufacturing bonds.

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CharlestonWISE is a community based energy program for Charleston County households offering trusted advice and personalized service to make home energy upgrades easy and affordable, as covered in this brochure.

The U.S. Government Accountability Office assesses the transparency of NMTC financial structures and controls over the size of federal subsidies; the types and amounts of fees and other costs of the financial structures; the equity remaining in low-income community businesses after the 7-year credit period; and NMTC project failure rates.

Doug Lamb with McGuireWoods gave this presentation at the South Carolina Jobs-Economic Development Authority 2013 Bond Summit in Charleston, outlining the planning process, deal structuring, market trends and incentives for financing clean energy projects.

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