The Ohio General Assembly recently approved Am. Sub. House Bill 233 , which empower cities to create downtown redevelopment districts and innovation districts for the purposes of rehabilitating historic buildings, creating jobs, encouraging economic development and supporting technology-oriented businesses.

The effort to redevelop the Dayton Arcade is moving forward. Dave Williams, Miller-Valentine Group's vice president of urban development, said the company plans to seek affordable housing tax credits.

Ohio House Bill 182 which is in route to passage by the Ohio General Assembly will have a major impact on the operation of Joint Economic Development Districts (JEDDs).

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Port authorities in Ohio and Oregon, along with Nebraska's Municipal Energy Agency, are fighting proposed IRS rule changes that will affect their abilities to issue bonds. The proposed regulations would require political subdivisions to serve a governmental purpose, and only incidental private benefit.

Tasked with making make the Ohio historic preservation tax credit more efficient and effective, the Ohio 2020 Tax Policy Study Commission held a public hearing on the future of the OH HTC.

Indianapolis-based Umbaugh has named former PNC Capital Markets managing director and supervisory principal Mark A. Miller to the new position for Umbaugh's Columbus, Ohio office.

The Ohio General Assembly and Governor Kasich recently passed the new Downtown Redevelopment District legislation (HB 233) that provides new tools, including property assessment and TIF-like provisions, available to rehabilitate historic buildings, promote economic development, and advance innovation. Funds can be utilized for loans and grants to owners of historic and non-historic properties, contributions to special improvement districts or CICs, public infrastructure improvements, and grants and loans to technology oriented businesses, incubators and accelerators located in innovation districts. Join the CDFA Ohio Financing Roundtable in partnership with the Ohio Economic Development Association for this timely webcast to learn more about this legislation and hear recommendations about how communities can utilize these new tools. Registration is free and open to all interested stakeholders.

Join the CDFA Ohio Financing Roundtable for the eighth annual conference on September 21, 2016. 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 Ohio economy going forward.

The conference will take place at The Renaissance in downtown Columbus and is supported by dozens of the state's finest development finance leaders. Register today to reserve your spot at the 2016 CDFA Ohio Financing Roundtable Conference.

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