The Washington State Housing Finance Commission approved a total of $269.5 million in financing for the rehabilitation or new construction of more than 1,100 affordable apartments. The nine projects range from much-needed rehabilitation of public housing in Aberdeen to new apartments for the homeless.

Spokane-based private utility Avista, and the Snohomish County Public Utility District (SnoPUD), each were awarded $3.5 million from the Washington Clean Energy Fund to further their innovative work on electricity "microgrid" projects.

In the first quarter of 2017 alone, Startup Spokane, a program of Greater Spokane Incorporated, met with 70 aspiring and early startup business owners, nearly half the 170 owners it met with in all of last year.

Frustrated by the loss of thousands of Boeing jobs in recent years, lawmakers are weighing two measures that would tie Boeing's eligibility for tax breaks to the number of people the company employs. At the end of March, Boeing's employment was down 15,757 from January 2013.

Despite this historically wet winter, there is a huge political fight underway about the scarcity of water. At issue are Washington's Byzantine water laws. The law balances century-old water claims for municipalities and farmers with tribal rights to fish. The law grants limited exemptions for well drilling too.

The man running the Key­Arena renovation proposal process says Seattle Mayor Ed Murray's decision not to run for re-election will have zero impact on proceedings. SP is seeking up to $250 million in public-bond funds for its $521 million proposal.

Join the CDFA Washington Financing Roundtable for a special one-day conference hosted at Foster Pepper PLLC in Seattle. 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 Washington economy going forward.

The Intro Food Systems Finance WebCourse examines the development finance programs that sustain a local food system and how investments in that system can drive economic development on a broader scale. Topics covered include federal, state, and local sources of capital, stakeholders involved in the financing process, and case study examples that showcase the variety of financing programs.

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