The Bend Venture Conference hosted by the Economic Development of Central Oregon (EDCO) seeks early stage and growth stage startups. According to Portland Business Journal, the event has become an important element in the state's startup ecosystem.

As one of 12 communities, the State of Oregon, Business Oregon, and in partnership with the State of Washington, has received a federal designation under the Investing in Manufacturing Communities Partnership (IMCP) Initiative. According to Oregon.gov, the partnership will link key research, workforce, and public and nonprofit partners, across two states.

To drive economic development locally through innovation and entrepreneurship, Fertilab Thinkubator, a nonprofit organization, will open a new entrepreneurship hub in downtown Springfield. According to the Register-Guard, Starve Ups, an organization for entrepreneurs, wants to create a $3 million investment fund to support early-stage Oregon startups.

The West Coast Infrastructure Exchange and Stanford University are co-sponsoring an Executive Education program October 28-29, 2015 on public-private partnerships (P3s) in the water sector. Topics include best practices in evaluating and implementing P3s for drinking water supply and treatment, wastewater, and stormwater infrastructure. Presenters will be a combination of professors and private and public sector representatives with direct, water-related P3 experience; enrollment is limited to public-sector officials.

GOVERNING writes on CDFA's recent webcast on municipal credit ratings. Representatives from the Big Three credit rating agencies were guests on CDFA's webcast and provided the audience with insight of the rating industry.

October 15, 2015
Join CDFA and Business Oregon for the third annual Oregon Financing Roundtable Conference on October 15, 2015. This one-day conference will feature economic development finance experts and leaders from around the state discussing innovative development finance tools and projects, emerging resources and approaches, and how these methods can catalyze investment in the Oregon economy.

August 10-14, 2015 - St. Louis, MO
CDFA Summer School is a week long series of courses presented by the CDFA Training Institute. These courses qualify for the Development Finance Certified Professional (DFCP) Program. Join us in St. Louis, and start down the road to personal and professional advancement. Courses include: Fundamentals of Economic Development Finance, Intro Tax Increment Finance, Intro Public-Private Partnership (P3) Finance, Intro Bond Finance, and Intro Rural Finance.

Rep. Hultgren (R-IL) and Rep. Neal (D-MA) introduced the Modernizing American Manufacturing Bonds Act (MAMBA) of 2015. H.R. 2890, 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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