A South Carolina judge won't reconsider his ruling on the North Augusta TIF district. The plaintiff  had filed his motion, saying North Augusta presented evidence that did not prove blight nor declining property values required for the district.

The SC delegation is split over the fate of the Export-Import Bank. The bank has financed exports for 36 South Carolina small businesses, but the majority of the bank's investments over the past seven years has gone to Boeing.

Palmetto Health is leveraging $139.48M in tax-exempt bonds issued through the South Carolina Jobs-Economic Development Authority (JEDA) to reduce interest rate expense on its existing debt.

Roll Call reports there was bipartisan House agreement that P3s should be an important part of paying for new transportation infrastructure. The question, now, is how large a percentage of infrastructure funding will come from P3s.

Michael Novogradac writes on the advantages tax credits over capital grants and their proven track records promoting capital investment in affordable housing, community development, historic preservation and renewable energy.

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.

November 18-21, 2014 - Scottsdale, AZ
Hosted by the generous support of the Scottsdale IDA, this year's National Summit will be an amazing, can't-miss event with an in-depth look at development finance in the United States. Designed to educate both novices and seasoned development finance professionals alike, the 2014 National Development Finance Summit will touch on over 25 different financing concepts, tools, programs, strategies, and solutions to the challenges facing our country.

CDFA has begun a targeted letter-writing campaign. We ask that industry stakeholders send letters to House members to support CDFA's Modernizing American Manufacturing Bonds Act and the suggested reforms to modernize and revolutionize Qualified Small Issue Manufacturing Bonds. To make this process easier, we have created sample letters for your use.

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The U.S. Small Business Administartion's list of Participating Microloan Intermediary Lenders provides contact information for each lender.

Practical Law Finance discusses public private partnerships (P3s) including when they should be used to develop infrastructure projects. This resource also discusses the most commonly used P3 structures, alternatives and how infrastructure projects (including those using a P3 structure) are typically financed.

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