Mesa, AZ is considering issuing $30 million in excise bonds to pay for the planned Mesa Plays sports complex. $30 million in excise bonds would be issued to pay for 15 fields reserved for tournaments. Sales tax revenues and an increase in bed taxes would be pledged in support of the bonds.

Allied Energy Services, a Conyers, Ga.-based alternative energy company, intends to build a recycling plant at the Augusta landfill through use of $68 million in industrial revenue bonds. The 55,000-square-foot facility would be capable of converting up to 175,000 tons of trash a year into biomass fuel.

The sale of State Tax Revenue bonds — also known as STAR bonds — grant municipal governments an opportunity to finance major commercial, entertainment and tourism areas and repay the debt with state and local sales tax revenue generated by the developments.

The $425 million seawall general obligation bond proposed by the Port of San Francisco would fund the first phase of the so-called seawall resiliency project. It requires two-thirds voter approval. The proposal is part of a larger 30 year, multi-billion dollar seawall resiliency project

The stadium will be the centerpiece of a $193 million public-private partnership supported by the TIF as well as Louisville's contribution of property where the stadium will be built. The city council voted in November to approve a $30 million bond to purchase and make infrastructure improvements to the property.

Massachusetts lawmakers have sent a $1.8 billion housing bond bill to the governor. If signed, it will provide $400 million for the state's Affordable Housing Trust Fund, $600 million for Department of Housing and Community Development projects, and millions more for other critical housing needs.

Environmental Impact Bonds enable cities to share the risks and the rewards of innovative problem-solving with investors. EIBs are considered a "pay for success" strategy because investors' returns depend on whether the project meets its goals. This approach is catching on, with Baltimore and Atlanta 

The city of Hazelwood is considering issuing $50 million in Chapter 100 industrial revenue bonds for the new TradePort industrial park. The bonds would facilitate up to 18 years of property tax abatement and a sales tax exemption on construction materials.

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