Crain's Chicago Business covers the Chicago Infrastructure Trust, whose latest push is for a commercial PACE program, designed to finance energy efficiency retrofits through a voluntary property tax assessment.

The Governor's $1B Clean Water Initiative has helped communities across the state secure low interest loans for drinking and wastewater infrastructure improvements. This new law doubles the fund capitalization to $2B, according to the Illinois Government News Network.

In 2018, the tax increment financing district that covers an area in the south central portion of DeKalb will expire, leaving places that benefit from the special tax designation without money they've relied on for years, reports the Daily Chronicle.

In response to concerns raised by industry participants, the SEC has made three key modifications to its MCDC Initiative, dealing with deadlines, penalties, and pre-EMMA violations.

The Illinois Finance Authority approved $700M of tax-exempted bonds for the University of Chicago. Proceeds from sale will be used for capital projects including new student housing and to refund bonds the university sold in 2008.

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.

Rep. Randy Hultgren (R-IL) and Rep. Richard Neal (D-MA) introduced the Modernizing American Manufacturing Bonds Act (MAMBA) of 2014, H.R. 5319. H.R. 5319, supported by CDFA and hundreds of issuers throughout the country, is a comprehensive package that will modernize and revolutionize manufacturing bonds.

The Council of Development Finance Agencies (CDFA) is pleased to announce the release of the CDFA Annual Volume Cap Report: An Analysis of 2013 Private Activity Bond & Volume Cap Trends. This report provides the most complete data for the use of volume cap and issuance of cap-subject private activity bonds nationwide.

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This economic development plan, created by the Illinois Department of Commerce & Economic Opportunity, lays out a clear vision to enable Illinois to continue to be a force in the global economy by driving broad-based growth for all businesses, tackling regional economic challenges, and supporting high-potential industry clusters.

The National Trust for Historic Preservation produced a policy report on the states' historic tax credits and what makes a state tax credit work.

This annual CDFA report reviews the use of private activity bond volume cap and the issuance of cap-subject private activity bonds in every state.

The Department of Housing and Economic Development summarizes TIF investment policies and guidelines for private development projects. Also included is information on long-term monitoring of TIF projects as well as policies governing TIF accountability.

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