CDFA Florida Financing Roundtable Newsletter - June 2017
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Jacksonville, FL, Approves Incentives for $90M Redevelopment
The Downtown Investment Authority in Jacksonville, Florida, signed on for plans to redevelop the Laura Street Trio and Barnett Building where the developers expect to spend around $90 million on the overall project.
Gov. Scott Breaks Out $85M 'Tool Kit' to Lure Companies to FL
Gov. Rick Scott, Florida, received a bill negotiated during the final hours of a special legislative session that will give him $85 million to try to boost economic development in Florida.
FL Gov. Rick Scott Signs Bipartisan Bill to Expand Solar Incentives
Florida Governor Rick Scott Senate Bill 90, a measure that will expand tax breaks for renewable energy sources like solar panels on commercial and industrial buildings. The bill extends renewable-energy tax breaks already given to residential properties and exempts a percentage of the assessed value of renewable installations from property taxes.
FL Doubles Brownfield Cleanup and Redevelopment Tax Credits
Innovative Florida environmental site cleanup and brownfield programs received a boost as the 2017 regular session of the Florida Legislature concluded. New legislation will add flexibility and quicken the pace of petroleum and drycleaner site cleanup.
How Tampa, FL Turned a Dead Zone Into a Downtown
Tampa's long-dormant downtown has been reinvented thanks to decades of civic building and a timely boost from a big-thinking businessman and a billionaire's investment fund.
Provident Using Tax-Exempt Bonds and P3 Financing to Develop Projects
After 18 years in business, Baton Rouge-based Provident Resources Group, a nonprofit development and management company that has been involved in everything from housing for college students to correctional facilities in North Carolina, is changing its focus and developing hotels.
Florida Community Loan Fund Closes on NMTC Project
Florida Community Loan Fund provided $20 million in NMTC allocation for the Armature Works project. U.S. Bancorp Community Development Corporation and USAmeriBank are investors on the project. The developer is SoHo Capital.
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August 7 - 11, 2017 - Minneapolis, MN
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September 28, 2017 - Fort Lauderdale, FL
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