CDFA Colorado Financing Roundtable Newsletter - April 2015

CDFA Colorado Financing Roundtable Newsletter - April 2015
April 15, 2015



Feature
Loveland Luring Artists to Spur Urban Redevelopment According to US News, more than $5 million in Colorado Housing and Finance Authority tax credits and grants have encouraged downtown revitalization to attract artists in the area. Colorado Considers Crowdfunding-to-Own A Colorado state house committee will consider a bill that would allow businesses to raise capital through equity crowdfunding from both accredited and non-accredited investors. According to 9 News, non-accredited investors would be able to buy shares in small and emerging businesses through equity crowdsourcing. Flood-Damaged Road Repairs Now Estimated $590M State and local officials are finding money for recovery repairs from the flood in 2013. For example, according to the Denver Post, Boulder County voters passed a flood recovery tax to generate $9 million per year. Steamboat Springs School Board Considers Billing City for URA Harm The Steamboat Springs School Board will vote on whether or not to ask the city for $148,000 in restitution. According to the Steamboat Today, the district has lost about $600,000 in tax money to the Base Area Reinvestment Plan since 2010. State Audit Endorses Colorado Agency's First P3 According to a report from the state auditor's office, the new P3 for Colorado's U.S. Interstate 36 has provided the best overall value for taxpayers.
Upcoming Events
2015 CDFA Colorado Conference - One Week Left to Register April 29, 2015 Join CDFA for the first annual Colorado Financing Roundtable Conference on April 29, 2015 as we focus on "Unlocking Development Finance in the Centennial State." 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 Colorado economy.
CDFA Spotlight
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Colorado News
Business Leaders Behind CO Impact Venture Fund The Pueblo Chieftain \| Apr. 14 \| Economic Development \| Innovation Finance \| Social Finance EDC Approves $14.5M in Incentives Tied to 903 New Jobs The Denver Post \| Apr. 10 \| Economic Development \| Tax Credits House Approves $25B Budget for 2016 The Tribune \| Apr. 10 \| Economic Development \| Legislative \| State Finance Program History Colorado Offers New Economic Feasibility Study Option for Grants PR Newswire \| Apr. 10 \| Economic Development \| Redevelopment \| State Finance Program CO Showing Signs of a Weakening Rural Economy Brush News-Tribune \| Apr. 10 \| Economic Development \| Rural Development Economic Restructuring - The Main Street Way Brush News-Tribune \| Apr. 10 \| Rural Development \| State Finance Program \| Urban Development $17M STEM Expansion Opens at CO High School Denver Business Journal \| Apr. 10 \| Bond Finance \| State Finance Program EPA Announces FY2015 Supplemental Funding for Brownfields RLF Grantees US EPA \| Apr. 6 \| Access to Capital \| Brownfield Financing \| Revolving Loan Funds (RLFs) \| U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) SEC Adopts Rules under Title IV of JOBS Act Forbes \| Mar. 30 \| Access to Capital \| Crowdfunding \| U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) \| Federal MSRB Increases Test Fees MSRB \| Mar. 23 \| Bond Finance \| Economic Development \| Federal \| Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board (MSRB) EPA Announces Supplemental Funding for Brownfields RLF US EPA \| Mar. 23 \| Access to Capital \| Brownfield Financing \| Revolving Loan Funds (RLFs) \| U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Fitch Rates Denver Urban Renewal Authority Sr. TIF Bonds at 'A-' Business Wire \| Mar. 19 \| Bond Finance \| Member News >>> SEARCH HEADLINES
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