Join the CDFA Kentucky Financing Roundtable in partnership with the Bluegrass International Fund, for this webcast on "Understanding the EB-5 Model in Kentucky," while Lynn Allen with BiF and Peter Joseph with IIUSA share basics of the program, case studies and considerations for using this valuable tool in Kentucky.

According to Kentucky.com, a $72 million project was granted preliminary approval for TIF by the Kentucky Economic Development Finance Authority. The project is estimated to create 800 jobs and result in $34.9 million in new sales and property taxes over the 20-year period.

The Kentucky Heritage Council/State Historic Preservation Office has awarded Certified Local Government (CLG) grants to projects in nine towns totaling $86,448.

WKMS reported Kentucky State Auditor Adam Edelen announced the launch of an investigation into issues surrounding Bowling Green's TIF district at the city's Chamber of Commerce.

GOVERNING writes on CDFA's recent webcast on municipal credit ratings. Representatives from the Big Three credit rating agencies were guests on CDFA's webcast and provided the audience with insight of the rating industry.

October 22, 2015 - Lexington, KY
Join the CDFA Kentucky Financing Roundtable, in partnership with the Bluegrass International Fund (BiF), for the first annual conference as we focus on "Advancing Development Finance in the Bluegrass State." This event will feature a number of economic development finance experts from around the commonwealth discussing development finance tools, authorities, resources and approaches, and how these can affect the Kentucky economy going forward.

August 10-14, 2015 - St. Louis, MO
CDFA Summer School is a week long series of courses presented by the CDFA Training Institute. These courses qualify for the Development Finance Certified Professional (DFCP) Program. Join us in St. Louis, and start down the road to personal and professional advancement. Courses include: Fundamentals of Economic Development Finance, Intro Tax Increment Finance, Intro Public-Private Partnership (P3) Finance, Intro Bond Finance, and Intro Rural Finance.

Rep. Hultgren (R-IL) and Rep. Neal (D-MA) introduced the Modernizing American Manufacturing Bonds Act (MAMBA) of 2015. H.R. 2890, supported by CDFA and hundreds of issuers throughout the country, is a comprehensive package that will modernize and revolutionize manufacturing bonds.

For more information:
>>> Read The Bond Buyer Article
>>> CDFA MAMBA Press Release
>>> MAMBA Memo
>>> MAMBA Full Description

CDFA is actively seeking co-sponsors for H.R. 2890. CDFA requests that all interested parties send letters today asking your House representative to co-sponsor H.R. 2890. CDFA has prepared a sample letter that can be used to contact your Congressional members.

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