CDFA is proud to announce the winners of the 2014 California Financing Roundtable Excellence Awards and recognize outstanding development finance programs, agencies, leaders, projects and success stories. Award winners will be recognized at the conference on October 9.

CleanTechnica writes on the return of PACE to Berkley, where the program started back in 2009. A year after its inception, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac refused to back mortgages with PACE liens on them and PACE supposedly died.

The California Governor's Office of Business and Economic Development has awarded Fresno State's Small Business Development Center $63,000 to assist small business owners and entrepreneurs in obtaining capital.

Roll Call reports there was bipartisan House agreement that P3s should be an important part of paying for new transportation infrastructure. The question, now, is how large a percentage of infrastructure funding will come from P3s.

The California State Legislature has passed SB 628, a bill that will expand the under-used Enhanced Infrastructure Financing Districts. According to the California Planning & Development Report, these districts are intended to be simpler and more focused than tax increment financing.

October 9, 2014 - Long Beach
Join CDFA and CALED for the California Financing Roundtable Conference on October 9, 2014 as we focus on "Financing Economic Development: Best Practices & Steadfast Programs." CDFA is excited to partner with CALED to host this specialized initiative for the economic development and project finance professionals in the state. Register today to reserve your spot.

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.

CDFA has begun a targeted letter-writing campaign. We ask that industry stakeholders send letters to House members to support CDFA's Modernizing American Manufacturing Bonds Act and the suggested reforms to modernize and revolutionize Qualified Small Issue Manufacturing Bonds. To make this process easier, we have created sample letters for your use.

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Mark Morehouse of William Blair & Company details the state of P3 financing within the U.S. going over P3 equity and debt investors, risk transfer and value-for-money, as well as some success stories.

The U.S. Small Business Administartion's list of Participating Microloan Intermediary Lenders provides contact information for each lender.

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