CDFA Florida Financing Roundtable Newsletter - October 2014

CDFA Florida Financing Roundtable Newsletter - October 2014
October 29, 2014



Feature
CDFA Announces Winners of 2014 Excellence in Development Finance Awards CDFA is proud to announce the winners of the 2014 Excellence in Development Finance Awards and honor outstanding programs, agencies, leaders, projects and success stories. Award winners will be recognized at the National Development Finance Summit on November 20. Florida PACE Bonds Face Legal Challenges Billions of PACE bonds are being challenged before the state Supreme Court, according to The Bond Buyer. Arguments range from objections about the structures used to establish new bond programs to alleged procedural missteps. FL Passenger Rail Seeks $1.75B in PABs All Aboard Florida applied for one of the largest private activity bond allocations ever sought from the Federal Highway Administration. The Bond Buyer says the allocation may be the first time exempt facility bonds have been used for a completely privately owned and operated transportation project . Swoope: Speeding up Incentives Could Help Land Apple-like Firm Florida is trying to entice Apple Inc. to build a manufacturing site in the state. However, state lawmakers need to allow more leeway on state incentives packages. Enterprise Florida President and Chief Executive Officer Gray Swoope says that state laws might hinder such economic-development efforts. Solar and Energy Loan Fund Expanding into Orlando The Orlando City Commission approved a new partnership with the non-profit Solar and Energy Loan Fund (SELF). SELF if a non-profit community lending organization that provides energy expertise, favorable financing for clean energy solutions, and project management.
Upcoming Events
2014 National Development Finance Summit 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.
Florida News
The South Needs to Build 'Infrastructure Opportunity' The Institute for Southern Studies \| Oct. 22 \| Community Development \| Economic Development \| Rural Development Florida Tech to Open Women's Business Center in Orlando Space Coast Daily \| Oct. 22 \| Access to Capital \| Economic Development \| U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) DOE: Offshore Wind Power Can Save Billions on Electricity Renewable Energy World \| Oct. 22 \| Economic Development \| Energy Finance \| Infrastructure Finance \| Recommended Practices \| U.S. Dept. of Energy (DOE) Energy & Environment Update ML Strategies \| Oct. 22 \| Energy Finance \| Green Finance \| Legislative \| U.S. Dept. of Energy (DOE) \| U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) \| Federal Getting Private Investors to Fund Public-Health Projects Kaiser Health News \| Oct. 20 \| Access to Capital \| Bond Finance \| Community Development \| State Finance Program USDA Invests $1.4B in Improve Rural Infrastructure USDA \| Oct. 17 \| Access to Capital \| Infrastructure Finance \| Rural Development \| U.S. Dept. of Agriculture (USDA) \| Federal Brownfields 2015 Conference Call for Ideas -- Submit by Nov. 3 ICMA \| Oct. 16 \| Brownfield Financing \| Member News \| U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) \| Federal Agriculture Industry And Food Waste The Packer \| Oct. 16 \| Community Development \| Food Systems Finance \| Rural Development MA Rules Still Confusing Many The Bond Buyer \| Oct. 10 \| Bond Finance \| U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) \| Federal \| Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board (MSRB) P3s Continue to Grow Despite Criticism American City and County \| Oct. 9 \| Public-Private Partnership (P3) Financing \| State Finance Program SBA Announces Four New Regional Innovation Cluster Awards U.S. SBA \| Oct. 7 \| Access to Capital \| Innovation Finance \| U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) \| Federal Panorama Tower Announced as Miami's First EB-5 Development Business Wire \| Oct. 6 \| EB-5 Visa \| Economic Development \| Federal SEC, MSRB to Hold Compliance Program for Muni Advisors MSRB \| Oct. 6 \| Bond Finance \| U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) \| Federal \| Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board (MSRB) EB-5 Program Raises SEC Broker Registration Issues Carlton Fields Jorden Burt \| Sep. 28 \| EB-5 Visa \| U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) SEC Enforcement Round-Up: 2014 to Date Ballard Spahr \| Sep. 25 \| Bond Finance \| U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) \| Federal \| Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board (MSRB) >>> SEARCH HEADLINES
New Additions to the Online Resource Database
Annual Report: Florida Brownfields Redevelopment Program Access to Capital \| Brownfield Financing \| Economic Development \| Redevelopment \| Revolving Loan Funds (RLFs) \| State Finance Program \| Tax Credits The report analyzes the Brownfield Redevelopment Program from July 2013-June 2014. The program reached several major milestones, including 280 projected new direct jobs, 423 projected new indirect jobs and $11 million in projected new capital investment are attributable to the Program. Florida's Special Districts Local Finance Program \| State Finance Program \| Tax Increment Finance (TIF) Jack Gaskins Jr. with the Florida Dept. of Economic Opportunity explains the basics of special districts, their benefits, different types of special districts, and the accountability program in Florida. >>> SEARCH ONLINE RESOURCE DATABASE
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