LiftFund Inc. will offer up to $1 million in small business financing when matched by MetaFund Inc., an Oklahoma-based private equity firm.

The Waco City Council approved a reinvestment zone for Polyglass, a Florida-based roffing manufacturer, that would allow a seven-year partial tax abatement worth $221,558.

As reported by The Eagle, most of the Bryan City Council members indicated their support for a new tax increment reinvestment zone that would be the first TIRZ to be used for redevelopment of an established area.

Falls County, TX officials have nearly finalized a deal for a $9 million solar farm project. Commissioners approved a 6 year tax abatement for the project, which will help facilitate the sale of the 55 acre property to Cypress Creek Renewables.

City officials from Harlingen, TX have amended the city's three tax increment finance zones in an effort to finance the development of a 43,000-square-foot convention center. Through the amendments, property taxes may now be used to help finance the construction.

As reported by the Plano Star Courier, the Plano City Council has approved a tax abatement and grant package to recruit JPMorgan Chase to the area.

Through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Broadband Initiative, and a partnership with the USDA, VTX1 brought high-speed broadband to rural Texas. VTX1 used a $40 million loan and a $38.5 million grant to upgrade the technological capacities of communities from the Rio Grande Valley to San Antonio.

CDFA is excited to bring it's highly acclaimed Intro Tax Increment Finance (TIF) Course to Dallas, TX this April known as TIRZ in Texas, TIF is one of the most effective tools in the development finance toolbox. As a special offering of the CDFA Texas Financing Roundtable in partnership with TEDC, this two-day course offers an in-depth look at the guiding principles and appropriate application of TIF. The course will feature lectures, case studies and a special mobile tour session hosted by the City of Dallas. Not familiar with TIF? Explore CDFA's TIF Resource Center. Want to put TIF in place in your city? Join us in April for the Intro TIF Course.

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