CDFA Georgia Financing Roundtable Newsletter - August 2014
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2014 Georgia Energy Report
The Georgia Environmental Finance Authority released their 2014 Georgia Energy Report, detailing their involvement in energy conservation and management, and the results of allocations through the State Energy Program.
Invest Atlanta Awards Downtown Facade Improvement Funds
Invest Atlanta will award $2M to 20 grant recipients in the Westside and Eastside TADs to visually enhance the streetcar corridor through facade improvement and redevelopment, according to Atlanta INtown.
States Try to Make it Easier to Raise Money with Crowdfunding
To date, thirteen states plus D.C. have passed laws or regulations allowing startups to use crowdfunding to raise money from investors with less red tape than companies with shareholders, according to GOVERNING.
Georgia's State-Backed Loan Programs Paying Off
Rome News-Tribune followed legislative fiscal officers and representatives from the Georgia Office of Planning and Budget as they toured a few projects to see how state development dollars were being used and leveraged.
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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.
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CDFA Spotlight |
Congress Introduces Modernizing American Manufacturing Bonds Act
Rep. Randy Hultgren (R-IL) and Rep. Richard Neal (D-MA) introduced the Modernizing American Manufacturing Bonds Act (MAMBA) of 2014, H.R. 5319. H.R. 5319, supported by CDFA and hundreds of issuers throughout the country, is a comprehensive package that will modernize and revolutionize manufacturing bonds.
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Georgia News |
Supporting Small Businesses through Economic Development Offices
Cities Speak | Aug. 22 | Crowdfunding | Innovation Finance | Member News | U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA)
Atlanta Aerotropolis Incentives Help Secure Operations Center
Economic Development HQ | Aug. 22 | EB-5 Visa | Economic Development | Tax Credits | Tax Increment Finance (TIF)
Georgia's CDBG Program Gets $40M Boost
Atlanta Business Chronicle | Aug. 20 | Community Development | Rural Development | U.S. Dept. of Housing & Urban Affairs (HUD)
SEC Announces Municipal Advisor Exam Initiative
U.S. SEC | Aug. 20 | Bond Finance | U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
Commentary: New Markets Tax Credit Reports Ignore Success
New Markets Tax Credit Coalition | Aug. 20 | Economic Development | Legislative | Tax Credits | U.S. Dept. of Treasury CDFI Fund | Federal
NMTC Electronic Allocation Application Now Available
CDFI Fund | Aug. 20 | Access to Capital | Tax Credits | U.S. Dept. of Treasury CDFI Fund | Federal
U.S. Dept. of Energy Seeking Green Applicants for Loan Programs
U.S. Dept. of Energy | Aug. 15 | Access to Capital | Energy Finance | Green Finance | U.S. Dept. of Energy (DOE) | Federal
Rome Downtown Development Authority Backs Renovation
Rome News-Tribune | Aug. 15 | Community Development | Redevelopment | State Finance Program
EPA Announces $11M for Brownfields
Environmental Protection Agency | Aug. 15 | Brownfield Financing | U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) | Federal
Obama Signs $10.8B Highway Bill
The Hill | Aug. 12 | Access to Capital | Infrastructure Finance | Legislative | U.S. Dept. of Transportation (DOT) | Federal
USDA Helping to Localize the Food System
Post and Courier | Aug. 8 | Community Development | Food Systems Finance | Rural Development | U.S. Dept. of Agriculture (USDA)
TAG FinTech and Invest Atlanta Offer $100K for Georgia Startups
Insurance News Net | Aug. 8 | Access to Capital | Innovation Finance | Member News
$30K Kickstarts Loganville Development Authority
The Walton Tribune | Aug. 6 | Local Finance Program | Rural Development
Moody's Officials: State Sector Stable, But Some Still Struggling
The Bond Buyer | Jul. 30 | Bond Finance | State Finance Program
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New Additions to the Online Resource Database |
U.S. Government Accountability Office New Markets Tax Credit Update
Community Development | Tax Credits | U.S. Dept. of Treasury | Federal
The U.S. Government Accountability Office assesses the transparency of NMTC financial structures and controls over the size of federal subsidies; the types and amounts of fees and other costs of the financial structures; the equity remaining in low-income community businesses after the 7-year credit period; and NMTC project failure rates.
3D CAPITAL - It's What's Accessible
Access to Capital | EB-5 Visa
Daniel McRae with Seyfarth Shaw discusses Capital Stack and how to layer projects in an effective manner that will have them work together.
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Annual Roundtable Sponsor
Conference Supporting Sponsor
For information about sponsoring the CDFA Georgia Financing Roundtable, review the sponsor prospectus and complete our sponsorship agreement or contact CDFA.
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