The Pennsylvania General Assembly passed a comprehensive transportation bill to fund roads, bridges, mass transit, rail freight, ports, and airports over the next five years. The legislation contains a funding plan that will invest roughly $7.4 billion over the next five years and generate $2.3 billion in additional annual revenue once implementation is completed in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2018.

ARC initiatives include highway corridors; community water and sewer facilities, telecommunication, and other physical infrastructure; health, education, and human resource development; economic development programs; local capacity building; and leadership development.

Action Housing Inc. is helping restore a food store with the help of the Pittsburgh Urban Redevelopment Authority and the Redevelopment Authority of Allegheny County.

The Allentown Neighborhood Improvement Zone District Authority bond issue and the Water and Sewer Concession Lease transaction were named co-winners of the 2013 Bond Buyer's Deal of the Year Award for the Northeast Region.

The Environmental Remediation Fund provides low interest loans to support environmental remediation of petroleum contamination, specifically focusing on the Lower Schuylkill region of Philadelphia.

Bond Buyer's Deal of the Year recognizes Allentown as the Northeast Region honoree for their creation of a Neighborhood Improvement Zone and a successful close of a Public-Private Partnership lease for water and sewer infrastructure.

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Mike Pehur with Duane Morris Government Strategies shares details from a transit-oriented development project in Pittsburgh that was supported through TIF.

Jeff Blumenfeld with Kutak Rock, David Payne with PNC Capital Markets and Scott Shearer with Public Financial Management explore bond financing case examples which have proven to be effective tools in addressing critical infrastructure needs, supporting community development initiatives, and driving business and industry investment.

Scott Doyle with the Pennsylvania Historic & Museum Commission explains the fundamentals of various state and federal tax credit programs, and uses case studies to illustrate their effectiveness.

Michael Kane with the U.S. Small Business Administration provides an overview of the various programs offered by the Administration, including the 7a Loan Guaranty, 504 Loan Program, Microloans, counseling and contracting.

CDFA's President & CEO, Toby Rittner, presents on the current state of affairs on Capitol Hill as it relates to development finance, along with a prediction of what is to come.

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