CDFA Texas Financing Roundtable Newsletter - October 2014

CDFA Texas 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. Plano,TX Approves Downtown Public Improvement District The Plano Star Courier stated that business and property owners in Plano, TX have banded together to create a public improvement district (PID) in which business tenants will pay an additional percent of their assessed taxable value each year to collaboratively fund improvement projects. TX Gov. Relaxes Job Creation Goals for Private Firms According to GOVERNING Gov. Perry's Texas Enterprise Fund has given out more than $500M to private firms in exchange for a promise to create jobs in Texas since 2003. Since the release of a state audit, the Enterprise Fund has drawn attention and has become an issue in some elections. MA Rules Still Confusing Many The SEC municipal advisor registration rule is still leaving many confused. The Bond Buyer's California Public Finance Conference brought issuers, dealers, regulators, and municipal advisors together to express their thoughts on the subject. P3s Continue to Grow Despite Criticism According to American City and County, interest in P3s is increasing despite the criticism. Legislation for P3s on social infrastructure projects has spread across the nation, and 49 states have statutes for projects such as libraries, schools and parking lots.
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.
Texas News
The South Needs to Build 'Infrastructure Opportunity' The Institute for Southern Studies \| Oct. 22 \| Community Development \| Economic Development \| Rural Development USDA Invests in Small Rural Business and Transportation Yuma News Now \| Oct. 22 \| Community Development \| Economic Development \| Infrastructure Finance \| Rural Development 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 Rural Areas Seek Piece of Subprime-Loan Settlement SunHerald.com \| Oct. 22 \| Access to Capital \| Rural Development 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 TX Dept. of Agriculture: $500K Awarded to Rural Texas Communities Big Country Homepage \| Oct. 15 \| Access to Capital \| Community Development \| State Finance Program HGTV's 'Fixer-Upper' Show Seeks Support from Waco TIF Zone Waco Tribune-Herald \| Oct. 7 \| Local Finance Program \| Redevelopment \| Tax Increment Finance (TIF) 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 Shortage Causes Rush for Houston Developers, Investors Houston Business Journal \| Oct. 1 \| EB-5 Visa \| Federal \| U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Continuing to Celebrate 20 Years of the CDFI Fund CDFI Fund \| Oct. 1 \| Access to Capital \| Community Development \| U.S. Dept. of Treasury \| U.S. Dept. of Treasury CDFI Fund \| Federal Fort Worth Proposing 680-Acre TIF District Fort Worth Business Press \| Sep. 29 \| Infrastructure Finance \| Local Finance Program \| Redevelopment \| Tax Increment Finance (TIF) 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
EPA Assessment & Cleanup Grant Guideline Changes FY15 Access to Capital \| Brownfield Financing \| U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Summary of FY15 Brownfield assessment and cleanup grant guideline changes. Bonds and Borrowing: An Introduction Bond Finance \| Economic Development \| Local Finance Program \| Urban Development Vicki Elmer with UC Berkeley begins this paper with some general facts about bonds before moving into a discussion of the decision to borrow. Different types of bonds are described along with the bond issuance process. >>> SEARCH ONLINE RESOURCE DATABASE
Sponsors
Roundtable Partner Conference Supporting Sponsor For information about sponsoring the CDFA Texas Financing Roundtable, review the sponsor prospectus and complete our sponsorship agreement or contact CDFA.
New Members
State of Texas, Office of the Governor - Austin, TX
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