EGGER Wood Products, one of Europe's leading wood-based materials suppliers for the furniture, wood construction and flooring industries, has selected Davidson County in North Carolina as the site of its first U.S. manufacturing plant. The first phase, creating 400 jobs and supported by state and local incentives, will happen over the next six years at the park near Linwood, about 100 miles west of Raleigh.

Already a major landlord in the Research Triangle Park, California-based Alexandria Real Estate Equities is developing a unique multi-tenant research and development campus in the Research Triangle Park to drive North Carolina's global leadership in agricultural biotechnology. There are already two tenants, including AgTech Accelerator Corp. which funds new ag tech companies.

An application has been filed with the N.C. Utilities Commission for a solar energy farm  in Wilkes County that would be one of the largest such facilities in northwestern North Carolina.

The proposed new MLS stadium in Raleigh, North Carolina, is projected to generate about $2 billion for Wake County and $1.5 billion for downtown Raleigh.

In the competitive arena on Thursday, the state of North Carolina sold $554.03 million of Series 2017B limited obligation refunding bonds. Goldman Sachs won the bonds with a true interest cost of 2.23314%.

CDFA Summer School is a week long series of courses presented by the CDFA Training Institute. These courses qualify for the CDFA Training Institute's Development Finance Certified Professional (DFCP) Program. Participants may register for one, two, or three courses during CDFA Summer School. Complete three courses, and you will have fulfilled half of the requirements for the DFCP Program.

Join CDFA, our technical assistance partners, and experienced brownfield communities as we discuss how the finance toolbox can be used to compliment the redevelopment and cleanup of your brownfield project.