CDFA Pennsylvania Financing Roundtable Newsletter - September 2015

CDFA Pennsylvania Financing Roundtable Newsletter - September 2015
September 9, 2015



Feature
Reading, PA Downtown Improvement District Seeks Another 5 Years According to the Reading Eagle, the Reading Downtown Improvement District Authority board is looking forward to City Council's hearing to gather public input on reauthorizing another 5 years for the district. 4 Cities Get $3M Each for Placemaking Projects Fairmount Park Conservancy in Philadelphia is one of six winners receiving $3 million over the next three years through ArtPlace's new Community Development Investments (CDI) initiative, According to Next City. Municipal Bond Market Monthly Janney takes a look at Pennsylvania's credit rating as the commonwealth's budget gridlock continues. EPA Awards $400K Brownfield Grants to Pittsburgh Development Co. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced it has awarded $400,000 to the North Side Industrial Development Company to assess brownfield sites in Western Pennsylvania, according to WESA.
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Pennsylvania News
GASB to Re-Examine State and Local Financial Reporting Model The Bond Buyer \| Sep. 3 \| Tax Credits Tax Abatement Disclosures & Economic Development Groups Smart Incentives \| Aug. 31 \| Economic Development \| Tax Credits GASB Statement Requires Gov'ts to Disclose Abatements Info GASB \| Aug. 20 \| Economic Development \| Federal \| Tax Credits States Find Ways to Fund Road Repairs While Congress Stalls Associated Press \| Aug. 19 \| Federal \| Infrastructure Finance \| Legislative \| State Finance Program >>> SEARCH HEADLINES
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