CDFA Rural Development Finance Update - December 1, 2015
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| Features |
Speak Your Piece: Program Deepens ‘Shallow' Rural Economies
New Market Tax Credits are reinventing rural communities through public-private partnerships that attract new investment capital, support new enterprises, and diversify economies. According to the Daily Yonder, the New Markets Tax Credits program is supporting every industry sector of the economy, from healthcare and hotels to manufacturing and agriculture.
Rural Financing Best Practices: Unlocking the Development Finance Toolbox in Rural America
The Rural Financing Best Practices by CDFA presents ten diverse rural development financing projects across the nation. This publication explores how rural communities can leverage a wide range of tools and approaches to build on their assets, protect their resources, and make strategic investments that offer long-term benefits for residents and local businesses.
Efficient Strategies for Rural Transport Infrastructure
This report by Ernst and Young explains how administraions can make rural projects effective and leverage what public funds they do have available for investment growth through financial innovation, competition, and appropriate private sector engagement.
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| Upcoming Events |
CDFA Brownfields Project Marketplace
February 2-4, 2016 - 1-5pm EDT
CDFA is excited to offer the Brownfields Project Marketplace as an opportunity for communities to receive free technical assistance related to the redevelopment and financing of brownfield projects. Join us online February 2-4 to consult with financing professionals and brownfield project experts who can help identify potential resources for your brownfield project.
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| USDA Rural Development News |
USDA Shares 2015 Results
USDA | Dec. 23 | Rural Development | U.S. Dept. of Agriculture (USDA)
Webinar on USDA's Strategic Economic Community Development
NADO | Dec. 23 | Rural Development | U.S. Dept. of Agriculture (USDA)
USDA RD Offers Loans for Home Repairs
Willcoxrangenews | Dec. 22 | Rural Development | U.S. Dept. of Agriculture (USDA)
USDA Helps Grow Small Businesses in Donalsonville with a $100K Grant
Donalsonville News | Dec. 21 | Revolving Loan Funds (RLFs) | Rural Development | U.S. Dept. of Agriculture (USDA)
Delta Regional Authority to Get More Funding
UALR Public Radio | Dec. 18 | Rural Development | U.S. Dept. of Agriculture (USDA)
New Biofuel Plant Coming to Dooly, GA
Southwest Georgia Briefly | Dec. 11 | Rural Development | U.S. Dept. of Agriculture (USDA)
USDA Offers Workshops on How to Use Energy Grants
The Spectrum | Dec. 7 | Energy Finance | Green Finance | Rural Development | U.S. Dept. of Agriculture (USDA)
Growing Opportunities through Community Partnerships in GA
USDA | Dec. 2 | Community Development | Rural Development | U.S. Dept. of Agriculture (USDA)
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The CDFA USDA Rural Development Partnership is a two-year partnership between CDFA and the U.S. Department of Agriculture that will focus on an increase in development finance education and resources for USDA's internal staff.
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| Rural Development Headlines |
Expensive Superfund Cleanup Begins at Burnsville Landfill
StarTribune | Jan. 4 | Brownfield Financing | Federal | Rural Development | U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
BioGenerator Helps Predictive Agtech Startup Raise $1.2M
St. Louis Business Journal | Dec. 28 | Access to Capital | Economic Development | Green Finance | Innovation Finance | Rural Development
EPA Announces $25M in AZ Funding to Improve Water Quality, Infrastructure
Water Online | Dec. 28 | Economic Development | Green Finance | Infrastructure Finance | Rural Development | Urban Development
New Twist for Local Lending
Banking Exchange | Dec. 24 | Rural Development
Highlights of National Rural Electric Cooperative Association Q3
Octa Finance | Dec. 21 | Rural Development
Smart Investments with Robust Economy
Statehouse Report | Dec. 21 | Rural Development
CoBank Celebrates Opening of Greenwood Village HQ
Denver Business Journal | Dec. 17 | Rural Development
CO Rural Jump-Start Program Roll-Out Dates Announced
Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade | Dec. 16 | Rural Development | State Finance Program | Tax Credits
USDA Rural Development Invests $18M at Bridgewater College
Augusta Free Press | Dec. 16 | Economic Development | Rural Development
Ag. Finance Moves Forward with State House Approval
Pennsylvania Business Daily | Dec. 11 | Rural Development
Recession Still Felt Across Rural Ohio
Telegraph-Forum | Dec. 10 | Rural Development
USDA Loans Rural TX Hospital $35M
The Fort Stockton Pioneer | Dec. 9 | Infrastructure Finance | Rural Development
KY Nonprofit Collaborative Receives $2.6M Grant from JP Morgan Chase
Lexington Herald-Leader | Dec. 9 | Community Development | Economic Development | Rural Development | Urban Development
Obama Signs Five Year, $305B Highway Bill
The Bond Buyer | Dec. 7 | Community Development | Economic Development | Federal | Infrastructure Finance | Legislative | Rural Development | U.S. Dept. of Transportation (DOT) | Urban Development
Reforms to the EB-5 Regional Center Program are Needed
The Leadership Conference | Dec. 7 | EB-5 Visa | Rural Development
KentuckyWired Wins National ‘Deal of the Year' Award
The Lane Report | Dec. 7 | Bond Finance | Infrastructure Finance | Innovation Finance | Rural Development
CDFA Webinar: Financing Green Energy on Brownfields
CDFA | Nov. 30 | Access to Capital | Brownfield Financing | Economic Development | Energy Finance | Public-Private Partnership (P3) Financing | Rural Development | Tax Increment Finance (TIF)
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