CDFA Wisconsin Financing Roundtable Newsletter - October 2015

CDFA Wisconsin Financing Roundtable Newsletter - October 2015
October 21, 2015



Feature
PACE Equity Helps Cut Upfront Costs According to Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Milwaukee-based PACE Equity is ready to expand the funding mechanism to other parts of Wisconsin to encourage more building owners to take steps to reduce their energy use. The Ripple Effect Impact Seven in Wisconsin provides a review of their success as a certified Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI), SBA and USDA loan programs manager, venture capitalist, and part-owner of a community development bank. State Tax Credit and Incentive Update - September 2015 The National Law Review breaks down the latest events in tax credits and incentives news by state. Topics covered include recipients, case law, legislative, regulative and gubernatorial updates. FaB WI Selects 10 Companies for New Accelerator Program Food and Beverage (FaB) Wisconsin has announced 10 companies to participate in its new food finance and business accelerator program called FaBcap. According to Milwaukee Business Journal, the program is designed to grow the capacity and capitalization of food and beverage companies. WHEFA Helps Stoughton Hospital Association Expand, Renovate WHEFA has partnered with the Stoughton Hospital Association to deliver a cost-effective financing plan to help expand and renovate an emergency room, urgent care area, day surgery area, lab and certain other capital improvements at the hospital.
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Wisconsin News
Investments in Arts Fertilize Growth in Rural Towns NPQ \| Oct. 19 \| Rural Development \| State Finance Program WHEFA Bond Financing Helps Ripon College Refinance WHEFA \| Oct. 19 \| Bond Finance \| State Finance Program Developer Wants to Turn Former Fifth St. School into Apartments Milwaukee Journal Sentinel \| Oct. 15 \| Historic Preservation \| Local Finance Program PACE: Property Assessed Clean Energy Financing Michael Best & Friedrich LLP \| Oct. 15 \| Energy Finance Tax Credit Proposal Is an Investment in Clean Energy Milwaukee Journal Sentinel \| Oct. 7 \| Energy Finance \| Green Finance \| Tax Credits At Five-Year Mark, SSBCI Closing in on Full Disbursement ABA Banking Journal \| Oct. 6 \| State Small Business Credit Initiative (SSBCI) \| U.S. Dept. of Treasury USDA Grants Help Farmers, Entrepreneurs, and Retailers USDA \| Oct. 5 \| Food Systems Finance \| Rural Development \| U.S. Dept. of Agriculture (USDA) Export Marketing Grants Open to Food, Ag Businesses Wisconsin State Farmer \| Sep. 30 \| Food Systems Finance \| Rural Development Morgan Stanley Highlights Milwaukee Arena Deal Team The Bond Buyer \| Sep. 29 \| Bond Finance Milwaukee District Spurred $211.6M in Development BizTimes.com \| Sep. 28 \| Economic Development \| Infrastructure Finance Nearly $1.1B Unspent in Water Infrastructure Program The Orange County Register \| Sep. 28 \| Federal \| Infrastructure Finance \| Revolving Loan Funds (RLFs) \| U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) State Signed off on Deal without Proper Review WI Public Radio \| Sep. 22 \| Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) \| State Finance Program \| State Small Business Credit Initiative (SSBCI) \| Tax Credits Export Marketing Grants Available to State Businesses Madison.com \| Sep. 21 \| Rural Development \| State Finance Program WI Accepting Enterprise Petitions Agriview \| Sep. 21 \| Access to Capital \| Rural Development De Pere OKs TIF Help for Downtown Apartments Greenbay Press Gazette \| Sep. 18 \| Access to Capital \| Tax Increment Finance (TIF) >>> SEARCH HEADLINES
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