The CDFA Policy Agenda is borne out of CDFA's 37 years as a leader in the development finance industry. This Agenda identifies four critical policy areas crafted to address market-based access to capital challenges. CDFA is prepared to assist Congress and the Administration with the implementation of the policy proposals contained within this agenda.

Iroquois Valley Farms, a finance company based in Evanston, Illinois, offers equity investments through its real estate investment trust (REIT) and promissory notes issued by its LLC entity to institutional and accredited investors. Iroquois is unique because its proceeds are used solely to assist farmers in acquiring or leasing farmland.

CDFA is pleased to release the Roadmap to Redevelopment report prepared for the Casper Hotel and Conference Center a Brownfield Project Response Team site visit in January of this year. The report provides financing strategies for the Casper Hotel & Conference Center in Casper, Wyoming.

In this article, the Economic Innovation Group outlines the key elements of the second set of proposed Opportunity Zones regulations. While several key questions remain, the regulations remove many of the most significant hurdles that have held back investment since Opportunity Zones became law.

California State Treasurer Fiona Ma announced the sale of $83.9 million in revenue bonds to provide financial assistance to local governments for safe drinking water projects. The sale represents the inaugural issuance of bonds by the California IBank for the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund Program.

The biggest news in the world of public-private partnerships (P3s) last year had nothing to do with toll roads -- the most visible way governments team up companies. Instead, the most expensive infrastructure deals were projects to build a car-rental facility and a small tram at Los Angeles International Airport.

Fiat Chrysler is asking Detroit and state taxpayers to kick in at least $160M for its proposed Mack Avenue plant on Detroit's east side. Around $13M in tax incentives would provide relief from city taxes, while the remainder would come from the state. Fiat Chrysler plans to invest $1.6B in a new plant at its Mack Avenue facility and $900M at its Jefferson North Assembly Plant.

Proposed rules on Opportunity Zones left some holes—such as the breadth of data the government has the authority to collect on the funds and how the Internal Revenue Service will handle penalties. Officials have said publicly that there will be three tranches of rules, with the April 17 batch being the second.

Rural areas account for 40 percent of the designated opportunity zones, which offer private companies and investors tax breaks in exchange for investing in certain low-income communities. But some warn that even with the tax incentives, many rural areas still likely won't benefit unless state and local governments intervene to make the investment less risky.

The municipal bond market is expected to receive a boost, from new Internal Revenue Service regulations covering investments in Opportunity Zones. In the coming months, bond lawyers expect numerous municipal governments to issue new bonds to support some of those investments or to issue PABs for other qualified developments.

The Wisconsin Center District is asking bankers for financing structure ideas to cover a $250 million convention center expansion that would ideally bypass the need for any state action on taxes. Broker-dealers have until May 1 to submit proposals under a request for qualifications the district launched last week.

During this installment of the CDFA // BNY Mellon Webcast Series, expert speakers will highlight several development finance programs that have proven effective in attracting venture and start-up capital.

The Council of Development Finance Agencies seeks a motivated, well-organized and energetic individual to fill the position of Coordinator, Research & Technical Assistance. This position is responsible for assisting with CDFA's research projects, resource collection, information sharing, newsletter publications, headlines review and educational efforts.

The Council of Development Finance Agencies seeks a motivated, well-organized and energetic individual to fill the position of Director, Research & Technical Assistance. This position is responsible for managing and directing CDFA's research projects, technical assistance request, resource collection, information sharing, newsletter publications, headlines review and educational efforts.

The Council of Development Finance Agencies seeks a motivated, well-organized and energetic individual to fill the position of Coordinator, Programming. This position is responsible for assisting with CDFA's various events including state conferences, training courses, webinars and the CDFA National Summit.

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