CDFA is accepting sessions submissions for the 2017 National Development Finance Summit in Atlanta this November. Session submissions on deals, projects or programs that include multiple funding sources are highly encouraged. Submissions are due by May 12, 2017.

George Friedlander of Court Street Group Research outlines in a report the major issues confronting infrastructure projects nationally, and how they can be overcome. Many of Friedlander's suggestions echo suggestions made by CDFA in our Administrative Transition Paper and 2017 Policy Agenda.

Ellen Harpel writes about the key takeaways from presenting a workshop on balancing the need to maximize economic outcomes with the judicious and transparent use of public funds, Key takeaways include the following: due diligence essentials and impact analysis, tracking outcomes, and reporting & communication.

The Trump Administration has released the first outline of their tax reform plans, which has both municipal issuers and supporters worried. No mention of the municipal interest exemption is mentioned in the outline, but the cost of reform has groups concerned that the exemption may be on the chopping block.

The CDFA & OSU Webcast was a special one time offering. The webcast covered the Energy Finance Landscape and explored how its successes may be applied to the Food Systems Landscape. This webcast was run by students taking the graduate level Sustainable Financing class in the Department of City and Regional Planning at The Ohio State University.

State law gives municipalities the tool of tax increment financing to develop or redevelop defined areas, and since 1980 the City of Racine has used it to boost its tax base by a net $181-plus million and counting.

2016 was a banner year for economic development in Pennsylvania. The Governor's Action Team (GAT) successfully completed 77 projects for companies who accepted financial assistance offers from the state. These companies pledged to create nearly 12,093 new jobs, retain nearly 24,754 jobs, and invest more than $7.8 billion in Pennsylvania.

No link between infrastructure and new revenue proposed in Trump's tax reform plan worries transportation advocates.

During this installment of the CDFA // BNY Mellon Development Finance Webcast Series, CDFA has partnered with Heritage Ohio to explore the wealth of financing tools available to redevelop historic theaters, including 501(c)(3) bonds, TIF, tax credits, and other creative programs. Join us for this special discussion as we highlight success stories from historic theaters across the U.S.

Join CDFA in Washington, DC this June for the launch of our new Federal Urban Finance Forum. Limited to urban communities, the CDFA Federal Urban Finance Forum will feature a panel of development finance experts from various federal agencies, as well as representatives from America's largest urban areas to discuss the future of urban development finance.

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