According to the Wall Street Journal, the alternative energy startup Solar Wind Energy Tower is accepting $100M of additional financing from the Arizona Alternative Energy Center, an approved EB-5 Regional Center.

Phoenix Business Journal reports on the latest recipients of AZ Fast Grants for training and technical assistance. The grants help qualified Arizona-based, early-stage tech companies commercialize their innovations.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has awarded CDFA with a $997,572 Brownfields Training, Research, and Technical Assistance Grant. CDFA is one of only four organizations in the nation to receive funding through this opportunity. CDFA's cutting edge program will leverage the Council's vast network to build public-private financing partnerships for brownfield projects and programs nationwide.

Kutak Rock LLP provides information on the SEC MCDC Initiative including when and what must be self-reported, who can self-report, and considerations for issuers and underwriters.

November 18, 2014 - Scottsdale, AZ
Join CDFA for the first-ever Arizona Financing Roundtable Conference on November 18, 2014 as we focus on "Exploring Development Finance in the Grand Canyon State." This one-day event will feature a number of economic development finance experts and leaders from around the state discussing new development finance tools, authorities, resources and approaches, and how these methods can move Arizona's economy forward.

The Council of Development Finance Agencies (CDFA) is pleased to announce the release of the CDFA Annual Volume Cap Report: An Analysis of 2013 Private Activity Bond & Volume Cap Trends. This report provides the most complete data for the use of volume cap and issuance of cap-subject private activity bonds nationwide.

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The National Trust for Historic Preservation produced a policy report on the states' historic tax credits and what makes a state tax credit work.

This annual CDFA report reviews the use of private activity bond volume cap and the issuance of cap-subject private activity bonds in every state.

This paper from the Northeast-Midwest Institute provides case examples of brownfield financing tools that local governments have used to leverage private dollars, improve the developer's financial position, reduce lender risk, or fund property improvements needed for redevelopment to proceed.

The Arizona Department of Commerce created this document to help businesses understand the advantages and process of accessing tax-exempt financing and applying for volume cap.

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