CDFA Florida Financing Roundtable Newsletter - June 2014

CDFA Florida Financing Roundtable Newsletter - June 2014
June 25, 2014



Feature
NY, FL Offer $275M in PACE Financing; Residential Bounces Back Greentech Media presents this article on the recent swell of PACE loans and how its track record makes securitization more of a possibility. Tax Increment Financing: Tweaking TIF for the 21st Century This informative Urban Land Institute (ULI) piece, featuring CDFA President & CEO Toby Rittner and several CDFA members, explores the transformative use of tax increment finance across the country and the reemergence of this tool as key development driver post-recession. Overviews of Chicago, Atlanta and the California story demonstrate the evolving and comprehensive ability of TIF to drive economic development and community transformation. EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program: What Businesses Should Know South Florida Business Journal conducted this Q & A with Ronald Fieldstone and Julian Montero, who are partners at Arnstein & Lehr law firm's Miami branch, to offer some insights on how local businesses can benefit from the program. 2014 CDFA Excellence in Development Finance Awards: Call for Entries & Nominations CDFA is now accepting entries and nominations for the 2014 CDFA Excellence in Development Finance Awards, which recognize outstanding development finance programs, agencies, leaders, projects and success stories. Orlando's Downtown South Tax District Approved Orlando Business Journals reports on the creation of the Downtown South Neighborhood Improvement District which can levy a property tax of up to 2 mils to fund infrastructure improvements.
Florida News
Senators to Introduce Ex-Im Bank Reauthorization The Hill \| Jun. 24 \| Access to Capital \| Legislative \| Export Import Bank of the United States (Ex-Im Bank) \| Federal DOE Announces $3.2M for Clean Energy Incubator Fierce Energy \| Jun. 24 \| Energy Finance \| Green Finance \| U.S. Dept. of Energy (DOE) \| Federal Performance-Based Incentives Land Quest in Tampa Area Development \| Jun. 20 \| Economic Development \| State Finance Program Sewage-to-Fertilizer Plan Shows No Junk Bonds Stink Bloomberg \| Jun. 17 \| Bond Finance Florida Restaurant Franchise Group Sees EB-5 Success Digital Journal \| Jun. 17 \| Access to Capital \| EB-5 Visa $200M in PACE Financing Coming to Central FL Orlando Sentinel \| Jun. 17 \| Access to Capital \| Energy Finance \| Green Finance \| Local Finance Program USDA Announces Grants for Economic Development Deming Headlight \| Jun. 16 \| Access to Capital \| Economic Development \| Rural Development \| U.S. Dept. of Agriculture (USDA) \| Federal Performance-Based Grants Land $20M Facility at MIA Area Development \| Jun. 16 \| Economic Development \| Infrastructure Finance \| State Finance Program Obama Signs $13.3B Water Projects Bill The Advocate \| Jun. 12 \| Infrastructure Finance \| Legislative Energy & Environment Update ML Strategies \| Jun. 12 \| Energy Finance \| Green Finance \| Legislative \| U.S. Dept. of Agriculture (USDA) \| U.S. Dept. of Energy (DOE) \| U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) \| Federal \| U.S. Dept. of Commerce (DOC) Jacksonville Incentives Policy in Review for Revisions Jacksonville Daily Record \| Jun. 5 \| Economic Development \| Local Finance Program St. Augustine Business Incentive Ordinance Back on Table St. Augustine Record \| Jun. 5 \| Economic Development \| Legislative \| Local Finance Program $214M in Bonds Raised for Boca Raton Retirement Community Digital Journal \| Jun. 2 \| Bond Finance \| Community Development Report: Keys to Successful Public-Private Partnerships Governing \| May. 30 \| Infrastructure Finance \| Public-Private Partnership (P3) Financing \| State Finance Program First 12 IMCP Communities Announced Dept. of Commerce \| May. 29 \| Community Development \| Economic Development \| Local Finance Program \| Urban Development \| U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA) \| U.S. Dept. of Housing & Urban Affairs (HUD) \| U.S. Dept. of Agriculture (USDA) \| U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) \| U.S. Dept. of Transportation (DOT) \| National Science Foundation (NSF) \| Federal \| U.S. Dept. of Commerce (DOC) \| U.S. Dept. of Defense (DOD) FL SSBCI Success Story: Chandler & Campbelle Investment Group Enterprise Florida & Florida DEO \| May. 28 \| Access to Capital \| State Finance Program \| U.S. Dept. of Treasury \| Federal >>> SEARCH HEADLINES
New Additions to the Online Resource Database
Improving Infrastructure Through Public Private Partnerships Infrastructure Finance \| Local Finance Program \| Public-Private Partnership (P3) Financing \| State Finance Program \| Federal The Eno Center for Transportation released this report with policy recommendations for making public-private partnerships (P3) an effective means of delivering public infrastructure from the federal and local level. Promoting Sustainable Food Systems Through Impact Investing Access to Capital \| Food Systems Finance \| Green Finance This report by the Springcreek Foundation aims to provide a framework through which investors can play a critical role in the establishment and maintenance of regional sustainable food systems in the United States. >>> SEARCH ONLINE RESOURCE DATABASE
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New Members
Florida First Capital Finance Corporation - Tallahassee, FL Lee County Economic Development Office - Fort Myers, FL Neighborhood Lending Partners - Tampa, FL
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