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CDFA Florida Financing Roundtable Newsletter - March 2017

CDFA Florida Financing Roundtable Newsletter - March 2017
March 29, 2017
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FL Bill Eliminates 24 Tax Credits
A Florida House bill which was introduced by Republicans and voted in favor of on March 10th will kill 24 tax credits, but save the $2 million annual tax credit for the World Golf Hall of Fame in St. Augustine.

IRS Taxability Notice Sends Issuer Seeking Call Waiver, Federal Funds
Spurred by an Internal Revenue Service ruling that its bonds are taxable, the Baker Correctional Development Corp. in Florida plans to try to obtain a waiver from having to call the bonds as well as a federal loan to refund the bonds from tax-exempt to taxable.

SEC: What Issuers and Lawyers Should Know About the Miami Case
The SEC attorney who handled the case against the city of Miami and its former budget director detailed the key takeaways from the trial during The Bond Buyer's and Bond Dealers of America's National Municipal Bond Summit .

FL House Hammers Home its Desire to Kill Enterprise Florida
Despite unusual political pressure from Gov. Rick Scott, Florida House Republicans shrugged off his stinging attacks and took a big step toward destroying Enterprise Florida, his No. 1 legislative priority.

Miami Worldcenter Procures $74M from Bond Sale
The newly-established community development district for the 27-acre Miami Worldcenter project has successfully sold $74.1 million in tax exempt bonds in a private placement, which provided a crucial source of funding for the project.

FL House Offers VISIT FLORIDA Some Money, but Still Huge Cut
House Speaker Richard Corcoran, who wants to strip taxpayer money from state incentive programs he argues are wasteful, said he would give some state funding to VISIT FLORIDA if the agency receives more oversight.

Editorial: Filmed in FL No More, Without State's Attractive Incentives
Florida is losing jobs and economic development to other states by taking away film incentives.

FL Co-ops and PACE Keep Solar Moving Forward
Two new initiatives in Florida – one involving solar co-ops and one involving property-assessed clean energy (PACE) could build on the momentum the solar industry gained last year with the passage of Amendment 4 and the stunning defeat of Amendment 1.

Upcoming Events

Intro Incentives WebCourse
April 5 - 6, 2017 - Daily: 12:00 - 5:00 PM Eastern
This course will consider how incentives are being used in today's economic environment and outline steps that are being taken to reduce risk and achieve better outcomes. In particular, this course will address the characteristics of well-designed incentive programs and processes to ensure meaningful impact, value, and accountability.

CDFA Florida Conference
September 28, 2017 - Fort Lauderdale, FL
Join the CDFA Florida Financing Roundtable for a special one-day conference hosted at the Broward Metropolitan Planning Organization. This event will feature a number of economic development finance experts from around the state discussing development finance tools, authorities, resources and approaches, and how these can affect the Florida economy going forward.

Sponsors

State Partner

Florida Development Finance Corporation Florida Redevelopment Association

Venue Sponsor

Broward Metropolitan Planning Organization

State Investor

First American Bank GrayRobinson

State Sponsor

Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta

For information about sponsoring the Florida Financing Roundtable, review the sponsor prospectus and complete our sponsorship agreement or contact CDFA.

New Members

Pemco Capital - North Palm Beach, FL


The Council of Development Finance Agencies is a national association dedicated to the advancement of development finance concerns and interests. CDFA is comprised of the nation's leading and most knowledgeable members of the development finance community representing public, private and non-profit entities alike. For more information about CDFA, visit www.cdfa.net or e-mail info@cdfa.net.


Council of Development Finance Agencies
100 E. Broad Street, Suite 1200
Columbus, OH 43215
(614) 705-1300
info@cdfa.net


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