Building out necessary infrastructure in today's development climate can often be a challenge. During this session of the CDFA Illinois Financing Roundtable, Jimmy Shanahan with Shanahan & Shanahan and Jim Snyder with Ice Miller will examine case studies in the development of infrastructure.

During this session of the Financing Roundtable Conference, Steve Eikenberry with First American Bank and Dennis Vicchiarelli with World Business Chicago will explain the details of financing programs which are available to advance industrial development and bring manufacturing jobs back to Illinois.

What development finance topics are being discussed in the statehouse? Is there recent legislation that will have an impact on the economic development industry? This session will feature a panel discussion with Tom Henderson from Illinois Tax Increment Association and Toby Rittner from CDFA on the latest from Springfield.

Tax credits are a flexible tool which often pushes a project into viability. In this session, let Dana Lieberman with IFF and Tony Smith with SB Friedman teach you how a variety of tax credits are being used to help finance community development projects in rural, small town and urban settings.

How is Tax Increment Financing being used in Illinois and elsewhere? Within this session, Maureen Barry and Sid Inman with Ehlers & Associates, John Brancaglione with PGAV and Karl Marschel with Bryan Cave will discuss their experience using these tools responsibly to catalyze public improvements that spur private investment.

During this session, Matthew Lewin with Greenberg Traurig and John Sassaris with MB Financial Bank will describe the current bond market in Illinois and explore bond financing case examples which prove their effectiveness in addressing critical infrastructure needs, supporting community development initiatives, and driving business and industry investment.

Illinois' state government offers a host of programs to accelerate development. Hear from the Illinois Financing Authority, Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity, and the Illinois EPA on the well-known, the unknown, and the best of these programs that can be put to use in your community.

May 7, 2014 - Chicago, Illinois
Join the CDFA Illinois Financing Roundtable for a one-day conference on "Leveraging Assets, Maximizing Resources and Building the Illinois Economy." This event will feature a number of economic development finance experts from around the state discussing new development finance tools, authorities, resources and approaches, and how these can affect the Illinois economy going forward.

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This executive summary from a report by the Center for Governmental Studies outlines goals, strategies and recommendations for the five-county area including Carroll, Lee, Ogle, Stephenson and Whiteside to promote the region.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has monies available for Business and Industry (B&I) Guaranteed Loan Programs in rural areas of Illinois. This map identifies the first point of contact in each geographic region.

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