CDFA Ohio Financing Roundtable Newsletter - April 2014

CDFA Ohio Financing Roundtable Newsletter - April 2014
April 30, 2014



Feature
CDFA & OEDA Launch Ohio Roundtable Partnership CDFA and the Ohio Economic Development Association are pleased to announce the launch of a new partnership to advance the CDFA Ohio Financing Roundtable. This unique state/national partnership brings together the development finance and economic development industries in Ohio. CDFA Ohio Financing Roundtable Legislative Briefing Call The Ohio General Assembly is considering two pieces of legislation concerning changes to Ohio's tax increment finance and state new markets tax credit programs. In this briefing, Scott Ziance with Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease discusses H.B. 198 and Mark Barbash with Finance Fund discusses H.B. 478. 14 Companies Expected to Invest $148M, Impacting 5,900 Jobs Governor John Kasich announced the approval of assistance for 14 projects set to create 1,095 jobs and retain 4,823 jobs statewide. Collectively, the projects are expected to result in $48.9M in new payroll, and spur more than $148.4M in investment across Ohio. Advocates of Ohio's Green-Energy Law Tally Savings The Columbus Dispatch reports that green-energy advocates say the public record shows that energy-efficiency programs, which could be changed or eliminated as a result of a legislative proposal, have created savings that far exceed the costs. Toledo Officials Defend Joint Economic Development Zones Officials from Toledo met with the chairman of the Ohio Senate committee considering a bill that could strip the city of the authority to create Joint Economic Development Zones with other local governments according to the Toledo Blade.
Upcoming Events
2014 Ohio Financing Roundtable Conference September 9, 2014 - Columbus, Ohio Join the CDFA Ohio Financing Roundtable for our sixth annual conference focused on "Development Finance Best Practices: Programs and Tools that Work." This one-day conference will feature a number of economic development finance experts and leaders from around the state discussing new development finance tools, resources, authorities, and approaches and how these methods can move Ohio's economy forward.
Ohio News
Area Leaders Fight State Bill Ending Development Zones Toledo Blade \| Apr. 28 \| Economic Development \| Legislative \| Local Finance Program Ohio Water Development Authority Helps Fund Dam Removal Effects Associated Press \| Apr. 28 \| Access to Capital \| Infrastructure Finance \| State Finance Program CDA Invests in Second Phase of Flats East Bank Greater Cleveland Partnership \| Apr. 28 \| Access to Capital \| Economic Development \| State Finance Program Ohio in Top Echelon for Venture Capital Investments Cincinnati Business Courier \| Apr. 25 \| Access to Capital \| Economic Development \| Infrastructure Finance \| State Finance Program Ohio Received $18M to Loan to Small Business Sandusky Register \| Apr. 25 \| Access to Capital \| Economic Development \| State Finance Program $80M Akron Arena Development Sparks Partnership Crain's Cleveland Business \| Apr. 24 \| Access to Capital \| Economic Development \| Local Finance Program \| Redevelopment \| Urban Development $750K OH Board of Regents Grant Promises Internships, Innovation The Miami Student \| Apr. 23 \| Innovation Finance \| State Finance Program Ohio Offers More Money for Small Business Loans Cleveland Plain Dealer \| Apr. 22 \| Access to Capital \| Economic Development \| State Finance Program \| U.S. Dept. of Treasury Rule Change Should Aid Small Business The Davis Clipper \| Apr. 21 \| Access to Capital \| U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) \| Federal Fed Transfers $18M to Ohio Small Business Lending Program Dayton Daily News \| Apr. 17 \| Access to Capital \| Economic Development \| Innovation Finance \| State Finance Program \| U.S. Dept. of Treasury >>> SEARCH HEADLINES
New Additions to the Online Resource Database
Ohio H.B. 198 Summary Legislative \| Redevelopment \| Tax Increment Finance (TIF) Scott Ziance with Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease presents this example of parcel lay-out, TIF district drawing and the theoretical impact of Ohio H.B. 198. JobsOhio Annual Report Access to Capital \| Economic Development \| State Finance Program The annual report and strategic plan provides JobsOhio's framework for executing the mission to drive job creation, new capital investment, and economic growth in Ohio. Webinar: Clean Energy Finance Through the Bond Market Bond Finance \| CDFA Original Research \| Energy Finance \| Green Finance \| Webcasts The Brookings Institution, Clean Energy Group and the Council of Development Finance Agencies discuss their newly released paper on bond financing for clean energy projects. >>> SEARCH ONLINE RESOURCE DATABASE
Sponsors
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