August 7-11, 2017 - Minneapolis, MN
CDFA Summer School is a week long series of courses presented by the CDFA Training Institute. These courses qualify for the Development Finance Certified Professional (DFCP) Program. Join us in Minneapolis, and start down the road to personal and professional advancement. Courses include: Fundamentals of Economic Development Finance, Intro Bond Finance, Intro Brownfields Finance, Intro Energy and Water Finance, and Intro Revolving Loan Fund.

Capital Impact Partners, a community development financial institution (CDFI) and a major lender in Detroit, has taken investments from government, banks and foundations and turned them into projects that drive economic activity and improve lives.

There are a number of energy-associated tax credits and incentives that are making it easier for Michigan businesses to invest in energy efficient improvements.

The City of Trenton has been approved for a $3.2 million loan from the Michigan Strategic Fund to purchase the former McLouth Steel site. $2.5 million will be used to purchase the property, $700,000 will be reserved for environmental investigations.

The city will receive $2 million — $1 million in a grant and $1 million in a loan — to help the developer of Revival Commons cleanup the ground under the former Tecumseh Products factory.

The bills would authorize Michigan to let qualified companies adding jobs keep half or all of the income tax withholdings of the new employees for up to five or 10 years. The businesses would have to create at least 500 jobs that pay the regional average wage or, if they pay at least a quarter more than the regional average, at least 250 jobs.

CDFA Summer School is a week long series of courses presented by the CDFA Training Institute. These courses qualify for the CDFA Training Institute's Development Finance Certified Professional (DFCP) Program. Participants may register for one, two, or three courses during CDFA Summer School. Complete three courses, and you will have fulfilled half of the requirements for the DFCP Program.

During this installment of the CDFA//BNY Mellon Development Finance Webcast Series, we'll take a mid-year look at the capital markets, consider the financing trends that volume cap data is showing us, and discuss what you can expect during the last months of 2017.

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