CDFA Colorado Financing Roundtable Newsletter - December 2015

CDFA Colorado Financing Roundtable Newsletter - December 2015
December 16, 2015



Feature
CO Rural Jump-Start Program Roll-Out Dates Announced The Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade has scheduled roll-out dates for the new Rural Jump-Start program. The program started taking applications this week. Longmont, CO Has Next Redevelopment Project in Sights CDFA Staff visited a brownfield site in Longmont, CO to provide technical assistance for redevelopment and remediation to City officials. Hancock: Clinton's Plan for Infrastructure Will Help CO Thrive In an op-ed for the Aurora Sentinel on infrastructure finance in Denver, Mayor Hancock says, "Clinton's solutions-oriented approach stands in stark contrast to those who think the status quo is acceptable." CO Economic Development Commission Awards Funding to Tourism Projects Colorado Economic Development Commission members awarded the maximum Regional Tourism Act funding possible to the National Western Center in Denver and the Go NoCo initiative. US DOE Releases Energy Investment Partnerships Guide The United States Department of Energy released the Energy Investment Partnerships Guide, a technical document authored by the Council of Development Finance Agencies that examines how state and local governments can leverage private capital to drive clean energy investment and development.
Upcoming Events
Fundamentals of Economic Development Finance WebCourse January 27-28, 2016 - Daily: 12-5pm (EST) The Fundamentals Course is the foundation for all of CDFA's educational offerings. This course will help you understand the variety of development finance tools available, from bonds, tax credits and TIF, to federal financing programs, RLFs, and access to capital lending resources.
Colorado News
Now Available! CDFA Tax Increment Finance Best Practices Reference Guide 2nd Edition CDFA \| Dec. 1 \| CDFA Original Research \| Tax Increment Finance (TIF) CO Economic Development Approves $1.8M in Incentives for Air Travel Infrastructure Denver Business Journal \| Dec. 11 \| Economic Development \| International \| State Finance Program December 7(a) Interest Rates Remain Steady Colorado Lending Source \| Dec. 9 \| Access to Capital \| Member News \| U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) November 2015 Tax Credits and Incentives Update The National Law Review \| Dec. 8 \| Tax Credits Possible New Hope for Failed Colorado Springs Development The Gazette \| Dec. 2 \| Economic Development \| Redevelopment Mesa County Earmarks Funds for Economic Development The Daily Sentinel \| Dec. 2 \| Community Development \| Economic Development Boulder to See First Net-Zero Development Colorado Real Estate Journal \| Dec. 1 \| Economic Development \| Energy Finance \| Green Finance \| Urban Development New Report Warns of Economic Slow Down in Colorado Denver Business Journal \| Nov. 24 \| Community Development \| Economic Development \| Urban Development Broomfield Apartment Complex Sells for $94M Denver Business Journal \| Nov. 23 \| Economic Development HUD Offers Next Round of Planning Grants to Help Transform Communities hud.gov \| Nov. 23 \| Access to Capital \| Brownfield Financing \| Redevelopment \| Rural Development \| U.S. Dept. of Housing & Urban Affairs (HUD) States Finding Own Roads to Highway Funding The Bond Buyer \| Nov. 20 \| Federal \| Infrastructure Finance \| State Finance Program BLM Issues Proposed Plan for Drilling, Recreation Around Roan Plateau Denver Business Journal \| Nov. 18 \| Economic Development \| Federal \| U.S. Dept. of Interior - National Park Services (NPS) >>> SEARCH HEADLINES
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