To date, thirteen states plus D.C. have passed laws or regulations allowing startups to use crowdfunding to raise money from investors with less red tape than companies with shareholders, according to GOVERNING.

The City of Flagstaff, as explored in this GOVERNING article, is frequently threatened by forest fires and subsequent floods. Instead of waiting for federal monies to come through, the city is issuing bonds to implement forest management techniques and make itself more resilient.

In early July, Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick (D-AZ) introduced a bill designed to spur economic development on the Navajo Nation. As Arizona Public Radio's Ryan Heinsius reports, it would affect some of the reservation's poorest areas.

The Water Infrastructure Finance Authority of Arizona is an independent agency that administers Arizona's water and wastewater Revolving Loan Fund. This presentation outlines the program and application process.

November 18, 2014 - Scottsdale, AZ
Join CDFA for the first-ever Arizona Financing Roundtable Conference on November 18, 2014 as we focus on "Exploring Development Finance in the Grand Canyon State." This one-day event will feature a number of economic development finance experts and leaders from around the state discussing new development finance tools, authorities, resources and approaches, and how these methods can move Arizona's economy forward.

Rep. Randy Hultgren (R-IL) and Rep. Richard Neal (D-MA) introduced the Modernizing American Manufacturing Bonds Act (MAMBA) of 2014, H.R. 5319. H.R. 5319, supported by CDFA and hundreds of issuers throughout the country, is a comprehensive package that will modernize and revolutionize manufacturing bonds.

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Presented at the Arizona Association for Economic Development conference, Michael Lacey with the Arizona Department of Water Resources details the challenges ahead for planning the state's water supply alongside forecasted growth.

The U.S. Government Accountability Office assesses the transparency of NMTC financial structures and controls over the size of federal subsidies; the types and amounts of fees and other costs of the financial structures; the equity remaining in low-income community businesses after the 7-year credit period; and NMTC project failure rates.

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