CDFA Georgia Financing Roundtable Newsletter - December 2015

CDFA Georgia Financing Roundtable Newsletter - December 2015
December 23, 2015



Feature
Winning Bid Slashes Estimated Cost of GA Interchange NCPPP reports a developer was chosen by the State Transportation Board to develop the Interstate 285/Georgia 400 interchange after they submitted a bid that would cut the project's cost by hundreds of millions of dollars. The design-build-finance P3 involves reconfiguring the interchange, which handles more than 400,000 vehicles daily. Invest Atlanta Board OKs Bonds for High Performance Computing Center As reported by Atlanta Business Chronicle, Atlanta's economic development agency approved up to $1.12 billion in bond financing for Georgia Tech's proposed High Performance Computing Center. Five Georgia Communities Selected for State Housing Assistance According to DCA, five Georgia communities have been newly selected to receive assistance with their housing needs through the Georgia Initiative for Community Housing (GICH), a public-private initiative focused on helping communities strategically grow their economies through housing-related solutions Brookhaven Council Votes to Underwrite $3.3M Bond for Skyland Center Purchase As reported by Brookhaven Post, Brookhaven's City Council voted to approve the City to underwrite a $3.3 million bond, a bond the Development Authority needs to purchase Skyland Center. USDA Provides Loan Guarantee Conditional Commitment to Build GA Biofuel Plant Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced a conditional commitment for a $70 million loan guarantee to help build a cellulosic biorefinery in central Georgia. USDA is providing the loan guarantee conditional commitment, an important milestone in the ongoing development of the project, through its Biorefinery Assistance Program. Enroll Now! CDFA Online Brownfields Project Marketplace February 2-4, 1:00 - 5:00pm EST CDFA is excited to offer the Brownfields Project Marketplace as an opportunity for communities to receive free technical assistance related to the redevelopment and financing of brownfield projects. Join us online February 2-4 to consult with financing professionals and brownfield project experts who can help identify potential resources for your brownfield project.
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Georgia News
USDA Helps Grow Small Businesses in Donalsonville with a $100K Grant Donalsonville News \| Dec. 21 \| Revolving Loan Funds (RLFs) \| Rural Development \| U.S. Dept. of Agriculture (USDA) Adica Supports Downtown Microbrewery with RLF WALB News 10 \| Dec. 21 \| Community Development \| Revolving Loan Funds (RLFs) Home Depot Wants to Expand in Marietta; Could Add Hundreds More Jobs Atlanta Business Chronicle \| Dec. 21 \| Bond Finance \| Economic Development \| Local Finance Program Lawmakers Agree on a Measure of Tax Extenders U.S. Committee on Ways and Means \| Dec. 17 \| Bond Finance \| Federal \| Legislative \| Tax Credits USDA Rural Development Invests $18M at Bridgewater College Augusta Free Press \| Dec. 16 \| Economic Development \| Rural Development Ballard Spahr Advises Kumho Tire on $270M in Macon Plant Loans Daily Report \| Dec. 15 \| Bond Finance \| Economic Development November 2015 Tax Credits and Incentives Update The National Law Review \| Dec. 8 \| Tax Credits Growing Opportunities through Community Partnerships in GA USDA \| Dec. 2 \| Community Development \| Rural Development \| U.S. Dept. of Agriculture (USDA) GA Export/Import Highway Would Complement Port of Savannah The Thomaston Times \| Nov. 25 \| Economic Development \| Infrastructure Finance \| State Finance Program CDFA Webinar: Financing Green Energy on Brownfields CDFA \| Nov. 30 \| Access to Capital \| Brownfield Financing \| Economic Development \| Energy Finance \| Public-Private Partnership (P3) Financing \| Rural Development \| Tax Increment Finance (TIF) >>> SEARCH HEADLINES
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