The Walla Walla City Council has approved the sale of $6.3 million in GO bonds to replace 10,893 utility customer meters with smart meters. The smart meters establish a radio frequency connection allowing instantaneous tracking of water use and loss.

Sound Transit Board members have approved the Sound Transit 3 plan to speed up light rail extensions by two-to-five years, and add projects in Renton, Kirkland and North Seattle. This will cost an additional $4 billion, boosting the overall ballot measure to $54 billion

University Place WA LLC is planning a 244-unit mixed-use project on a former brownfield site. The six-story project, called University Place at Union Bay, would create 21,000 square feet of retail space.

Social Venture Partners (SVP) invites high school, college, established nonprofits, early-stage nonprofits, and for-profit social enterprises to compete for funding and capacity building support in its sixth annual SVP Fast Pitch Seattle program. 

The Washington State Community Economic Revitalization Board has approved $234,500 for infrastructure development and feasibility studies targeting business growth and job creation at the Port of Benton, Port of Moses Lake, Port of Bremerton, Port of Kingston, and the Port of Peninsula.

100 Resilient Cities and The Rockefeller Foundation announced the next 37 member cities to join its global network. U.S. cities include Atlanta, Honolulu, Louisville, Greater Miami, Minneapolis, Nashville, Seattle, and Washington DC.

The 40-story Potala Tower, funded largely by would-be immigrant investors under the EB-5 visa program, has been stalled since last summer. Plans for new investors to pump in $30 million were approved by the federal judge overseeing the case.

June 22-24, 1:00 - 5:00pm Eastern
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 on June 22-24 to consult with financing professionals and brownfield project experts who can help identify potential resources for your brownfield project.

Join the CDFA Washington Financing Roundtable for the second annual conference on October 11, 2016. This event will feature a number of economic development finance experts from around the state discussing development finance tools, authorities, resources and approaches, and how these can affect the Washington economy going forward.

The conference will take place at the Sheraton Seattle Hotel in Seattle, Washington and is supported by dozens of the state's finest development finance leaders. Register today to reserve your spot at the 2016 CDFA Washington Financing Roundtable Conference.

John Berdes, President and CEO of Craft3, died Sunday of lung cancer.

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