CDFA is proud to announce the winners of the Excellence in Development Finance Awards. These awards honor excellence in the use of financing tools for economic development. This year's recipients include Prince George's County, Lehigh Valley Economic Development Corporation, Maricopa County IDA, and MN Department of Employment and Economic Development.

Given states' pressures to demonstrate economic development investment impact, The State Economic Development Performance Indicators White Paper, recently published by the Center for Regional Economic Competitiveness (CREC) and Smart Incentives, examines commonly used indicators and provides guidance to improve and expand evaluation efforts.

Instead of looking at the entire zone's performance overall, the state now considers businesses individually and counts only growth in tax revenue. So if a business doesn't generate as much tax revenue as in their baseline year, the state basically ignores it.

For many transportation agencies in the United States (U.S.), public-private partnerships (P3s) offer an opportunity to tap new financing sources and transfer certain project delivery risks. In a P3, a single private entity assumes responsibility for multiple phases, accepting long-term risks in return for prospective rewards.

The Kentucky Agricultural Development Board approved $2,021,595 for 15 agricultural diversification and rural development programs at its monthly board meeting.

In this report, California's Legislative Analyst's Office evaluate the economic effects and the administration of the first film tax credit program passed in 2009.

This guide is designed to help find answers in Garrett County, Maryland to the many questions which may arise when developing a new business idea or expanding current business.

Financial Industry Regulatory Authority examiners are probing firms' involvement with bank loans and other alternative financings in the municipal market, a FINRA official said at an industry seminar here.

While the Securities and Exchange Commission remains silent on whether there will be more settlements under its continuing disclosure enforcement initiative, an SEC official said any party that voluntarily submitted potential violations will be told whether the commission plans to take action against them.

CDFA is excited to release the Roadmap to Redevelopment report prepared for the Eagle Mill Redevelopment Project in Lee, MA. Project Response Team site visits are available through CDFA's Brownfields Technical Assistance Program, funded by the U.S. EPA

With the 2016 elections now behind us, it's time to evaluate the current development finance landscape and unpack how the election results will affect our industry going forward. Learn from CDFA's Capitol Hill insiders about the post-election development finance landscape.

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