Automation, shifting demographics, COVID-19 and increased telework opportunities are reshaping the workforce landscape amid shifting industry needs. Counties, through local and regional partnerships and workforce development boards, are working with...

Federal economic adjustment assistance (EAA) programs were established, in part, to help workers adjust to these economic disruptions. Experts in the GAO's roundtable identified a range of challenges to using EAA programs to effectively respond to...

This guide, authored by CDFA and Skeo, provides an overview of various development finance tools and suggestions for how communities could use these tools to finance projects in Opportunity Zones. Each section includes additional resources to learn...

During the May 8, 2020 Weekly COVID-19 Development Finance Briefing, panelists discussed realigning assets to address the COVID-19 crisis, evaluating the risk of not doing anything versus the risk of losing capital, capital solutions that are...

During the April 3, 2020 Weekly COVID-19 Development Finance Briefing, experts from the North Carolina Rural Center, the Local Initiatives Support Corporation, and the New Orleans Business Alliance discussed their respective approaches to local...

On the March 27, 2020 Weekly COVID-19 Development Finance Briefing, we discussed how Development Finance Agencies have initially responded to COVID-19, examined Congressional legislation, analyzed how federal agencies are reacting, and looked at a...

Local government managers should prepare their communities by reviewing their emergency response plans for pandemic events. Begin by discussing these prompts with your leadership team and partner organizations and pair this discussion guide with...

Local elected officials are distinctly positioned to protect the health and safety of residents and to provide reassurance in times of crisis. The National League of Cities developed this resource page to support cities, towns and villages during...

As the bond market changes, bond issuers must work diligently to keep their fee structures up to date. During this installment of the CDFA // BNY Mellon Development Finance Webcast Series, we looked beyond the fee structures and broke down the...

This Public-Private Partnership Procurement Guide (Guidebook) provides advanced guidance on procedures, issues, and considerations involved in public-private partnership (P3) procurement of surface transportation projects, with a focus on highway...

This evidence-based ACI Policy Brief gives visibility to a specific organizational and management model for airports: the airport network model. Synergistic airport networks that pool revenues, costs, and profits and are built on economies of scale...

This policy brief lays out a plan of action for states to realize the full economic and social potential of this unique tax incentive. States can play multiple roles to enhance the attractiveness of Opportunity Zones for market capital and ensure...

Zayyanu Muhammad uses the Structural Equation Modelling (SEM) approach to develop a conceptual framework for assessing the success of Public-Private Partnership (PPP) projects. The authors contend that the proposed framework should assist PPP...

This infographic from Smart Incentives illustrates how states can manage incentives for transparency and accountability. Administering incentive programs is not easy. Determining and reporting on results is harder. Smart Incentives breaks down each...

Tom Seasoltz (Altoona-Blair County Development Corporation) discusses strategies for managing a development finance agency, opportunities for investment, and thoughts about the pressing matters facing development finance agencies in Pennsylvania.

A list from KSU TAB of successful EPA cleanup, assessment, and area-wide planning grant proposals.

Vladimir Kogan and Mathew D. McCubbins analyze how local governments have adopted evermore complex financial mechanisms to balance their budgets, in the face of voter-imposed tax limitations. Specifically, they examine how municipalities in...