This webinar discussed how Bonds, Tax Increment Finance, Tax Credits as well as the litany of federal funding through recent legislation can work for your project and ultimately the community that is benefitting.

During this installment of the CDFA // BNY Mellon Development Finance Webcast Series experts examined the best strategies local governments and analysts are using to determine appropriate TIF assistance levels.

During this installment of the CDFA // BNY Mellon Webcast Series, expert speakers from CAI Global, Baltimore Development Corporation, Arlington Economic Development, and VEDP provided an in-depth overview of the approaches being used by cities,...

The results of TIF have been compelling since its inception as a development finance tool. Lending itself to flexibility and creativity, TIF has perennially supported diverse projects across diverse communities throughout the U.S. During this...

The Council of Development Finance Agencies (CDFA) offers free technical assistance to State, Local, and Tribal brownfield financing efforts. CDFA and partners provide resources and expertise related to revolving loan funds, tax credits, tax...

Federal, state, and local funding for transportation is woefully inadequate to cover the costs of maintenance and improvements needed. Although this subject is often discussed on a national level, it often remains a local issue for local communities...

The Council of Development Finance Agencies (CDFA) offers free technical assistance to State, Local, and Tribal brownfield financing efforts. CDFA and partners provide resources and expertise related to revolving loan funds, tax credits, tax...

This month’s CDFA // BNY Mellon Development Finance Webcast Series on Capturing the Success of High Performing DFA's featured Tim Fisher of CDFA, Paul Toth of Toledo-Lucas County Port Authority, Gary Smith of Chester County Economic Development...

Learn how to structure a TIF that eases the financial pressure on your brownfield project and how communities can blend the use of TIF with other financing tools to help bring your brownfields back into productive use.

This month’s CDFA // BNY Mellon Development Finance Webcast Series featured David Misky of the Redevelopment Authority of the City of Milwaukee, Bill Calderon of Hawes Hill Calderon LLP, and John Stoecker of California Municipal Finance Authority,...

This month’s CDFA // BNY Mellon Development Finance Webcast Series unlocked the financing tools that support new, expanding and relocating manufacturers.

This Ohio focused webcast features a discussion on the recently passed the new Downtown Redevelopment District legislation (HB 233) that provides new tools, including property assessment and TIF-like provisions, available to rehabilitate historic...

In this edition of the CDFA // BNY Mellon Development Finance Webcast Series, Ellen Harpel from Smart Incentives, Dan Breen from Jones Lang LaSalle, and Heidi Springer from New York Grant Company each give their perspectives of the incentives...

As part of the CDFA Brownfields Technical Assistance Program, this second installment of the Brownfields Financing Webinar Series focuses on disaster recovery assistance and highlights best practice examples, case studies, and brownfield...

During this CDFA // BNY Mellon Development Finance Webcast, the diverse nature of special assessment financing is showcased with examples from around the nation.

During this CDFA // BNY Mellon Development Finance Webcast, the elements and diverse nature of special assessment financing is showcased with examples from around the nation.

As part of the CDFA Brownfields Technical Assistance Program, this debut webinar highlights communities that have successfully employed the development finance toolbox to transform former brownfield sites into economic assets. Learn how tools such...

In the first installment of the CDFA-Stifel Small, Medium and Rural Community Development Finance Webcast Series, speakers focus on funding tools to make economic development more effective in rural areas as well as successful case studies.

During this dual-state webcast, Georgia’s Tax Allocation Districts (TAD) and Texas’ Tax Increment Reinvestment Zones (TIRZ) were compared side-by-side with examples that helped shed light on the effectiveness of each policy. Which tax increment...

During this installment of the CDFA-Stifel Nicolaus Innovative Deals Webcast Series, we featured the latest in downtown retail development. Ketan Gada from the District of Columbia and Ken Krombeen and Tammy Hopman from the City of Grandville, MI...

During this installment of the CDFA-Stifel Nicolaus Innovative Deals Webcast Series, we featured the latest in downtown retail development. Speakers highlighted two recent projects that have served as catalysts for downtown renewal and discussed how...

During this webcast, Eric Metz and Ben Feingold of Los Angeles Streetcar, Inc. and Rick Gustafson of Shiels Obletz Johnsen, Inc. discussed how the necessary financing was assembled for two streetcar projects and the broader economic impacts that...

Transit oriented development brings together the tenets of smart growth and sustainability, looking at how public transportation, real estate, housing, and retail development interconnect. Cities large and small and many metro regions across the...

During the first-ever CDFA Texas Financing Roundtable Webcast, a panel of development finance experts from throughout the state explored the depths and potential for unlocking the development finance toolbox in the Lone Star State. Representatives...

Development finance is the heart of economic, energy, infrastructure, technology, and environmental development. Without core financing tools, such as bonds, TIF, tax credits, and access to capital, development projects simply cannot move forward....

Development finance is the heart of economic, energy, infrastructure, technology, and environmental development. Without core financing tools, such as bonds, TIF, tax credits, and access to capital, development projects simply cannot move forward....

Development finance is the heart of economic, energy, infrastructure, technology, and environmental development. Without core financing tools, such as bonds, TIF, tax credits, and access to capital, development projects simply cannot move forward....

Every TIF deal requires careful planning from the start. In order to truly capitalize on increased tax revenue, a TIF district or project needs to have an accurate base value. A quality feasibility study is essential to this process, but what makes...

During this CDFA Michigan Financing Roundtable webcast, we discussed the variety of financing tools available to support streetlights and other streetscape improvements, from TIF to special improvement districts and other public-private partnership...

The economic development industry is getting creative with new ways to use tax increment finance to support the growth of cities and regions across the U.S. What does a TIF district look like without a retail component, or how might TIF be used to...

The economic development industry is getting creative with new ways to use tax increment finance to support the growth of cities and regions across the U.S. What does a TIF district look like without a retail component, or how might TIF be used to...

Financing transit-oriented development (TOD) using TIF is becoming increasingly popular in the United States. Many cities have successfully employed this tool, from Portland, Oregon and Dallas, Texas, to Arlington, Virginia, and beyond. View this...

Financing transit-oriented development (TOD) using TIF is becoming increasingly popular in the United States. Many cities have successfully employed this tool, from Portland, Oregon and Dallas, Texas, to Arlington, Virginia, and beyond. This...

It's summer, and baseball season is in full swing. If you have been to one of the newer MLB stadiums, you know that they are pretty impressive and come with a hefty price tag. Financing stadiums and arenas used for any number of sporting events...

Financing stadiums and arenas used for any number of sporting events requires complex, layered solutions with many forms of capital. How are these stadiums financed, and what is the role of public financing in these developments? Brian Parker of BKP...

The key motivations for, and policy behind, successful tax increment finance districts are discussed by Michael Pehur of Duane Morris Government Strategies.

During this webcast our experts discussed the evolution of the TIF model beyond traditional uses, how financing has changed, and how these cutting-edge approaches can take life in your community. View this webcast to find out how TIF is being used...

Tax increment finance (TIF), as core development finance tool, has been around for over 50 years. Today, TIF is being used in creative and cutting-edge ways never before imagined. These new, innovative TIF models are receiving increased attention of...

During this webcast, we heard experts from model tax increment finance programs discuss their quantitative and analytics-based approaches for consistently closing quality, and sustainable, TIF deals in their communities. The most successful TIF...

Tax increment finance is both an art and a science, and every state does TIF differently. Despite this, the most successful TIF deals across the country have common traits and fact-backed analytics to support them. What are these common traits and...

TIF is in the news and if has been receiving increased scrutiny and evaluation at the start of 2012. How are the markets responding to this coverage, and what can you do to combat negative stereotypes about this transformational financing tool? This...

TIF is in the news and if has been receiving increased scrutiny and evaluation at the start of 2012. How are the markets responding to this coverage, and what can you do to combat negative stereotypes about this transformational financing tool? This...

Nearly every community in the country has a white elephant mall sitting empty. These once vibrant economic engines have become a plague on the local economy but offer one of the prime opportunities for redevelopment and reinvestment. This webcast ...

Nearly every community in the country has a white elephant mall sitting empty. This webcast explored how communities are using TIF to put these important assets back to work. The entire webcast is available online with accompanying audio and...

California was the birthplace of TIF nearly 60 years ago, but with the state's new community redevelopment law, access to this transformational finance tool is changing. This CDFA TIF Coalition webcast told the TIF story from the California...

California was the birthplace of TIF nearly 60 years ago, but with the state's new community redevelopment law, access to this transformational finance tool is changing. This webcast told the TIF story from the California perspective and provided...

Many potential TIF projects have community and political support but little financial foundation. How do communities avoid investing in these projects? The CDFA TIF Coalition Webcast Series addressed the TIF decision making process and provided...

Many potential TIF projects have both community and political support but very little financial foundation. How do communities avoid investing in projects that don’t financially work? This webcast of the CDFA TIF Coalition Webcast Series addressed...

TIF, unlike any other local financing tool, is a catalyst for controversy and misinformation, occasionally resulting in offensive TIF and tax districts. This webcast of the CDFA TIF Coalition Webcast Series looked at politics and practical matters...