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IFA Illinois Finance AuthorityMembers only Login
Serving Illinois’ diverse farm and agri-businesses, Illinois Finance Authority provides access to low-cost capital to help seed, grow and sustain your business.
Social Equity Cannabis Loan Program
DCEO established the Social Equity Cannabis Loan Program for the purposes of providing financial assistance to social equity licensees to assist with the expenses of starting and operating a cannabis business establishment.
State Tax Incentive Evaluations Database - National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL)Members only Login
States across the country are starting to gather data and use evidence to systematically evaluate tax incentives. To illustrate what sort of evaluations states are conducting, NCSL created a database of state tax incentive evaluations. Evaluations...
Seeding Climate Resilience Through Equitable InvestmentMembers only Login
In this publication, the Center for Community Investment uses six case studies of successful climate resilience investments to surface a set of common strategies that take aim at the systems underlying the inequitable distribution of risk. Together,...
State Small Business Credit Initiative - Interactive Tool
This interactive data tool from the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis shows total SSBCI investments, percent of investments in LMI and rural areas, investments by MSA, investments by loan programs, CDFIs, and more.
State Tax and Economic Review, 2020 Quarter 2Members only Login
States saw steep declines in revenues in the second quarter of 2020, though some of this was caused by shifting revenues into the next quarter and next fiscal year. Consequently, most states ended the 2020 fiscal year uncertain about their fiscal...
Retroactive PACE Financing: Eligible States
This map includes states where projects are eligible for Retroactive PACE financing and includes a summary of state-by-state guidelines.
Innovative Housing Finance Programs - Tony Portuondo, Dena Bell, Damon Burns
Tony Portuondo, Dena Bell, and Damon Burns present Innovative Housing Finance Programs.
Public Private Partnership Best Practices - David Rogers, Geoff Dickinson, Seth KirshenbergMembers only Login
David Rogers, Geoff Dickinson, and Seth Kirshenberg present Public Private Partnership Best Practices.
Section 184 Indian Home Loan Guarantee Program - FDICMembers only Login
The Section 184 Indian Home Loan Guarantee Program was created by the Housing and Community Development Act of 1992 to address the lack of mortgage lending in Indian Country. This brochure from the FDIC briefly reviews the background, purpose, and...
2019 HUD Healthy Homes Program - Descriptions of Awarded ProjectsMembers only Login
On September 30, 2019, HUD awarded more than $314 million to 77 state and local government agencies and more than $5 million in six tribal communities to identify and address home health and safety hazards. This document is a description of each...
Cultivating Chicago's Innovation Environment: The State of the Illinois Medical DistrictMembers only Login
The market study validates the IMD’s potential to nurture Chicago’s innovation activity and advance economic development on a regional scale. Yet Chicago lags behind smaller cities in life sciences activity. The authors suggest that one impediment...
Opportunity Zones Fundamentals & the Latest Updates in Illinois - Jay Augustyn & Steve MeierMembers only Login
Jay Augustyn from Ice Miller and Steve Meier from Seyfarth Shaw discuss Opportunity Zones Fundamentals & the Latest Updates in Illinois.
Where are Opportunity Zones? Perspectives from State & Local Agencies - Tim FisherMembers only Login
Tim Fisher discusses the CDFA developing a local Opportunity Zones strategy and the OZ Playbook.
Using Opportunity Fund Capital with Bonds - FramptonMembers only Login
Rich Frampton from Illinois Finance Authority sets the stage to discuss using Opportunity Fund capital with Bonds in Illinois.
Using Opportunity Fund Capital with Bonds - Chris KaneMembers only Login
Chris Kane from Hannon Armstrong Sustainable Real Estate discusses C-PACE with Opportunity Zone Equity in Illinois.
The Hatchery Chicago Fact SheetMembers only Login
The Hatchery Chicago is a non-profit food business incubator that enables local entrepreneurs to build and grow successful businesses. Accion, the area’s largest microlender, and ICNC, which runs one of the largest business incubators in the...
Improving Tax Increment Financing for Economic DevelopmentMembers only Login
David Merriman from the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy explains how tax increment financing (TIF) districts work, illustrates TIF use with case studies from around the country, discusses the rationales for using TIF, describes TIF’s potential...
CDFA // BNY Mellon Webcast Series: Tax Increment Finance (TIF) - Innovation & TrendsMembers only Login
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...
Tax Increment Financing in Rochelle, IL
TESKA presents an introduction on Tax Increment Financing in Rochelle, IL
An Assessment of Tax Increment Financing as a Tool for Economic DevelopmentMembers only Login
This report was commissioned by the City of Evanston and disuses the use of TIF. This report was prepared by Seth Capron, Nick Federowicz, Eric Nyman, and Brandon Strong.
The Effects of Tax Increment Financing on Economic DevelopmentMembers only Login
Local governments attempt to influence business location decisions and economic development through use of the property tax. This report by Richard Dye and David Merriman used an extensive data set for the Chicago metropolitan area that includes...
Dynamics Impacting Today's Interest RatesMembers only Login
What dynamics are impacting today’s interest rates? What trends are economists, bankers and other professionals experiencing throughout the state? John Piemonte with Ehlers, Craig Elder with Baird, Michael Miller with DePaul University, and Kevin...
Angel Investment Tax Credits in Illinois and ElsewhereMembers only Login
Adam Blair with the Economic Development Research Group discusses Illinois’ extension of the angel investment tax credit and how it compares with similar programs in other states that compete for angel investment
Illinois Finance Authority's Participation Loan ProgramMembers only Login
Stan Luboff with the Illinois Finance Authority discusses IFA's new participation loan program.
State of Illinois Selected Finance and Assistance ProgramsMembers only Login
Victor Narusis with the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity discusses selected finance and assistance programs in the State of Illinois.
Marketing Deals EffectivelyMembers only Login
We routinely discuss the financing mechanisms behind successful development projects. A less-commonly discussed component of this process is how to market effectively. When a company is deciding on a location, incentives alone don’t always move the...
The State of Public-Private Partnerships and Infrastructure in IllinoisMembers only Login
Just as infrastructure development acts as a catalyst for economic growth, it is also changing the landscape for potential investors and the expanding field of infrastructure finance. As budgets are stretched and new rules are created, it can be...
Tax Increment Financing Trends and Opportunities in IllinoisMembers only Login
TIF is perennially one of the nation’s most effective and popular development finance tools, but also one of its most misunderstood and controversial. The types of projects that TIF supports in Illinois are diverse, making TIF a very flexible...
Revitalizing Downtowns with TIFMembers only Login
TIF is perennially one of the nation’s most effective and popular development finance tools, but also one of its most misunderstood and controversial. The types of projects that TIF supports in Illinois are diverse, making TIF a very flexible...
The Use of TIF in IllinoisMembers only Login
One of the most popular topics at the Illinois Financing Roundtable is how tax increment financing is used to finance projects across the state. We'll feature that topic again this year, but with a twist. Herb Klein with Jacob & Klein explores the...
Financing Solutions for the Illinois Housing MarketMembers only Login
The changes and trends in the affordable housing industry have a large impact on Illinois communities. Continuing to provide an adequate number of homes affordable to low and moderate income households is increasingly difficult. Luckily, there are a...
Utilizing a Diverse Capital Stack - An OverviewMembers only Login
Combining multiple incentives successfully requires attention to detail and often some creative structuring. Identifying program requirements and balancing the applicable incentives are steps that must be established early on for any potential...
The ICA GreenRise CenterMembers only Login
Combining multiple incentives successfully requires attention to detail and often some creative structuring. Identifying program requirements and balancing the applicable incentives are steps that must be established early on for any potential...
Public and Private Sources of CapitalMembers only Login
Combining multiple incentives successfully requires attention to detail and often some creative structuring. Identifying program requirements and balancing the applicable incentives are steps that must be established early on for any potential...
State Programs and Legislative Update - Advantage IllinoisMembers only Login
Industry experts from around the state will discuss the latest development finance legislation and their potential effects on the economic development industry. Stan Luboff with Illinois Department of Commerce & Economic Opportunity discusses...
The Latest in Illinois P3 DealsMembers only Login
As budgets are stretched and new rules are created, it can be difficult to pull together funding for necessary infrastructure improvements and community facilities. Rob Winner with Seyfarth Shaw LLP presents case students and explores proven...
The Latest in Illinois P3s - Transit TIFMembers only Login
As budgets are stretched and new rules are created, it can be difficult to pull together funding for necessary infrastructure improvements and community facilities. Fran Rood with SB Friedman Development Advisors presents case students and discusses...
The Impact of Tax Increment Financing on Illinois CommunitiesMembers only Login
One of the most popular topics at the Illinois Financing Roundtable is how tax increment financing is used to finance projects across the state. We'll feature that topic again this year, but with a twist. Maureen Barry of Ehlers Inc. explores the...
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