CDFA is pleased to announce Rachel Bakken, Senior Capital Project and Portfolio Manager for the Michigan Economic Development Corporation, as the newest graduate of the prestigious Development Finance Certified Professional (DFCP) program. Ms....

CDFA is pleased to announce Rob Rishel, Economic Development Administrator for the City of Westerville, OH, as the newest graduate of the prestigious Development Finance Certified Professional (DFCP) program. Mr. Rishel joins the ranks of fellow...

CDFA is pleased to announce Taylor Dietz, Consultant for Quest Site Solutions, as the newest graduate of the prestigious Development Finance Certified Professional (DFCP) program. Ms. Dietz joins the ranks of fellow graduates who are recognized as...

CDFA is pleased to welcome Fawn Zimmerman, a valued member of the CDFA team, as the newest graduate of the prestigious Development Finance Certified Professional (DFCP) program. As a new graduate, Ms. Zimmerman joins the ranks of fellow graduates...

CDFA is pleased to announce Matthew Galloway, Economic Development Coordinator for the Village of Roselle, as the newest graduate of the prestigious Development Finance Certified Professional (DFCP) program. Mr. Galloway joins the ranks of fellow...

CDFA is pleased to announce Julia Fahrmann as the newest graduate of the prestigious Development Finance Certified Professional (DFCP) program. Ms. Fahrmann joins numerous fellow graduates who are recognized as emerging leaders in development...

CDFA is pleased to announce Leslee Rivarola, City Administrator for the City of Basehor, as the newest graduate of the prestigious Development Finance Certified Professional (DFCP) program. As a new graduate, Ms. Rivarola joins fellow program...

CDFA is pleased to announce Joe Lohman, Director of Finance for Port KC, in Kansas City, MO, as the newest graduate of the prestigious Development Finance Certified Professional (DFCP) program. Mr. Lohman joins the ranks of fellow graduates who have...

CDFA is proud to announce the recipient of the 2024 CDFA Lifetime Achievement Award, Holly Hunt, Program Manager for the Georgia Department of Community Affairs. This year’s winners will be formally awarded during a special ceremony at the 2024 CDFA...

CDFA is proud to announce the recipient of the 2024 CDFA Lifetime Achievement Award, John Saris, a Finance Manager at Business Oregon who recently accepted a new position at Development Capital Networks. This year’s winners will be formally awarded...

The 2024 CDFA National Development Finance Summit will be presented by the Maryland Department of Commerce and the Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development. Maryland Secretaries Kevin A. Anderson, Kevin M. Atticks, and Jake R. Day...

CDFA is proud to announce that Angie Page has joined our team as Chief Innovation Officer. As Chief Innovation Officer, Ms. Page leads a team responsible for product and program ideation, creation, and development. She brings a wealth of expertise...

The CDFA Foundation is proud to announce the new CDFA Foundation Board of Directors, Toby Rittner, Brian Cooper, Kimberly Deardurff, Rich Frampton, Brenda Guess, Julia Phipps, Ruben Alonzo, and Mike O’Donnell. We are delighted to welcome new and...

The CDFA Foundation and the Council of Development Finance Agencies are honored to announce the 2024 Class of the Caren S. Franzini Fellowship. Congratulations Chris Armitage, Victoria Benson, Charity Karanja, Brooke Kessler, Crystal McLean, and Kay...

Noelle Sheets, CDFA Senior Director of Development, has been named the Director of the CDFA Foundation. Ms. Sheets is excited to take on this role at the CDFA Foundation and champion positive, equitable, and inclusive involvement within the...

David Misky has been elected Chair of the CDFA Board of Directors, after serving as Vice Chair since 2022. The announcement was shared at CDFA’s National Development Finance Summit—held November 8-10, 2023 in Philadelphia, PA—where over 300...

CDFA is proud to announce the recipient of the 2023 CDFA Lifetime Achievement Award, Laura Canter, Executive Vice President and director of the Finance Programs Division of MassDevelopment. This year’s winners will be formally awarded during a...

CDFA is proud to announce the recipient of the 2023 CDFA Lifetime Achievement Award, Price Finley, Partner at Bricker Graydon LLP. This year’s winners will be formally awarded during a special ceremony at the 2023 CDFA National Development Finance...

CDFA is proud to announce the recipient of the 2023 CDFA Lifetime Achievement Award, Steve Johnson, Director, Community Development, for the Colorado Housing and Finance Authority (CHFA). This year’s winners will be formally awarded during a special...

CDFA honors the 2023 recipients of the Distinguished Development Finance Agency Award: the Great Falls Development Authority, Inc (GFDA), the Idaho Housing and Finance Association (IHFA), and the Tucson Industrial Development Authority (Tucson IDA).

Here are some of the big players in the agri-finance universe. The types of players include banks that specialize in agricultural loans, nonbank finance companies that do land and equipment loans, farmer-owned lending co-ops, REITs that own and...

Business Oregon is offering several free webinars about the State Small Business Credit Initiative (SSBCI) program in September. See Business Oregon's website for descriptions of the webinar content, registration information, and additional details...

Maryland Governor Larry Hogan announced Maryland programs funded by the State Small Business Credit Initiative are open. Up to $198M in federal small business relief is being administered by the Maryland Department of Housing and Community...

Recovering from the pandemic and addressing the intergenerational inequities that have stunted personal and national prosperity will require an all-hands-on-deck effort. This guide is intended for government officials, community members, education...

With the 2016 Presidential election finalized, the development finance industry is excited to move forward with recommendations and innovative strategies for unlocking access to capital. The ideas offered in this transition paper provide a roadmap...

CALED created this TIF FAQ Guide to help answer some of the most common questions about California's new TIF tools.

CHFA’s 2014 Community Report highlights CHFA’s achievements in 2014 across all three lines of business, in addition to community engagement efforts and programs celebrating CHFA’s 40th anniversary. Also featured as part of the 40th anniversary...

In the Department of Treasury's annual SSBCI Report, data and success stories are reported. Between 2011 and 2014, the program created or saved more than 140,000 jobs.

CDFA is excited to announce the Brownfields Project Marketplace, which will take place on May 19, 2015 from 1pm-5pm EDT in Columbus, Ohio. The Brownfields Project Marketplace provides communities the opportunity to receive special assistance with...

This report from Minnesota Brownfields outlines how the redevelopment of environmentally contaminated properties can lead to economic growth and community revitalization in Minnesota communities.

The Connecticut Department of Economic and Community Development released this helpful fact sheet for brownfield remediation and redevelopment in the state.

This 2014 annual report from Minnesota Brownfields discusses some of their program highlights and brownfields gap financing projects in Minnesota.

JobsOhio produced its annual report for year 2014 and its strategic plan for year 2015, which focuses on a summary of performance, strategies, regional network partners, financials, and governance.

This report, produced by CDFA for the World Bank, is intended to provide information to communities and countries interested in identifying potential financing tools for the remediation and redevelopment of contaminated industrial sites. Specific...

Enterprise Florida, Inc. released its 2014 Annual Report. Enterprise Florida is a public-private partnership between Florida's business and government leaders. The Annual Report goes into detail on Enterprise Florida's funding sources and usage.

The Georgia Environmental Finance Authority released their 2014 Georgia Energy Report, detailing their involvement in energy conservation and management, and the results of allocations through the State Energy Program.

This case study, published by the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh, summarizes the redevelopment of the Pittsburgh Opera, including its financing package, energy-saving strategies and results.

This brochure from the New York City Economic Development Corporation's Capital Division highlights their purpose within the organization, the strengths of their team, and a portfolio of recent projects.

A partnership among the Development Finance Authority of Summit County, City of Akron, Summit County, and University of Akron is moving forward with plans to build a basketball arena in downtown Akron.

This 2013 annual review from New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC) highlights recent accomplishments and job growth, and offers project spotlights and strategies for the EDC to continue its mission in the city.

Illinois Finance Authority emphasizes the use of loans and bonds to provide the lowest cost of capital possible to public, private, and nonprofit borrowers for energy efficiency improvements.

The Development Finance Authority of Summit County published their 2013 Annual Report to communicate their involvement in financing recent projects, along with new programs, advocacy work and a financial statement.

Pasos al Éxito (Steps to Success) builds the financial literacy and economic development capacity of Latino micro-entrepreneurs in rural Oregon. This short brochure outlines information about the program offered by Rural Development Initiatives.

The purpose of Business Oregon’s Brownfields Program is to assist individuals, non-profit organizations and local governments with financing to evaluate, cleanup and redevelop brownfields through two brownfields financing programs: the Oregon...

PGAV shares their experience developing the plan for the first TIF district under Tennessee statute. This document describes project challenges, accomplishments, and PGAV's expertise in providing TIF consulting.

This fund's purpose is to provide loans to businesses or governments investing in projects that retain or create significant numbers of private-sector jobs in economically distressed areas of the state within the area of the Port Authority of New...

This publication from the New York City Economic Development Corporation provides a view looking back on 2013 with regard to employment, the health care sector, tourism and real estate.

The Ohio Development Services Agency, Office of Energy and Redevelopment is currently working on rule changes for the Ohio Administrative Code (OAC) Sections 122-4-01 to 122-4-08. The Office welcomes input of the rules and changes that industry...