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Search Results: Urban Development
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Community Development Assistance Program - 2013 Application GuidelinesMembers only Login
The 2013 application guidelines for HUD's Community Development Block Grant competitive housing rehabilitation program are provided for qualifying communities in Illinois. The guidelines offer general applicant information, program information and...
Economic Development 2013: Handbook for Texas CitiesMembers only Login
All across Texas, cities and counties are working to nurture small business, encourage entrepreneurship, advance commerce, and create jobs. Fortunately, Texas law offers many tools for local leaders seeking to generate economic development and...
Developing Property Owners Into DevelopersMembers only Login
Jeff Siegler with Heritage Ohio and Lisa Patt-McDaniel with Ohio Capital Corporation for Housing talk about developing property owners into developers, policies that led to urban decay, the real estate life cycle, cost of vacancy, and financing...
City of Los Angeles - Industry & Labor Market Intelligence ReportMembers only Login
In order to develop an informed strategy for the focus and delivery of city initiatives, the City of Los Angeles Workforce Investment Board commissioned the Economic and Policy Analysis Group of the Los Angeles Economic Development Corporation to...
USDA Rural Development - Rural Business & Cooperative ProgramsMembers only Login
Mark Brodziski with the U.S. Department of Agriculture presents various USDA Rural Development programs and financing mechanisms that can support local food sourcing, vending, and aggregation.
City of Austin - Tax Increment Financing PresentationMembers only Login
In this presentation, the City of Austin provides an explanation of Tax Increment Financing (TIF), including its history, current usage, and state enabling legislation. This presentation also communicates recommendations, best practices, methods of...
City of Grand Rapids Downtown Development Authority - Framework For Future Planning And InvestmentMembers only Login
The City of Grand Rapids' Downtown Development Authority (DDA) is a development agency responsible for many improvements in the downtown area. DDA projects have contributed greatly to the growth and development of downtown. This framework provides...
7.2 SQ MI: A Report On Greater Downtown DetroitMembers only Login
7.2 square miles. That is Greater Downtown Detroit. A slice of Detroit’s 139-square mile geography. A 7.2 square mile collection of neighborhoods: Downtown, Midtown, New Center, Woodbridge, Eastern Market, Lafayette Park, Rivertown, and...
Michigan Community Revitalization Program OverviewMembers only Login
The Michigan Community Revitalization Program (MCRP) is an incentive program available from the Michigan Strategic Fund (MSF), in cooperation with the Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC), designed to promote community revitalization...
Regenerating America’s Legacy Cities - Lincoln Institute of Land PolicyMembers only Login
This policy focus report explores the challenges of regenerating America’s legacy cities - older industrial cities that have experienced sustained job and population loss over the past few decades. It identifies the powerful obstacles that stand in...
Oregon Main Street Program HandbookMembers only Login
Oregon Main Street works with communities to develop comprehensive, incremental revitalization strategies based on a community’s unique assets, character, and heritage. Services are based on the successful Main Street Approach® developed by the...
Profits Through Preservation - Impact of Historic Preservation in UTMembers only Login
This study addresses the significant impact historic preservation programs have had throughout Utah. The historic resources of Utah are part of the daily lives of its citizens. Furthermore, the historic resources of Utah are providing a broad,...
Philadelphia's Lower Schuylkill Master PlanMembers only Login
Prepared collaboratively by the Philadelphia City Planning Commission, the Philadelphia Department of Commerce, and the Philadelphia Industrial Development Corporation, the Lower Schuylkill Master Plan builds on exciting opportunities for economic...
Los Angeles County Economic Development Corp. - 2014 Economic Forecast
Produced by the LAEDC’s Kyser Center for Economic Research, the LAEDC’s 2014 Economic Forecast is Southern California’s premier source for in-depth economic information and analysis on global, national, state and regional economies. Each forecast...
The Community Reinvestment Act and Its Effect on Housing Tax Credit PricingMembers only Login
This report by CohnReznick LLP puts facts and figures to the commonly experienced market effects of CRA investors in the LIHTC world. CohnReznick explores this phenomenon with data that shows that CRA need increases the spread in the amount of...
Harbor Point Tax Increment Financing Fact & Information Sheet
Harbor Point is a new 3 million square-foot master-planned mixed-use community located on a waterfront site in Baltimore Maryland. The massive project will generate $920M of private investment from $106.9M of TIF bonds to finance necessary public...
Texas Clean Water State Revolving Loan FundMembers only Login
The Clean Water State Revolving Fund, authorized by the Clean Water Act, provides low-interest financial assistance for planning, design, and construction of wastewater infrastructure. Eligible applicants for the CWSRF include cities, counties,...
Financing Brownfields Redevelopment in OregonMembers only Login
Business Oregon’s Brownfields Program is available to provide financing for the full range of environmental activities associated with brownfields redevelopment. The two programs available are the Oregon Brownfields Redevelopment Fund which is...
Pure Michigan - Private Activity Bond ProgramMembers only Login
Private Activity Bonds (PABs) provide profitable firms with capital cost savings stemming from the difference between taxable and tax-exempt interest rates. The Michigan Strategic Fund issues PABs on behalf of the borrower and lends the bond...
Portland Development Commission - 2012 Annual ReportMembers only Login
The 2012 PDC Annual Report highlights accomplishments from the organization in the areas of neighborhood economic development, urban innovation, and public resource investment. As reflected in the following financial statements, PDC ended fiscal...
City of Southfield - PACE Program ReportMembers only Login
The City of Southfield established the City of Southfield Property Assessed Clean Energy Program pursuant to Act 270 of 2010 by joining Lean & Green Michigan™. The PACE Program has identified specific sources of commercial funding to finance the...
Keystone Opportunity Zone | Program Guidelines and Application | January 2013Members only Login
The Keystone Opportunity Zone (KOZ) Program develops a community’s abandoned, unused, underutilized land and buildings into business districts and residential areas that present a well-rounded and well-balanced approach to community revitalization....
Pure Michigan Urban Investment ProgramMembers only Login
The Pure Michigan Urban Investment program is a loan enhancement program to increase access to capital for established, second stage businesses in Michigan's urban core areas. The program works in partnership with financing companies that can...
Urban Redevelopment Authority - Green Development Resources for Small BusinessesMembers only Login
The Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh (URA) has adopted a Sustainability and Green Design Policy which includes all aspects the organizations activities. On the following pages you will find a compilation of Green Development incentives...
The Georgia Downtown Renaissance Act - Investing in the Rebirth, Renewal and Revival of DowntownsMembers only Login
Paul Radford with the Georgia Municipal Association discusses the Georgia Downtown Renaissance Act and how the legislation would support a variety of programs to spur investment in designated Renaissance Districts, where it is needed the most.
Public-Private Collaboration at GDCAMembers only Login
Brian Williamson of the Georgia Department of Community Affairs explains the vital role that Public-Private Partnerships have played in the state's community and development finance initiatives.
Building Better Budgets: A National Examination of the Fiscal Benefits of Smart Growth DevelopmentMembers only Login
This report looks at the costs associated with smart growth development and conventional suburban development, as well as both strategies’ revenue potential. When compared to one another, Smart Growth finds sustainable development costs 1/3 less for...
2013 State of California - Business Investment GuideMembers only Login
The State of California Business Investment Guide serves as a reference document to highlight strategic business advantages, new state-sponsored initiatives, incentives, as well as existing technical and financial assistance programs which are...
Portland, Oregon Economic Development Strategy - 5 Year PlanMembers only Login
This document contains the economic development strategy for the City of Portland, Oregon as well as its 5 year plan for promoting job creation and economic growth.
Philadelphia Industrial Development Corporation (PIDC) - 2012 Annual ReviewMembers only Login
This document reviews the progress of the Philadelphia Industrial Development Corporation (PIDC) in the year 2012. PIDC offers an array of financing programs to help small and emerging businesses reach their growth potential. In 2012, PIDC closed...
Georgia Downtown Development Resource and Program GuideMembers only Login
This document is a compilation of DCA’s resources and programs that can be utilized in downtown development programs across Georgia. Although not a complete list of State resources for the redevelopment of downtown areas, this guide is a starting...
Georgia Downtown Renaissance ActMembers only Login
The Georgia Downtown Renaissance Act affirms the importance of Georgia’s downtowns by offering state tax incentives for private sector investments within clearly defined downtown boundaries called Renaissance Districts.
Brownfield Redevelopment Tools in GeorgiaMembers only Login
This presentation provides an overview of Brownfield Redevelopment Tools available in the State of Georgia, while also discussing the Urban Redevelopment Act and providing information on Opportunity Zones Training.
State of Illinois Consolidated Housing & Urban Development PlanMembers only Login
Developed by the Illinois Housing Development Authority for the The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), the 2010-2014 Consolidated Report fulfills a condition for funding under seventeen (17) HUD-funded programs. The State of...
Successful Bond Financing Strategies in IllinoisMembers only Login
Steve Eikenberry with First American Bank discusses bond financing strategies in the state and how this tool can be used to provide a significant portion of a project's capital. Eikenberry shares a number of projects that utilized various bonds to...
USDA Rural Development - Loans and Grants or CombinationsMembers only Login
Molly Hammond with U.S. Department of Agriculture shares financing opportunities offered through various USDA programs. These programs invested more than $590M in Illinois in 2012 and have made a tremendously positive impact on rural businesses and...
Building Better Budgets - Fiscal Benefits of Smart Growth DevelopmentMembers only Login
Smart Growth America published Building Better Budgets to help local leaders make more informed decisions about new development. The study includes national findings, case studies, and fiscal impact analysis of smart growth developments.
CDFA-Stifel Nicolaus Innovative Deals: TransitMembers only Login
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...
CDFA-Stifel Nicolaus Innovative Deals: Transit Presentation
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...
Michigan Private Activity Bond Program (Former IDRB)Members only Login
This document provides an overview of Michigan's Private Activity Bond Program. It includes detailed information on who qualifies as an eligible borrower and how the application process works.
TIF: A Success-Driven Tool for Catalyzing Economic Development and Social TransformationMembers only Login
Toby Rittner, CDFA, was published in Community Development Investment Review by the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco. Rittner's article explores how TIF can be utilized to address a variety of development and social challenges communities are...
Commonwealth Financing Authority 2012 Annual ReportMembers only Login
State of Pennsylvania released the 2012 Annual Report for the Commonwealth Financing Authority. The report tracks a diverse range of development finance programs aimed at addressing all areas of the state. Each program and tool are accompanied by an...
USDA Rural Business & Cooperative ServicesMembers only Login
Dan Beasley discusses the United States Department of Agriculture, through the Office of Rural Development, programs to assist rural businesses. Beasley also discusses a few noteworthy programs that may be of assistance to reshored manufacturers.
Storefront Improvement Program Policy & ApplicationMembers only Login
The City of Champaign administers the Storefront Improvement Program to encourage businesses and property owners within the Downtown and East University Avenue TIF Districts to improve storefronts, making the areas more attractive to shoppers and...
Handbook for Integrating NEPA and Section 106Members only Login
Council on Environmental Quality, Executive Office of the President, and Advisory Council on Historic Preservation produced this handbook to provide advice on implementing provisions added to the Section 106 regulations.
Philadelphia Storefront Improvement Program GuidelinesMembers only Login
The City of Philadelphia produced the Storefront Improvement Program guidelines to encourage business owners in designated districts to participate in making exterior, aesthetic improvements. The guidelines provide a description, eligibility,...
DEGC Real Property Gap FundMembers only Login
The Detroit Economic Growth Corporation established the Real Property Gap Fund to foster greater investment in real property rehabilitation projects in Detroit. This document provides program description and eligibility.
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