June, 2012
Commercial realty financing on rise in Sacramento
A key economic indicator in Sacramento is looking up.Commercial realty lending volume totaled $130 million in the Sacramento region from October through May.
Rep. David Price seeks revamp of presidential election financing
WASHINGTON — A North Carolina congressman unveiled legislation this week that would restructure financing of presidential elections by substantially increasing the public tax dollars that are used to match private contributions. The proposal by Democratic Rep. David Price would restructure the presidential campaign public-financing system that was put in place 40 years ago after the [...]
Sustainable Development Needs Innovative Financing
Innovative sources of finance and resources from the private sector are key to achieving sustainable development in Africa, African leaders and world experts said yesterday at the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development, or Rio+20, in Rio de Janeiro. Speaking at high level panel on Financing Sustainable Development in Africa, African states and their partners [...]
EdR and Landmark Properties Close Financing, Begin Construction …
MEMPHIS, Tenn., Jun 20, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) – EdR /quotes/zigman/362445/quotes/nls/edr EDR -0.19% , one of the nation’s largest developers, owners and managers of collegiate housing, today announced the closing of financing and commencement of construction on a $37.6 million collegiate housing community near the University of Mississippi in Oxford, Miss. with its joint venture partner, [...]
AMA moving to change Medicare financing
CHICAGO, June 21 (UPI) — The American Medical Association House of Delegates, meeting in Chicago, voted to explore alternative ways of financing Medicare. The AMA Council on Medical Service — which recommends policies and actions on socioeconomic factors affecting medicine — presented a report on options for changing the current way of financing Medicare. The [...]
Milaha secures $110m in ship financing from QNB Group
Qatar Shipping SPC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Milaha (Qatar Navigation QSC), has secured a ten year $110m (equivalent to QAR400m) ship financing facility with QNB Group. Proceeds from the facility will be utilized by Qatar Shipping to fund the ongoing construction of 19 harbor assistance vessels. The vessels will be deployed in Mesaieed Port [...]
Citi Commercial Bank Approves Nearly $1 Million To Finance Texas …
WASHINGTON, June 20, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ – The Export-Import Bank of the United States (Ex-Im Bank) today announced that Citi Commercial Bank has approved its first transaction under Ex-Im Bank’s Medium-Term Delegated Authority Program (MTDA), an initiative to expedite export financing for U.S. small businesses. Citi Commercial Bank has authorized an Ex-Im Bank-guaranteed loan [...]
Margaritaville developer gets more time to line up financing
The developer for the Margaritaville Hollywood Beach Resort on Wednesday got a little more time to get financing in line for the long-anticipated $130 million project. City commissioners will get an update on the project at a July 2 meeting and will vote on revised deadlines and a newly hatched financing plan at a July [...]
Eagle Village to Get Financing Help from State
Eagle Village to Get Financing Help from State The program provides gap financing for tourism development projects which are identified as critical to local economic development.
US Government Financing Renewable Energy Initiatives In …
The board of directors of the Overseas Private Investment Corp. (OPIC) – the US governments development finance institution that operates on a self-sustaining basis at no net cost to taxpayers – has approved 175 million in financing for two new investment funds that will bring the latest renewable energy technologies to emerging markets in Latin [...]