Tuesday, February 28, 2023 | 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM Eastern
Food system businesses need access to capital at an affordable price, while investors expect a return on their investments. Few financing tools meet both of these needs as well as bonds, a longstanding staple of public development finance that offers flexible, low-cost capital for the borrower and tax-free returns for the investor. During this installment of the CDFA Food Systems Finance Webinar Series, we take a deeper look at a method of financing that has been building infrastructure, industry, and agriculture for over a century and explore its applications within the food system.
Moderator:
Angela Blatt, Director, Research & Technical Assistance, Council of Development Finance Agencies
Speaker:
Rodney Wendt, Executive Director, Washington Economic Development Finance Authority
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