Environment Archives

Hawaii Farming ()

Indian Country, Solar, Timber and Agriculture
CDEs: Ecotrust, Punawai 'O Pu'uhonua

Hawaii Farming Expands with NMTC Financing, Boosting Hawaii’s Food Independence

Academy For Global Citizenship ()

Schools, Solar
CDEs: BMO Harris, Dudley Ventures, Grow America, IFF, Rose Urban Green Fund

A new model of environmental campus drives community development on the Southwest Side of Chicago

Fireclay Tile ()

Manufacturing, Solar
CDEs: California Statewide Communities Development Corporation, Chase, TELACU

Strategic expansion of tile manufacturer boosts local economy and creates quality jobs in a distressed community

Hundred Nights Emergency Shelter ()

Nonprofit Hub, Shelters and Community Food, Solar
CDEs: Evernorth Rural Ventures

A nonprofit shelter operator, opened a new, 48-bed emergency shelter and resource center

Chocktaw Hotel (2007)

Philadelphia, MS

Hotels and Tourism, Indian Country, Katrina
CDEs: National Tribal Development Association

A new hotel was financed on Choctaw lands to create jobs and economic development after the devastation of Katrina.

Lent Hill Ag-Grid (2022)

Cohocton, NY

Biofuels
CDEs: Dudley Ventures

Lent Hill (LH) is the development and operation of a 2MW facility powered by local farmer’s food waste and silage. LH will process 43K gallons of local food waste per

Mahpiya Luta (2024)

Pine Ridge, SD

Energy, Indian Country
CDEs: Bluehub, USBCDE

BlueHub Capital has awarded tax credits to Maȟpíya Lúta (Red Cloud) on the Pine Ridge Reservation, facilitating a $13 million investment in significant infrastructure projects. The funds will support the

Trees Atlanta (2021)

Atlanta, GA

Brownfield Remediation, Community, Environment
CDEs: Atlanta Emerging Markets, Chase

Project advances environmental justice through urban tree restoration, is transforming an industrial brownfield site into a 22,000 sq. ft. headquarter facility adjacent to the Atlanta BeltLine trail.

Laguna Wastewater Treatment System (2012)

Laguna, NM

Energy, Environment, Indian Country, Utility
CDEs: Travois

The Pueblo of Laguna Utility Authority is an independent nonprofit entity, owned by the Pueblo of Laguna, which develops, manages and maintains utilities for the Pueblo of Laguna, the largest

Navajo Tribal Utility Project (2018)

Kayenta, AZ

Energy, Environment, Indian Country, Utility
CDEs: Ecotrust

NMTC equity was used for the construction of a substation that connects more Navajo Nation households to the recently completed Kayenta Solar Facility, a 27.3 MW solar farm. This investment

FLS Energy (2014)

Ellenboro, NC

Solar
CDEs: Self-Help

FLS Energy constructed 38 megawatts of utility-scale solar farms near Hendersonville, in Rutherford County and at six other sites in North Carolina. Across the state, the array of solar panels

Nemak Kentucky (2022)

Glasgow, KY

Auto Manufacturing, Business Development, Energy, Environment, Greentech Manufacturing, Manufacturing, Rural, Tech Manufacturing
CDEs: AMCREF

NMTC financing supported facility upgrades of Nemak's Kentucky electric vehicle manufacturing plant.

Temperpack (2021)

Richmond, VA

Environment, Greentech Manufacturing, Manufacturing, Plastics and Chemicals
CDEs: AMCREF

NMTC financing helped a Richmond manufacturer expand its capacity and create more jobs.

Bueno Foods (2021)

Albuquerque, NM

Environment, Food Bank or Pantry, Food Manufacturing, HFFI
CDEs: New Mexico Finance Authority

A food manufacturing plant expansion on in Albuquerque's South Valley, an economically depressed area of the City.

Altogether Recycling (2006)

Denver, CO

Energy, Waste Management
CDEs: Charter Facilities Funding

Construction of Altogether Recycling’s 30,000 sq. ft. plant.

Greater Birmingham Habitat for Humanity, Inc. (2010)

Birmingham, AL

Affordable Housing, Katrina
CDEs: Habitat for Humanity

Construction of 122 affordable single-family homes for Habitat for Humanity in an area that suffered from extensive damage from Katrina.

Jordan Downs Redevelopment (2018)

Los Angeles, CA

Community, Grocery and Fresh Food, Mixed-use, Retail, Solar
CDEs: California Statewide Communities Development Corporation, Chase, Genesis LA CDE, Los Angeles Development Fund

Retail & commercial space that incorporates full-service grocery stores, restaurants, and retail shops.

$250M Lighthouse Point project taking shape on Staten Island waterfront ()

Community, Disaster Recovery, Grocery and Fresh Food, Healthcare, HFFI, Incubator, Mixed-use, Retail, Retail and Commercial, Sandy, Transit Oriented Development
CDEs: CCG Community Partners, GS New Markets Fund, United Fund Advisors

$300,000 grant paves way for Mar-Jac Poultry expansion in northwest Alabama ()

Business Development, Food Manufacturing, Manufacturing, Rural, Tornadoes
CDEs: MuniStrategies

Sunwheel Energy + Sustainability, an affiliate of McCormack Baron Salazar, receives St. Louis Mayor’s Sustainability Award ()

Energy, Environment, Solar
CDEs: MBS Urban Initiatives

Farm Fresh RI Plans $155 Million Food Hub on Vacant Kinsley Avenue Site ()

Adult Education, Brownfield Remediation, College or Vocational Training, Community, Culinary Entrepreneurship, Environment, Food Manufacturing, Manufacturing
CDEs: Brownfield Revitalization, Capital One, MHIC

U.S. Bank Invests $7 Million to Build Freshwater Plaza ()

Affordable Housing, Brownfield Remediation, Environment, Grocery and Fresh Food, HFFI, Housing, Mixed-use, Retail, Retail and Commercial
CDEs: First-Ring Industrial Redevelopment Enterprise, WHEDA

Fully Leased Rockaway Beach Medical Arts Complex Expected to Provide Health Care Services ()

Community, Healthcare, Sandy
CDEs: Chase, NYC Neighborhood Capital Corporation

Solar on St. Polycarp (2015)

Somerville, MA

Environment, Solar
CDEs: Bluehub

Renewable Energy Provider to LICs: BlueHub Capital, then known as Boston Community capital, stepped in, installing solar panels at both St. Polycarp II and III. BlueHub Capital owns the panels,

Maverick Helicopters (2020)

Las Vegas, NV

Business Development, COVID-19, Disaster Recovery, Environment, Hotels and Tourism
CDEs: Advantage Capital

NMTC helped a business make it through the pandemic without having to sell assets or lay off staff.

Energ2 (2011)

Albany, OR

Energy, Environment
CDEs: Craft3

Energ2 used NMTC financing to finance a facility a new production line.

Enviva Pellets (2022)

Epes, AL

Biofuels, Manufacturing
CDEs: PB Community Impact Fund, United Bank of Alabama

The building of the world’s largest wood pellet plant in Epes, Alabama. Enviva is the largest producer of industrial wood pellets, a renewable energy alternative to fossil fuels. Enviva’s sustainable

Academy for Global Citizenship (2022)

Chicago, IL

Behavioral Health, Community, Creative Farming, FQHCs, Schools, Solar
CDEs: BMO Harris, Dudley Ventures, Grow America, IFF, Rose Urban Green Fund

Chicago’s Academy for Global Citizenship Anchors New State-of-the-Art Learning, Sustainability, and Wellness Hub Catered to Community Needs

DD Dannar LLC (2022)

Muncie, IN

Brownfield Remediation, Manufacturing, Solar
CDEs: PNC, SCORE

The first phase of development in the $50 million Kitselmen Pure Energy Park master planned development and will rehabilitate and environmentally remediate the former Indiana Steel and Wire building, a

Goodwill Opportunity Campus (2022)

Louisville, KY

Behavioral Health, Brownfield Remediation, Community, Goodwill, Vocational Training
CDEs: CAHEC, Community Ventures

Goodwill Industries of KY redeveloped a Brownfield in a poor, minority neighborhood.

Roses Southwest Papers Inc. (2021)

Albuquerque, NM

Historic Rehabilitation, Indian Country, Manufacturing, Solar
CDEs: New Mexico Finance Authority, Stonehenge Community Development

Roses Southwest Papers Inc. is a high-quality paper products manufacturer located in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The investment will allow the family-owned and operated business to increase its manufacturing capacity and

CDI receives $10M in New Markets Tax Credit for new facility ()

Environment
CDEs: Mascoma Community Development

Mascoma Community Development (MCD) is pleased to announce the closing of $10 million in New Markets Tax Credit (NMTC) allocation to finance the…

Community Development Financial Institutions Finding Innovative Ways to Build Climate Resilience ()

Disaster Recovery, Environment, Katrina

Following Hurricane Katrina, AMCREF Community Capital, a Community Development Entity based in New Orleans, provided nearly $13 million of New Markets Tax Credit financing to create 150 affordable homes that

Director Gambrell Tours Community Development Progress in New Orleans ()

Disaster Recovery, Environment, Katrina

Meets with local CDFIs, CDEs, small businesses, non-profits, entrepreneurs, and affordable housing developers supporting the recovery efforts.

Tax Credit Programs Show Value during Natural Disaster Recovery ()

Disaster Recovery, Environment, Irma, Katrina, Maria

Biomass Green Fuels (2020)

Fajardo, PR

Biofuels, Disaster Recovery, Energy, Environment, Irma, Maria
CDEs: Popular Community Capital

Construction of a landfill recycled and renewable natural gas and carbon dioxide facility.