News Archives
2013
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Announcing the What Works Challenge
LIIF is excited to announce the launch of the “What Works Challenge,” a new online platform to grow emerging ideas and connect peers seeking creative solutions to improving America’s communities…
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East Lake Foundation Lands New Markets Tax Credits for Campus Expansion Project Led by PNC Bank
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The Hilltop Regional Health Center Grand Opening on November 2, 2013
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Triangle Equities and Partners Announce Groundbreaking at The Triangle Plaza Hub
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Novogradac Journal of Tax Credits Honors Outstanding Achievement in Community Development
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LIIF Receives $4.3 Million in Program Awards from CDFI Fund
Today, the Low Income Investment Fund (LIIF) received a total of $4.3 million in program awards from the U.S. Treasury’s Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Fund. As part of the fiscal year 2013 CDFI Program round, the awards are aimed at increasing the lending and investment capacity of CDFIs in low income and economically distressed communities across the nation…
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Bay Area CDFI Institutions Receive Treasury Grants
LIIF was among several Bay Area lenders to receive grant awards as part of the Department of Treasury’s Community Development Finance Institution (CDFI) Fund 2013 Program round. The CDFI Fund announced more than $172 million to 191 organizations nationally, which included a total of five Bay Area based recipients. LIIF was awarded a total of $4.3 million in grant financing…
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CDT and LINC Housing Celebrate Ribbon Cutting for Pleasant View Apartments
LIIF joined in celebration with The Community Development Trust and LINC Housing Corporation to mark the completed construction of a new community center at Pleasant View Apartments in Fresno, California.LINC Housing Corporation, a California-based nonprofit affordable housing developer, used financing from LIIF in 2012 to acquire and preserve Pleasant View Apartments, a 60-unit affordable multifamily apartment complex. …
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What Works to Create Ladders of Opportunity?
Recently, President Obama and a small group of stakeholders from across the nation met to discuss how to increase economic mobility and opportunity for American families. The Low Income Investment Fund (LIIF), Neighborhood Centers Inc. and Skills for Chicagoland’s Future were honored to participate in this important dialogue at the White House. At that meeting, […]…
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Investing in What Works: Midwest Regional Meeting
On June 17, 2013, LIIF joined the Federal Reserve Banks of Chicago and San Francisco, the Citi Foundation, the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation and the Center for Financial Services Innovation to host a discussion on ideas from the new publication, Investing in What Works for America’s Communities: Essays on People, Place & Purpose…
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