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Hecla Mining added 3.7% after the silver miner reported fourth-quarter profit and revenue above analysts’ estimates and said it would double its exploration and predevelopment spending to $55 million in 2026.

From Barron's • Feb. 18, 2026

Another Palm Springs project — a partnership between the Coachella Valley Housing Coalition and DAP Health, a local healthcare provider — received a $750,000 predevelopment loan that was repaid at the start of construction.

From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2025

And when an analysis revealed low-income housing developers were having trouble getting predevelopment financing, Lift to Rise set out to create a funding mechanism to help get projects off the ground.

From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2025

Although it did not pass before the session ended in June, Kotek signed into law a related $9.7 million budget investment to award grants for some predevelopment costs.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 15, 2023

“The evidence was pretty clear that even before the groundbreaking, early on in the predevelopment process, housing values were rising quite dramatically in both Woodlawn and South Shore.”

From Washington Post • Apr. 3, 2023