Jedco Development Corporation

CERTIFIED DEVELOPMENT COMPANIES (CDCS) ARE NON-PROFIT CORPORATIONS CERTIFIED AND REGULATED BY THE SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION TO PACKAGE, PROCESS, CLOSE, AND SERVICE 504 LOANS. THESE 504 LOANS ARE ISSUED THROUGH A PARTNERSHIP WITH CERTIFIED DEVELOPMENT COMPANIES (CDC) AND PRIVATE SECTOR, THIRD PARTY LENDERS. THERE ARE A SMALL NUMBER OF FOR-PROFIT CDCS THAT HAVE BEEN GRANDFATHERED INTO THE CURRENT 504 PROGRAM. THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SOP APPLY TO THE NON-PROFIT AND THE FOR-PROFIT CDCS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TERMS OF THE REGULATIONS. JEDCO DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION IS A CDC IN THE SBA 504 LOAN PROGRAM.BETWEEN 1990 AND 2023, JEDCO DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION HAS APPROVED 190 SBA 504 LOANS AND FUNDED 96 SBA 504 LOANS.THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT IS CURRENTLY STAFFED BY 4 EMPLOYEES OF THE RELATED GOVERNMENTAL ENTITY, JEFFERSON PARISH ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT & PORT DISTRICT. THE FINANCE DIRECTOR OR THE BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT OFFICER MEETS WITH APPLICANTS, GATHERS INFORMATION NECESSARY TO COMPLETE APPLICATIONS AND SUBMITS APPLICATIONS TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF JEDCO DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION FOR APPROVAL. THE FINANCING OPERATIONS MANAGER IS RESPONSIBLE FOR COORDINATING LOAN CLOSINGS WITH BORROWERS AND CLOSING ATTORNEYS AND SUBMITTING CLOSING DOCUMENTS TO SBA. THE LOAN SPECIALIST INPUTS THE LOAN INFORMATION INTO A SOFTWARE PROGRAM USED TO MONITOR LOAN REQUIREMENTS FOR THE LIFE OF THE LOAN, WHICH IS TYPICALLY 20 YEARS. OVER THE LIFE OF JEDCO'S SBA LOAN PROGRAM, 796.72 JOB OPPORTUNITIES HAVE BEEN CREATED AND 385.38 JOB OPPORTUNITIES HAVE BEEN RETAINED. SBA REQUIRES THAT A CDC MUST HAVE A JOB OPPORTUNITY AVERAGE OF 1 JOB FOR EVERY $90,000 OF DEBENTURE FUNDING OR $85,000 FOR PROJECTS LOCATED IN SPECIAL GEOGRAPHIC AREAS (ENTERPRISE COMMUNITIES, EMPOWERMENT ZONES, LABOR SURPLUS AREAS, AND OPPORTUNITY ZONES). JEDCO HAS CREATED/RETAINED 1 JOB FOR EVERY $36,445.84 OF SBA FUNDING.IN 2023, 5 LOANS WERE FUNDED TOTALING $4,585,228.00 WITH ANTICIPATED CREATION OF 26 NEW JOBS.