For those considering state government jobs after college or graduate school, certain opportunities often come with the informal – but widely known – warning: this can be a hard job during the state’s biennial budget drafting...more
7/3/2025
/ Affordable Housing ,
Brownfield Properties ,
Community Development ,
Community Reinvestment Act ,
Economic Development ,
Infrastructure ,
Mixed-Use Zoning ,
New Legislation ,
Port Authority ,
Site Remediation ,
State Budgets ,
State Taxes ,
Tax Credits ,
Tax Incentives ,
Zoning Laws
This article provides an overview of the impact that the proposed HB 96 cap on school district general fund carryover balances will have on other areas of Ohio’s economic development ecosystem, including property tax rates,...more
4/30/2025
/ Economic Development ,
General Fund ,
Infrastructure ,
Infrastructure Financing ,
Private Sector ,
Property Tax ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Real Estate Development ,
Real Estate Market ,
School Districts ,
State Taxes ,
Tax Rates
Land banking advocates across the country took notice of the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Tyler v. Hennepin County that found a “government taking” occurred when a Minnesota county sold a tax-foreclosed home to recover...more
Speakers from Ohio REALTORS, the County Commissioners Association of Ohio, Bricker Graydon LLP, and the public and private sectors will share insights on successful public-private partnership models involving public finance...more
The future is bright for our region, with economic development paving the way for thriving communities and innovative growth. Join us at the February Bridge Series for an energizing discussion with the people leading the...more
Land banks and community land trusts (CLTs) are non-profit corporations each formed under Ohio law. They share similar missions to unlock the potential of vacant, abandoned, and/or tax-delinquent (VAD) properties....more
11/19/2024
/ Abandoned Property ,
Affordable Housing ,
Community Development ,
Construction Project ,
Demolition ,
Housing Developers ,
Land Trusts ,
Nonprofits ,
Renovations ,
Urban Planning & Development ,
Vacant Properties
Local and state elected officials, community stakeholders, private developers, and employers are grappling with Ohio’s recognized lack of high-quality, workforce-attainable housing options. While Ohio has been successful in...more
10/9/2024
/ Community Development ,
Economic Development ,
Employee Housing ,
Events ,
Housing Developers ,
Housing Market ,
Market Conditions ,
Public Private Partnerships (P3s) ,
Real Estate Development ,
Real Estate Transactions ,
Residential Leases ,
Residential Property Owners ,
Zoning Laws
Session: Incentivizing Housing Development in Northwest Ohio: Finding Opportunities and Overcoming Barriers -
Overview of Statewide market conditions for housing development & how to build successful public-private...more
Many months of hard work, planning, and collaboration among various partners have been rewarded this spring as the DeWine Administration announced the results of the long-anticipated Appalachian Community Grant (ACG) Program....more
Eagerly anticipated details on the All Ohio Future Fund (Fund) are beginning to come to light. Ohio’s Office of Budget and Management (OBM) has scheduled a hearing December 11th on proposed rules for the Fund, which underwent...more
The Ohio Department of Development (ODOD) recently released further application details and information regarding its Building Demolition and Site Revitalization Program (the Program), which recently received renewed funding...more
11/1/2023
/ Brownfield Properties ,
Demolition ,
Funding ,
Neighborhood Revitalization ,
Procurement Guidelines ,
Real Estate Development ,
Set-Aside Contracts ,
Site Remediation ,
State and Local Government ,
State Budgets ,
State Funding ,
Urban Planning & Development
Bricker Graydon's construction attorneys are proud to present "Top Gun," our premier Midwest construction claims seminar. This seminar will cover:
- Important construction concepts, including key contract language, best...more
9/21/2023
/ Best Practices ,
Compensation ,
Construction Contracts ,
Construction Defects ,
Construction Disputes ,
Construction Industry ,
Construction Litigation ,
Construction Project ,
Construction Site ,
Continuing Legal Education ,
Contract Disputes ,
Contract Terms ,
Delays ,
Design Professionals ,
Documentation ,
Events ,
General Contractors ,
Lost Productivity ,
Standard of Care
Buried deep in its 6,198 pages, Ohio’s recently enacted operating budget (Am. Sub. House Bill 33) authorizes the creation of a dual-track grant/tax credit program for near-exclusive use by land banks (both municipal and...more
As widely expected by land banking advocates, the U.S. Supreme Court handed down an opinion steeped in the language of “home equity theft” to find a taking under the federal Constitution in a Minnesota case that screamed for...more
The see-sawing of emotions among advocates for county land banking activities in Ohio continued this week, with hopes again rising upon a favorable decision by the Supreme Court of Ohio.
On April 4, 2023, the Court...more
If you were living your life fully in late December 2022, you can be excused for having missed a big deal in the world of the American Rescue Plan Act. Your “B-sides” authors, however, grew excited at the prospect of new...more
You knew the wheels were falling off the (medieval) cart when the federal 6th Circuit Court of Appeals rattled off English legal theory from the year 1470, right?
Advocates for county land banking activities in...more
Continuing our series of articles reviewing the lesser publicized aspects of the American Rescue Plan Act guidance (hence, the “B-sides” moniker), here we address the U.S. Treasury’s issued guidance as it relates to spending...more
Much ballyhoo has accompanied the U.S. Treasury’s publication in January 2022 of its Final Rule in the use of American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds. Local governments across the country are scrambling to deploy their stimulus...more
With the U.S. Treasury’s January 2022 release of its Final Rule in the use of American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds, we began publishing this series of articles reviewing the lesser publicized aspects of that guidance (hence,...more
Continuing our series of articles reviewing the lesser publicized aspects of the new American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) guidance (hence, the “B-sides” moniker), we address the U.S. Treasury’s issued guidance as to using federal...more
Much has been written by various prognosticators regarding the January 6, 2022, release by the U.S. Treasury of its Final Rule as to the use by state and local governments of federal stimulus funding under the American Rescue...more
1/14/2022
/ American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Economic Stimulus ,
Federal Funding ,
Final Rules ,
Procurement Guidelines ,
Public Health ,
Public Health Emergency ,
Public Projects ,
Relief Measures ,
State and Local Government ,
State Procurement Contracts ,
U.S. Treasury
Government finance types have been in a mad scramble since March 2021 to answer the how, where and on what riddles to spending their American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds. As is well-known, the federal government’s response...more
Legislation currently under consideration in Congress may serve to dramatically expand the eligible uses of American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds. The proposed State, Local, Tribal, and Territorial Fiscal Recovery,...more
The expansion in federal and state funding coupled with low interest rate financing options now promise to make the goal of “middle mile” and “last mile” broadband connectivity a reality for local communities. Whether your...more
8/13/2021
/ American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 ,
Broadband ,
Federal Funding ,
Internet Service Providers (ISPs) ,
Libraries ,
Public Private Partnerships (P3s) ,
Public Projects ,
Public Schools ,
Rural Areas ,
State Funding ,
Structured Finance ,
Telecommunications ,
Utilities Sector