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
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
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
New legislation enacted during the recent lame duck session of the General Assembly may alter the allocation of the federal income tax deduction granted for the design and installation of energy-efficient commercial building...more
Bricker’s DevelopOhio blog is intended to serve as the go-to resource for economic development practitioners in Ohio. Arguably, the blog’s most valuable resource is the Economic Incentives Toolkit, first written in 2011 and...more
In 2020, Ohio’s development officials are again awarding grants to fund commercial and industrial development projects that don’t have known end users. JobsOhio is now in the midst of launching a $50 million per year grant...more
2/26/2020
/ Brownfield Properties ,
Business Development ,
Commercial Buildings ,
Construction Project ,
Economic Development ,
Grants ,
Hospitals ,
Industrial Space ,
Infrastructure ,
Loans ,
Multi-Family Development ,
Parking Lots ,
Project Finance ,
Public Parks ,
Public Projects ,
Real Estate Development ,
Retailers ,
State and Local Government ,
State Funding ,
Urban Planning & Development ,
Vacant Properties ,
Warehouses