Project Catalyst: An Economic Development Podcast | Episode 13: Economic Development in Rural Alabama with Valerie Gray and Lori Huguley of VaLor Strategies
Project Catalyst: An Economic Development Podcast | Episode 10: The Southern Economic Development Council with Brian Gwin and Matt Tackett
Dinsmore's Sam Hargitt on working with some of Indianapolis' top developers and investors
Project Catalyst: An Economic Development Podcast | Ep. 3: Secretary Harry Ligthsey, SC Department of Commerce
Stroock Presents: GOAT Town, Episode 4: Office-to-Residential Conversions in NYC – Magic Bullet or Merely One Piece of the Puzzle?
An Overview of P3s, CIDs and Smart Cities With Malaika Rivers - TAG Infrastructure Talks Podcast
Fox Pridecast: Celebrating Pride Month
The Buzz, An Economic Development Podcast | Episode 78: Harry Lightsey, South Carolina Secretary of Commerce
Episode 17 | Public-Private Collaboration as a Means to Economic Development - A Blueprint from the Shaker Heights Development Fund
Orrick Public Policy Podcast #25 – A Conversation with the California State Senate Majority Leader Robert M. Hertzberg
Podcast - Earmarks: A Conversation with Quorum and PP&R Practice Leader Rich Gold
WEBINAR: Is the CARES Act Caring Enough?
Lowndes Client Corner Podcast Episode 6: Florida Citrus Sports, Generating Economic Impact
Qualified Opportunity Zone Fund Investments
What separates communities that succeed in economic development from those that fail to win opportunities? This session will highlight real-world case studies of successful economic development projects – both large and...more
In the First Session of the 114th General Assembly, Tennessee legislators passed laws promoting economic development across the state and modernizing regulatory oversight of local governments engaging in different types of...more
After securing the approval of the Zoning and Franchises Subcommittee, as well as the Land Use Committee of the New York City (NYC) Council on August 6, 2025, the full NYC Council voted on August 14, 2025, to approve the...more
City Offers Support for Small Businesses as Tax Exemption is Phased Out -Philadelphia is supporting small businesses through flexible payment plans, free tax assistance, and access to grants as it phases out a longstanding...more
City Invests in Certifying CTE Teachers- Philadelphia City Council allocated $500,000 to help Career and Technical Education (CTE) teachers cover certification costs, addressing a teacher shortage and supporting growing...more
On March 27, 2025, Empire State Development, New York State’s chief economic development agency, announced the launch of the Long Island Forward Housing Program (LIFHP), a $10 million initiative designed to promote and...more
Mayor Cherelle Parker unveiled details about the programs to be funded by her signature Housing Opportunities Made Easy (HOME) Initiative on Monday. More than 75% of the $800 million bond amount will be allocated to seven key...more
The Community Redevelopment Act of 1969 authorizes counties and municipalities to create CRAs as a means for redeveloping slums and blighted areas in the community. Once created, CRAs adopt a Community Redevelopment Plan...more
Bricker Graydon is pleased to present a series of hybrid events covering hot topics impacting Ohio's political subdivisions throughout 2025. Join us in person in our Cleveland office or virtually via Zoom for the next event...more
This week, Tina and Tom welcome veteran economic developers Valerie Gray and Lori Huguley who help drive Alabama’s growth as owners of VaLor Strategies. Valerie and Lori share stories from their decades of experience as...more
Last week, U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, and Mark Warner, D-Virginia, introduced S. 631, which focuses on rural historic tax credit (HTC) use and also includes transferability for small projects (those...more
On January 23, 2025, Governor Phil Murphy enacted significant amendments to the New Jersey Aspire Program by signing Senate Bill 1323/Assembly Bill 2076 into law. The amendments, collectively referred to as “NJ Aspire 3.0”...more
A newly designated economic development region, Lake to River Economic Development, will benefit not only its four member counties, but the state as a whole, Governor Mike DeWine said in an exclusive interview with the The...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
It has long been an accepted reality that very little real estate development gets done in New York State without the help of a myriad of tax incentive packages handed out by state and local governments—and the entities that...more
Host Tina Emerson is joined by Tushar Chikhliker, Maynard Nexsen's Economic Development Practice Group Leader, for a conversation with South Carolina Secretary of Commerce Harry Lightsey. They cover a range of topics, from...more
California - In the Golden State, a bill to expand the state’s approach to workforce development programs passed the Senate floor on a 31-6 vote on May 24th, and is set to be considered by the Assembly’s Labor and...more
The Ohio Department of Development’s Governor’s Office of Appalachia recently released new details for a program that will infuse up to half a billion dollars into the 32-county region (see our September 21, 2022 blog...more
Secretary Harry M. Lightsey III was appointed by Governor McMaster to serve as Secretary of Commerce in June of 2021. A fixture in South Carolina’s business community for decades, Lightsey is bringing his expertise and...more
Business - Administration’s Economic Development Proposal – The Commissioner of Economic Development, Joan Goldstein, briefly updated the Senate Committee on Economic Development this week on the administration’s...more
The State of Connecticut’s Department of Economic and Community Development (“DECD”) is offering a competitive grant application process to fund multiple projects under the CT Communities Challenge Grant Program (the...more
State Actions on Coronavirus Relief Funds | American Rescue Plan Overview - On March 10, 2021, Congress passed President Biden’s stimulus and COVID-19 relief package, the American Rescue Plan (ARP). The $1.9 trillion...more
In our latest episode, Public Policy Practice Group Leader Jeremy Kudon and Justin Cooper, Finance Sector Leader and a member of our Public Finance practice, spoke with California Senate Majority Leader Bob Hertzberg about...more
Project based TIFs would expand rural redevelopment - The Senate Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs is considering S.33, a bill that would allow more towns to apply for project-based tax...more