Breaking the Cycle: Flooding, Infrastructure, and Climate Law in Practice
Project Catalyst an Economic Development Video Podcast | Episode 16: Powering Alabama’s Economic Progress with Leigh Davis of Alabama Power Company
Project Catalyst: An Economic Development Podcast | Episode 15: The Gateway to Alabama’s Economic Growth with John Driscoll of the Alabama Port Authority
Project Catalyst: An Economic Development Podcast | Episode 14: Shaping North Carolina’s Economic Future with Secretary of Commerce Lee Lilley
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 11: The EV Industry in Alabama with Mike Oatridge of Alabama Mobility and Power Center
Project Catalyst: An Economic Development Podcast | Episode 10: The Southern Economic Development Council with Brian Gwin and Matt Tackett
Project Catalyst: An Economic Development Podcast | Episode 9: The Role of Railways in Economic Development with Brian Gwin of Norfolk Southern
Dinsmore's Sam Hargitt on working with some of Indianapolis' top developers and investors
El Salvador’s Bitcoin Nation: A Government Insider’s View
Episode 85: Noel Ng | Goodwins Law Corporation
Navigating Facility Relocation: Legal and Practical Considerations — The Consumer Finance Podcast
Project Catalyst: An Economic Development Podcast | Ep. 3: Secretary Harry Ligthsey, SC Department of Commerce
Taking the Pulse, A Health Care and Life Sciences Video Podcast | Episode 181: South Carolina’s Life Sciences Economy with Ashely Teasdel, Deputy Secretary of SC Department of Commerce
Unveiling Georgia’s Electric Mobility Success Story With Virginia Sengewald — TAG Infrastructure Talks Podcast
A 2024 Economic Outlook - Troutman Pepper Podcast
AGG Talks: Cross-Border Business - Economic Incentives for Foreign Companies Entering the U.S.
Taking the Pulse, A Health Care and Life Sciences Video Podcast | Episode 151: Erin Ford, EVP & COO, and David Stefanich, Board Chair, SCBIO
Taking the Pulse, A Health Care and Life Sciences Video Podcast | Episode 120: Erin Ford, Executive Vice President and COO, SCBIO
The Buzz, A SC Economic Development Video Podcast | Episode 87: EVP of Columbia Chamber of Commerce, Henri Baskins
On July 4, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) became law and included some tweaks to the prior 2017 qualified opportunity zone (QOZ) tax legislation. The original QOZ rules, created by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017,...more
One of the highly anticipated provisions of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) is the extension and expansion of the Opportunity Zone (OZ) program, which was originally enacted under the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017...more
On July 4, 2025, President Trump signed the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” (OBBB), H.R. 1, into law. The OBBB extended and made permanent the general qualified opportunity fund (QOF) legislative framework for investments in...more
The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) significantly modified the Qualified Opportunity Zone (QOZ) program via a set of comprehensive reforms aimed at improving accountability, long-term impact, and geographic equity. The new...more
On July 4, 2025, President Trump signed H.R. 1—referred to as the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” (OBBBA)—which permanently renewed and modified the federal Opportunity Zone tax incentive program that was set to expire at the...more
The final day has passed for Governor Abbott to veto legislation that was approved during Texas’ 89th Legislature Regular Session. While the governor has called a special session commencing July 21, he has not identified any...more
Deep in the 1,100 pages of the “big, beautiful bill” is a plan to retool and extend one of the big policies from the first Trump administration: Opportunity Zones. Under this tax incentive program, investors defer capital...more
On the evening of Thursday, June 5, the Philadelphia City Council granted preliminary approval to several bills related to Mayor Cherelle Parker’s $6.8 billion FY26 City Budget with minimal changes to the initial proposal,...more
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Texas has long been a hub for film and television production, offering diverse landscapes, a rich cultural backdrop, and some real characters. Back in 2007 the state implemented the Texas Moving Image Industry Incentive...more
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This document briefly summarizes a select list of legislation relating to public finance enacted by the 86th Legislature (Regular Session) that became law. Bills are arranged alphabetically by subject matter, separating laws...more
The recent federal tax reform bill included provisions creating a new program through which a taxpayer can defer income tax on capital gains. The Opportunity Zone program allows a taxpayer to reinvest proceeds from the sale...more
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The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 created a new economic development program that encourages long-term investments in low-income areas, so-called “Opportunity Zones,” by offering tax deferral for capital gains reinvested in...more
The Tax Cut and Jobs Act of 2017 (TCJA) established a new economic development incentive, known as an “Opportunity Zone”. ...more
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On April 9th, the U.S. Treasury Department designated Opportunity Zones in three territories and 15 states, including Arizona, California and Colorado....more
Today the U.S. Department of the Treasury certified specific census tracts nominated by Mississippi Governor Phil Bryant and designated such census tracts as Qualified Opportunity Zones....more
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The new tax law, known as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, allows states, the District of Columbia, U.S. possessions, and Puerto Rico to designate “Qualified Opportunity Zones” to encourage new capital investment in low-income...more
The new tax law, known as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, allows states, the District of Columbia, U.S. possessions, and Puerto Rico to designate Qualified Opportunity Zones to encourage new capital investment in low income census...more
The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 created a significant—and little-discussed—economic development program that encourages long-term investments in so-called “Opportunity Zones” by offering temporary tax deferral for capital...more
The 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, enacted December 22, 2017, offers a new tax incentive for the benefit of low-income communities with the creation of qualified opportunity zones. It is anticipated that the qualified...more