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[Webinar] Hot Topics for Ohio Political Subdivisions in 2025: Laying the Groundwork for Successful Development Projects -...

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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

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Public Finance Legislative Update from the First Session of the 114th Tennessee General Assembly

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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

Maynard Nexsen

Project Catalyst: An Economic Development Podcast | Ep. 3: Secretary Harry Ligthsey, SC Department of Commerce

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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

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A Brief Introduction to Tax Increment Financing

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Tax Increment Financing (TIF) is a financing tool used by local governments to fund economic development projects. In Florida, TIF is most commonly associated with Community Redevelopment Agencies (CRAs), which have statutory...more

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[Event] How to Jumpstart Housing Development in Your Community - November 16th, Chillicothe, OH

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Join Bricker Graydon on November 16th for a free half-day seminar on, “How to Jumpstart Housing Development in Your Community.” Speakers will include Bricker Graydon public finance and political subdivision attorneys in...more

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP

AGG Talks: Cross-Border Business - Economic Incentives for Foreign Companies Entering the U.S.

In this episode, Mike Burke, AGG Corporate partner and leader of the Ireland & Northern Ireland practice, is joined by AGG Economic Development & Public Finance attorneys Andrew Schutt and Ansly Moyer to discuss economic...more

Bricker Graydon LLP

Intensive Care for Hospital Finances: Economic Development Tools

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Like many industries across the nation, Ohio’s hospitals are experiencing tight margins, rising costs, and increased demands for medical services. In Ohio, local governments have the power to administer economic...more

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Georgia Appellate Court Overturns Lower Court's Denial of Bond Incentives for Rivian Investment

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On April 28, 2023, the Georgia Court of Appeals reversed the ruling of the Morgan County Superior Court and approved $15 billion in bonds for Project Tera, a 2,000-acre Rivian Horizon LLC (“Rivian”) electric truck plant...more

Pullman & Comley, LLC

Funding Opportunity Available Through the DECD Under the CT Communities Challenge Grant Program

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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

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Orrick Public Policy Podcast #25 – A Conversation with the California State Senate Majority Leader Robert M. Hertzberg

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

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Much more than just “drug houses”; State grants to fund commercial building demolition would propel county land banks as key...

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In late April 2021, a legislative committee in the Ohio House held its second hearing to consider creating a $100 million grant program, exclusively for county land banks, to fund commercial building demolition. Ohio’s land...more

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Calling all economic developers: Large TIFs may be eligible for a one-time extension opportunity

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In the fall of 2019, the Ohio General Assembly significantly changed state law governing tax increment financing (TIF) exemptions. For certain TIF projects, local communities can extend the exemptions – and, therefore,...more

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Final Tax Regulations Offer More Certainty to Opportunity Zone Fund Managers and Investors

Opportunity Zone (or “OZ”) investment was hailed in 2018 and 2019 as the hottest and most innovative way of attracting significant private capital to distressed communities in the United States and its territories by offering...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Legislation Relating to Public Finance Enacted by the 86th Texas Legislature (Regular Session)

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

Bilzin Sumberg

Opportunity Zones Create Funding Alternative for Social Infrastructure Projects

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Under current legislation, tax-exempt and other low cost financing solutions are not typically available for social infrastructure projects....more

Pullman & Comley, LLC

Opportunity Zone Benefits and Incentives for Developers, Promoters and Potential Investors

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The “Opportunity Zone” community development program was established by Congress in the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act to encourage long-term investments in low-income urban and rural communities nationwide. ...more

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Final Private Activity Bond Public Approval Regulations Streamline Notice Requirements

On December 31, 2018, the Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service released final regulations (the “Final Regulations”) relating to public approval requirements for tax exempt private activity bonds. The...more

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Questions and Answers from our Webinar Window of Opportunity: The IRS Issues Initial Guidance on Qualified Opportunity Zone Rules

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Below are questions submitted by the audience during our webinar Window of Opportunity: The IRS Issues Initial Guidance on Qualified Opportunity Zone Rules. The webinar was on November 2, 2018. Here’s the presentation from...more

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Columbus-Franklin County Finance Authority, partners earn CDFA Excellence in Development Finance Award

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The Columbus-Franklin County Finance Authority was given the 2018 Council of Development Finance Agencies’ (CDFA) Distinguished Development Finance Project Award for its work on the Bridge Park parking garage project in...more

Pierce Atwood LLP

Opportunity Zones: An Update

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The federal Opportunity Zone (OZ) program, created in December 2017, has been a major topic of discussion for investors, businesses, and project developers alike. It seems, however, that the utilization of the OZ program has...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Treasury Issues Proposed Regulations on Opportunity Zones

On October 19, 2018, the Internal Revenue Service (the “IRS”) and the Treasury Department issued proposed regulations relating to the new Opportunity Zone program....more

Goulston & Storrs PC

New IRS Regulations Issued: What’s Next for Opportunity Zones?

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Real estate developers, fund sponsors, and property owners have been eagerly awaiting guidance on the new Qualified Opportunity Zone ("QOZ") provisions included in last December’s Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. ...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Qualified Opportunity Zone Proposed Regulations Provide a Path Forward for Fund Formations, But Leave Many Questions for Another...

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Seyfarth Synopsis: On October 19, 2018, the U.S. Department of the Treasury released long-anticipated proposed regulations (the “Proposed Regulations”) relating to investments in Qualified Opportunity Zones (“QOZs”)....more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Opportunity Zones: New Guidance Sheds Light on How Private Equity Industry Can Take Advantage

• Proposed regulations issued on October 19 provide welcome guidance to asset managers regarding the formation of qualified opportunity funds (QOFs) that may provide investors with the following three tax benefits: (1)...more

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Opportunity Zone Investments: What You Need to Know and Potential Scenarios - A New Opportunity for Investors to Defer Taxable...

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• The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) on Oct. 19, 2018, issued much anticipated proposed regulations (the Proposed Regulations) and other guidance on tax benefits arising from investments in "qualified opportunity zones" that...more

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