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
The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) was signed into law on July 4, 2025. As part of the OBBBA, Congress has recharged and permanently extended the tax benefits offered by the Qualified Opportunity Zone (QOZ) program. ...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
On December 22, 2017, Congress enacted the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (the “Tax Act”). The law created a new incentive to encourage long-term investment in the nation’s low-income areas. If a taxpayer invests eligible...more
Opportunity Zones (or OZs) may be the most talked about provision of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017. There are many twists and turns on the yellow brick road to completing an OZ project. This article sets forth the...more
In April, the Department of the Treasury released the much-anticipated second round of Treasury Regulations under section 1400Z-2 of the Internal Revenue Code (April Regulations). This article provides certain highlights of...more
The advent of Opportunity Zones (OZ) offers players in the private finance and real estate communities a new way to enjoy tax incentives while helping economically distressed areas. Recently, the IRS and the Treasury...more
The Opportunity Zones (“OZ”) incentive created in the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the “TCJA”) can be a powerful tool for many industries, as we discussed soon after the TCJA became law. The first set of proposed regulations...more
In the final hour of its 2019 legislative session, the Alabama Legislature passed a bill that should be a catalyst for the state’s efforts to recruit tech companies and to attract projects to rural communities. The bill also...more
A new tax incentive intended to stimulate investment in low-income communities known as opportunity zones has attracted significant attention from investors, developers, and business owners since its enactment under Section...more
On Dec. 22, 2017, the Qualified Opportunity Zone tax incentive program was signed into law as part of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017....more
Treasury Provides Additional Clarity on Opportunity Zones by Issuing Second Round of Proposed Regulations - On April 17, 2019, the U.S. Department of the Treasury issued its second set of proposed regulations (the “New...more
On April 17, 2019, the IRS released the second set of proposed regulations (REG-120186-18) which include guidance on a number of issues that the McAfee & Taft Economic Development, Tax Credits and Business Incentives...more
Offering significant tax breaks for investors, the federal Qualified Opportunity Zone (QOZ) program is an intriguing prospect for real estate developers and investors. However, the Treasury Department is still formalizing the...more
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
BACKGROUND - Sections 1400Z-1 and 1400Z-2 were added to the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”) by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. These new provisions to the Code introduce a multitude of new terms,...more
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
A new federal tax incentive enacted in the 2017 tax reform package may provide a boost to many new facilities, repowering projects, and storage facilities. Qualified equipment could include a variety of energy and materials...more
The 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act provides tax incentives for investments in “Opportunity Zones,” in an effort to promote economic development in selected communities. Investors can reduce by up to 15 percent taxes on existing...more
Congress enacted new tax incentives in the December 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act intended to spur targeted economic growth by driving long-term capital to distressed communities in the U.S. and its territories. U.S. taxpayers...more
On October 19, 2018, the IRS issued proposed regulations and other guidance on the eligibility and procedures for taxpayers to elect to defer capital gains by investing in economically distressed communities throughout the...more
The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act introduced a new tax-incentive program known as Qualified Opportunity Zones (QOZs). In 2018, governors of all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and the five U.S. possessions designated more than...more
• 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