Regulatory Ramblings: Episode 75 - Rethinking Hong Kong’s Startup Ecosystem and Its Legal Foundations with Syed Musheer Ahmed, Joshua Chu, and David Cameron
Public-Private Partnerships to Stem Corruption
Unveiling Georgia’s Electric Mobility Success Story With Virginia Sengewald — TAG Infrastructure Talks Podcast
A Deep Dive Into Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment With Scott D. Woods — TAG Infrastructure Talks Podcast
Private-Public Investment in Infrastructure: Community Improvement in the Atlanta Area With Kim Menefee — TAG Infrastructure Talks Podcast
The Evolving Landscape of Public Private Partnerships With Debra Lam of the Partnership for Inclusive Innovation - TAG Infrastructure Talks Podcast
An Overview of P3s, CIDs and Smart Cities With Malaika Rivers - TAG Infrastructure Talks Podcast
The State of Cyber: Breaking Down Recent Rules and Regulations
Cyber in 2022: What Happened and What is Coming
Episode 17 | Public-Private Collaboration as a Means to Economic Development - A Blueprint from the Shaker Heights Development Fund
Episode 11 | Spurring Economic Growth in Northeast Ohio: A Conversation with Bill Koehler of Team NEO
Leaders Moving Business Forward with Jelena Madir of Gavi
Challenges for Infrastructure Projects in the Current Environment
[WEBINAR] Housing and Land Use Legislative Update
[WEBINAR] Innovative Partnerships to Overcome Housing Challenges in Communities
Transbay Tower Groundbreaking
Former Congressman Steve Bartlett Joins the LEVICK Team
PACE leaves your current tax revenues intact. Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) financing is an economic development tool that does not subtract or redirect a political subdivision’s existing tax revenues. Many economic...more
The One Big Beautiful Bill Act, signed into law on July 4, authorizes tax-exempt bond financing for spaceports, treating them similarly to bonds issued by public authorities for airport improvements. This new category of...more
Recent legislation in Florida, combined with recent provisions in the federal budget, promotes Florida's reputation and role as a welcoming environment for the space industry. Federal lawmakers from Florida, the Florida...more
It is that time of the year again, and the Florida Legislature is gearing up for the start of the 2025 session, which begins on March 25. Over 360 bills have been filed but there are few bills that merit special attention as...more
Last year, the Florida Legislature enacted HB 781, expanding the statutory framework for public-private partnerships (P3s) in Florida. As we explained in a prior blog post, the amendments to Section 255.065 of the Florida...more
Local and state elected officials, community stakeholders, private developers, and employers are grappling with Ohio’s recognized lack of high-quality, workforce-attainable housing options. While Ohio has been successful in...more
A number of municipalities have recently issued, or are contemplating, competitive solicitations for public-private partnerships (“P3s”) to deliver new municipal facilities, typically as part of a transformative “town center”...more
On June 12, 2024, the City of Miami Gardens passed an ordinance that updates its municipal code to reflect new processes for unsolicited proposals and Public-Private Partnerships (“P3”) now allowed by statute. As we have...more
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis recently signed a bill into law that will enable procurement authorities in Florida to accept unsolicited proposals for public-private partnerships (P3s) without undertaking a public bidding...more
The Florida Legislature recently amended Section 255.065, Florida Statutes (P3 Law) pursuant to House Bill (HB) 781, which is expected to become effective on July 1, 2024. HB 781 provides responsible public entities (e.g.,...more
The Build America Bureau (Bureau) of the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) released on March 11, 2024, a Notice of Funding Opportunity for the new Innovative Finance and Asset Concession Grant Program (IFACGP)....more
Florida is a state that has embraced Public-Private Partnerships (P3s) as a delivery model and, as such, has developed a statutory framework for not only enabling but facilitating P3s....more
Public-Private Partnerships (P3s) are an increasingly common method of delivering public infrastructure. When structured properly, P3s allow governments to leverage private-sector expertise and resources to deliver essential...more
The world of transportation has seen significant advancements in recent years, and one such innovation is the micro-transit system. This article will provide a comprehensive overview of what a micro-transit system is, how it...more
Earlier this month, the Biden administration agreed to provide financial support to Brightline West, which will be a privately operated high-speed inter-city rail system connecting Las Vegas and Southern California. As its...more
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
We have previously written about opportunities for public-private partnerships (P3s) for the development of social infrastructure (i.e., city halls, libraries, courthouses, and other government buildings), and also how P3s...more
Fort Lauderdale has reached financial close this year on a new P3 project that is slated to bring a new water treatment plant online by 2026. An article published on Partnerships Bulletin highlighted the “can-do” approach by...more
In 2013, the Florida Legislature passed the Public-Private Partnerships ("P3") Act, currently codified as Section 255.065, Florida Statutes, authorizing the use of P3s in a broad range of infrastructure projects at the local...more
Deemed to be a “once-in-a-generation investment in our infrastructure,”[1] the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (H.R. 3684) is expected to be signed into law by President Biden in the coming days, ending a nearly three...more
Great things can happen when government and the private sector combine forces to address a problem that neither can effectively address on its own. Nick Fedor, Executive Director of the Shaker Heights Development Corporation,...more
Frantz Ward is proud to partner with Team NEO, the business and economic development organization focused on accelerating economic growth and job creation throughout the 18 counties of Northeast Ohio. Bill Koehler, the...more
Earlier this month, Bilzin Sumberg’s South Florida Redevelopment Conference engaged hundreds of real estate developers, government staff and officials, architects, engineers, and construction professionals from 12 different...more
At this year’s South Florida Redevelopment Conference, Bilzin Sumberg hosted a number of industry leaders to discuss all things South Florida real estate and development. Bilzin Sumberg Partner Eric Singer spoke with Guy...more
Members of Congress are already seizing on the moment of rebuilding to re-enter a bipartisan bill to stimulate infrastructure development through public-private partnerships. ...more