Finance & Banking, Business Organization, Zoning, Planning & Land Use

Public-Private Partnerships A Winning Strategy

by Albert E. Dotson, Jr. | Bilzin Sumberg Baena Price & Axelrod LLP on 4/5/2013

The global recession was unkind to communities across the United States and around the world. Facing diminished tax bases, frozen capital markets and a reduction in federal and state funding, many local governments shelved...more

What is Enterprise Florida?

by Messer & Caparello, P.A. on 3/29/2013

With the establishment of the 1982 Enterprise Zone Program, Florida became one of the first states in the country to enact an economic revitalization program offering investment assistance, tax advantages and regulatory...more

New Report Identifies $2.5 Billion-Plus in Delaware Valley Infrastructure Funding Needs

by Ballard Spahr LLP on 11/8/2012

The Greater Philadelphia area's ability to thrive in the 21st century depends largely on rebuilding and remodeling the region's aging infrastructure network. According to "Connections 2040: Transportation Investment...more

Fannie Mae Provides Guidance Regarding Chicago Vacant Property Ordinance and Payment of Homeowners’ Association Dues and Condo...

by BuckleySandler LLP on 4/16/2012

On April 11, Fannie Mae published Servicing Guide Lender Letter LL-2012-04, which follows up on a previous notice regarding the City of Chicago’s (the City) vacant property ordinance. Effective May 1, 2012, servicers will be...more

$3.6 Billion dollars has recently been announced as awarded by the Treasury to New Market Tax Credits allocates

by Reed Smith on 3/8/2012

The New Markets Tax Credit (“NMTC”) program is administered by Treasury Department’s Community Development Financial Institutions (“CDFI”) Fund. The program is designed to stimulate job creation, and encourage investment in...more

Pennsylvania and West Virginia Move Tax-Break Bills to Lure Petrochemical Plant, Hundreds of Jobs

by Duane Morris LLP on 3/1/2012

Originally published in Marcellus Shale Law and Policy Update A legislative proposal that would expand Pennsylvania's tax-incentive zones is one of the lures the state is using to convince Shell Oil Company to...more

Florida Investor Resource: The Miami Downtown Development Agency

by Rosa Eckstein Schechter on 10/7/2011

For investors in Mexico, Israel, Brazil, Canada, or elsewhere, considering real estate investment in South Florida, there is a local resource that should prove very helpful to them: the Miami Downtown Development...more

New Economic Transformation and Facility Redevelopment Tax Credits Provide Additional Economic Incentives for Areas of New York...

by Phillips Lytle LLP on 9/15/2011

The New York State FY 2011-12 budget provides targeted, location-based tax incentives for areas affected by the closure of prison and juvenile justice facilities. Eligibility for the benefits is confined generally to the...more