An amendment cleaning up the bill's language, and clarifying that a business subject to tax-increment financing wouldn't be eligible for the credit, passed the Frederick County Council 5-1 on Tuesday.

Gov. Larry Hogan has unveiled the 2017 Maryland Jobs Initiative, a comprehensive legislative package aimed at providing incentives for the creation of thousands of jobs and $5 million in strategic investments in education and workforce training to put even more Marylanders back to work.

The $62 million incentive package Gov. Larry Hogan and Montgomery County Executive Ike Leggett promised Marriott for building a new headquarters in Bethesda was tailor-made for the firm, down to the definition of who counts as an employee.

A 470-acre area in and around the University of Maryland campus has been designated as a RISE Zone that will offer tax breaks to some businesses within its borders, the Maryland Department of Commerce announced.

Harford County is close to finalizing its part of a $550,000 incentive package for a broad line food and paper products distribution company that expanded its Maryland operations to a site south of Aberdeen.

A downtown Hagerstown project is among eight recent recipients of state tax credits. According to a news release from the Maryland Historical Trust, $190,560 in tax credits was awarded to a project that will renovate the Ramacciotti/Professional Arts Building on the Public Square in downtown Hagerstown.

Gov. Larry Hogan announced his environmental agenda for the coming legislative session, proposing Maryland spend nearly $65 million over the next three years on tax incentives, job training and a "Green Energy Institute" at the University of Maryland.

The NMTC Coalition is sending a letter to Congress urging leadership to protect the New Market Tax Credit. Please consider signing their letter if you support this important development tool.

The Intro Bond Finance WebCourse provides an in-depth look at governmental and qualified private activity bonds, with a focus on industrial development bonds (IDBs), 501(c)(3) non-profit bonds, exempt facility bonds, and other special bond programs authorized by the federal government.

The Intro Tax Credit Finance WebCourse examines the application of tax credit programs in greater economic development finance efforts. This course will discuss the practical application of tax credit programs including brownfields, new markets, low income housing, historic preservation, and state-specific programs.

Join CDFA, our technical assistance partners, and experienced brownfield communities on March 9, 2016 from 2:00 – 3:30pm Eastern as we discuss Private Activity Bonds and how they can be used to compliment the redevelopment and cleanup of your brownfield project.