Film incentives continue to come under fire, with another study calling into question the economic benefits of these programs. This post reviews the study's results and approach and is part of an occasional series examining reports evaluating state and local economic development incentive programs.

Gov. Chris Christie vetoed legislation Wednesday that would have extended the sunset dates for all of New Jersey's urban enterprise zones another 10 years, arguing that the zones are in danger of becoming a "permanent subsidy."

This map from a local radio station shows the location and incentive amount of each TIF agreement in place in Louisville. At present, there are 19 tax increment financing agreements in place throughout Louisville, totaling nearly $2.5 billion in developer incentives.

The proposed $6.9 billion Port Covington development project in Baltimore would include the largest tax increment financing district in the city's history and would be financed in part with $660 million of bonds backed by the increased property tax revenues.

El Paso County approved a new PACE program. The programs relies on the county to guarantee the provisions and requirements of the program, but does not require any county funding. The loan is put into place as a lien on the land itself, and would be transferred to any new owner.

Last month, Pennsylvania's Department of Community and Economic Development offered Amazon $5 million from the Pennsylvania First program, $15 million in job-creation tax credits, plus $2.25 million in employee training - so long as Amazon creates 5,000 more jobs over the next three years.

At the start of the 1990s, Orange County, CA made some big bets on an early form of financial derivatives and it lost. It suffered major financial damage and eventually declared bankruptcy. But now the county is looking to borrow once again, and investors are primed to snatch up its new bonds at eye-poppingly high prices.

Piper Jaffray & Co. has agreed to pay a $12,500 fine after the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority found it submitted 23 disclosure documents related to primary offerings late to the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board's EMMA system.

The chair of a congressional panel looking into California's $64 billion high-speed rail project said it is time for voters to decide whether to rededicate the state bond funding they authorized for it toward alleviating the state's water woes.

This month's CDFA // BNY Mellon Development Finance Webcast Series, will explore the retail development market and provide guidance and insight on how best to support this economic development driver. Speakers will cover the market challenges, opportunities and financing resources available to public and private entities for catalyzing retail as economy.

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