Powers Distributing Co. is now one of Michigan's largest private investors in clean, renewable energy - and the first beer distributor in the United States to participate in the Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) program.

The former Knapp's warehouse rehab project in Lansing has been approved for just over $1 million in brownfield tax incentives over a 20-year span by the Lansing Brownfield Redevelopment Authority.

Steve Curran, president and creative director of Harvest Creative Services, has been named board chairman of the Lansing Economic Area Partnership. He is replacing Steve Roznowski, president and CEO of Christman Co., as board chairman.

Detroit has cut assessments three years in a row, but the reduction announced Monday covers a broader portion of Detroit. The reduction comes as city officials conduct the first citywide property reassessment in almost 50 years.

The Downtown Development Authority wants to replace the tax increment financing district that expired in 2015 and generally covered the downtown area south of the southern-most leg of the Boardman River.

The Intro Bond Finance Course 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.

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