The Texas Municipal League Legislative Policy Committee on Revenue and Finance provides an overview of the League's position on legislation for the year ahead. The guidebook includes the overview of framework and philosophy used to develop positions...

This article by Richard Briffault focuses not on the pros and cons of TIF, but on why TIF has become so widespread and what the debate about TIF tells us about the American local government system.

This presentation from Lean & Green Michigan gives a short overview of how PACE can be an innovative way to help businesses save money, create jobs, and grow the tax base.

The Chester County Industrial Development Authority (CCIDA) provides federal tax-exempt financing for farmers for the purchase of land, buildings, improvements, machinery, and equipment.

Karl Marschel with Bryan Cave shares his experience with Indiana's TIF law and standard practice, including necessary steps to enacting a TIF, what can be funded, and other considerations.

Rob Rose with the Chicago Community Loan Fund presents this overview of the Small Contractor Bridge Program, which offers working capital to small construction businesses that bid on public works contracts.

Sid Inman with Ehlers describes TIF law and standard practice in the State of Wisconsin, including procedures, qualifications, and eligible project costs.

The Georgia Land Bank Resource Manual was prepared to provide education about land banks and land banks in Georgia. It can also provide assistance to counties and municipalities in Georgia looking to deal with tax delinquent, substandard,...

Maureen Barry with Ehlers details the statues and standard practice regarding tax increment financing in Illinois, covering types of TIF, eligible expenses, and issues and trends.

John Brancaglione with PGAV discusses the use of TIF in Missouri: its duration, revenue sources, and other statutes which affect its use as an economic development tool.

Finance Fund is a statewide financial nonprofit that connects community redevelopment projects in underserved markets with public and private sources of capital. This presentation by Finance Fund for Van Wert, OH shows how economic development works...

A Business Improvement District (BID) or a Principal Shopping District (PSD) allows a municipality to collect revenues, levy special assessments and issue bonds in order to address the maintenance, security and operation of that district. This fact...

Livingston County Department of Planning prepared this Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) to bring the public, private, education and not-for-profit sectors together to create an economic roadmap to a diverse and strong local economy.

The Beyond Bankruptcy project gleans insight into municipal distress by looking at these cities as a group; describing trends in urban finance structures; and considering the similarities and differences across these cities. This recap of the first...

San Diego Regional EDC analyzes key economic metrics that are important to understanding the regional economy and San Diego’s standing relative to other major metropolitan areas in the U.S. This issue covers data from the October 2013-January 2014...

This report, prepared for the Northern California Institute for Research and Education, the research arm of the San Francisco Veterans Affairs Medical Center (SFVAMC), assesses the potential for the VA to pilot an alternative financing and execution...

PGAV Planners produced this concise case study highlighting the Arnold Commons project in Arnold, Missouri. PGAV shares project details primarily focused on the tax increment financing elements of the project.

David Wallace of Wallace Bajjali Development Partners, LP examines various case studies involving the implementation of P3 projects in the region.

Bill Calderon with Hawes Hill Calderon LLP discusses how MMDs drove TIRZ creations and special district collaborations in Central Houston and the Downtown District.

The Development Finance Authority of Summit County published their 2013 Annual Report to communicate their involvement in financing recent projects, along with new programs, advocacy work and a financial statement.

The National Association of Counties released this short document to highlight keys to engaging stakeholders in community and economic development strategies and projects.

Kevin Price with the University of Southern Maine identifies and presents major trends in municipal TIF practices in Southern Maine and how policies governing TIFs are affecting the overall performance, compliance, frequency of use and more.

The National League of Cities explores the economic impact of place making in key communities across Arizona. The report highlights successful elements and a number of case studies.

Fitch Ratings released this special report which analyzes and rates migration and default experience of Fitch-rated U.S. public finance securities in 2013.

This report by the Office of Budget and Policy Analysis describes trends in the New York’s capital spending over the past decade, and projections for such expenditures in coming years. The report concludes with offering recommendations for reform.

This whitepaper by Advanced Energy Economy examined the range of financing programs offered and administered by various state agencies in California, which agency had oversight over each program, and how the offerings of the different programs...

The Philadelphia Industrial Development Corporation offers this factsheet describing their grant and low-interest loan financing for public and private infrastructure improvements.

The Monahans Main Street Association Economic Restructuring Committee has prepared a Small Business Toolkit which includes financing options.

The California Reinvestment Coalition (CRC) is a statewide membership organization of more than 300 nonprofit community-based organizations and public agencies. This report by the CRC shows that today’s bank lending to small businesses shows only...

S.B. Friedman published this summary detailing how Economic Incentive Agreements (also known as "Sales Tax Sharing Agreements") work, along with required findings, eligible costs and other considerations.

The PASCO Economic Development Council released a guidelines and procedures document on Industrial Development Revenue Bond Financing, including how the tool works and qualifications.

The Northwest Economic Research Center (NERC) investigated the effect of the tax structure on residential sale prices as part of ongoing efforts to understand the impacts of Oregon’s property tax system on local governments. Specifically, they...

Early in recovery, the Portland metropolitan area was responsible for nearly all jobs gained statewide. This changed in 2013. Portland continued to add jobs at a steady and healthy rate, however other areas including Bend and Medford began adding...

This study by the OSPIRG Foundation examines the third annual update of the reports made available by the law on the Oregon Transparency Website in 2014. It evaluates how well transparency requirements for economic development tax subsidies are...

Green Energy Ohio offers this comprehensive collection of clean energy financing tools available to residents and businesses in Ohio, as well as summaries of each funding type.

This guide from Bricker & Eckler and Argus Growth Consultants outlines the array of tools with which Ohio economic development practitioners can stimulate development to occur in their communities.

Toby Rittner with CDFA breaks down tax increment financing (TIF), the process of creating TIF districts, special assessments and districts, the tool's ability to catalyze investment, best practices when implementing TIF, and much more.

The Appalachian Regional Commission commissioned this report to examine innovative projects that demonstrate benefits to rural and underserved communities. The case studies encompass energy, healthcare, manufacturing, and local food systems.

Interpreting language from the Ohio Revised Code 715.691, this summary outlines the major provisions of a Joint Economic Development Zone (JEDZ), including qualified entities, purpose, how they levy income taxes and other rights and restrictions.

This factsheet from the OSU Extension explains Joint Economic Development Districts (JEDDs), how they are formed, how they work, advantages and what they can do for a township, city or village.

The 2013 Feature Film Production Study by FilmL.A. analyzes a sample of 108 US. feature films released theatrically last year, identifying where they were filmed, how much was spent to produce them and how many jobs they sustained during production....

The Center for Community Progress describes the new idea of 'placemaking' in a historical context and provides a number of highly successful case studies that demonstrate the social and economic benefits of implementing placemaking initiatives.

PGAV Planners produced this brief case study to demonstrate how tax increment financing was utilized to attract development and reinvigorate St. Joseph, Missouri's downtown corridor.

In this presentation, Frank Ford, Senior Policy Advisor with the Thriving Communities Institute in Cleveland, outlines the findings, challenges and recommendations that came out of recent studies done on the vacant property rehab market in Ohio.

The City of Philadelphia, Philadelphia Industrial Development Corporation (“PIDC”) and The Reinvestment Fund (“TRF”) are offering the EnergyWorks Loan Fund to provide financing to support energy efficiency retrofits projects for businesses and...

The City of Savannah's 2013-2017 Consolidated Housing and Community Development (HCD) Plan is a comprehensive plan addressing the City's housing, homelessness, and non-housing community development needs for the five-year period. The plan highlights...

This paper analyzes three options that have been popular choices of Florida communities to help develop their economies, and quantifies the direct, indirect, and induced jobs that can be expected, in order to predict the likely effects of those...

Gust Rosenfeld provides an overview of private activity bonds, opportunities they present for state and local governments, compliance requirements, project eligibility, volume cap, and federal and state law.

Robert Murray with Harris Beach presents how New York's innovative PILOT Increment Financing (PIF) has solved many of the statutory challenges of the state's TIF law, while still offering the same benefits of TIFs.

In the wake of Hurricane Sandy, Mayor Michael Bloomberg championed a plan which would increase the city's ability to weather such storms in future instances. This plan encompasses economic recovery, infrastructure needs, rebuilding plans and...