Each year, SSTI takes a look back at the past year’s activities in tech-based economic development and examines various policy and financing tools such as access to capital, tax incentives, tech hubs, education policy and much more.

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 describes...

PGAV shares their experience developing the plan for the first TIF district under Tennessee statute. This document describes project challenges, accomplishments, and PGAV's expertise in providing TIF consulting.

Natalie Cohen with Wells Fargo Securities explores municipal bond insurance from its inception to the recent decline. Cohen covers influential historic trends and looks at the renewed focus and opportunities offered by rising interest rates.

In 2011, the Appalachian Regional Commission commissioned this study of recent trends and availability of capital and credit for small businesses in the Appalachian Region. Many trends, data, and findings are highlighted throughout the lengthy...

The Athens-Clarke Co. Economic Development Foundation administers programs such as workforce development, technical assistance, site selection and tax incentives, and provides an overview of each in this brochure.

Created by state law in 2011, the NIZ is a special taxing district that encourages development and revitalization. This brochure is intended to introduce businesses to the NIZ, summarize their requirements and point them toward additional...

MarySue Barrett with the Metropolitan Planning Council gave this presentation on Cook County's work with TOD and Land Banking and what affect it had on real estate values.

This presentation gives a overview of Allentown's Neighborhood Improvement Zone (NIZ), including a map, benefits and challenges, and a context for the bigger picture.

This Tax Increment Financing report produced by Arizona PIRG Education Fund examines TIF models from definition to legislative measures and makes the case for increased transparency in local economic development subsidies.

GreenFinanceSF-Commercial is a Property Assessed Clean Energy, or PACE program, which allows commercial property owners to finance energy efficiency, renewable energy and water conservation improvements by applying a lien to the property. This...

Brookings highlights elected leaders and voters across the country that have turned to ballot measures to catalyze public investment in order to set their economies on the path to widely shared prosperity.

This report explores the use of local economic development incentives in northeastern Illinois, and focuses on their prevalence, structure, goals from the community perspective, types of firms receiving assistance, and the extent to which they...

Skip Simms with Ann Arbor SPARK describes the benefits to the economy that entrepreneurs provide and lays out details of a number of state loan programs for business acceleration, including the Emerging Technologies Fund and matching funds for DOE,...

Chris Paladino with New Brunswick Development Corporation presents on various P3 projects that have transformed the nature of the tool by taking on a new shape.

This example of a TID economic feasibility study provides project background and study approach, business park market analysis, retail market analysis, residential market analysis, and TID revenues and bond capacity for a proposed district within...

In this edition of Future Structure, experts focus on the strong connectivity between city infrastructure systems, financing future infrastructure, public-private partnerships, and energy strategy in state and local governments.

Bernardi Securities recently hosted a webinar to dive deeper into municipal disclosure issues, as well as the reemergence of bond insurance as a viable option for some issuers.

Dallas' many programs to encourage redevelopment are explained here by Sue Hounsel with the City of Dallas Office of Economic Development. Highlights are: business recruitment/retention tools, TIFs and PIDs, bond program funding for economic...

Amanda Rhein with Invest Atlanta describes a few of the programs available to help with redevelopment in the city, including NMTCs, PACE bonds, and TADs.

Partnership Gwinnett was created as an initiative of the Gwinnett Chamber to encourage economic development. Some of their tools for redevelopment are described here by Nick Masino, including CIDs, Redevelopment Powers ACT & TADs, Opportunity Zones,...

An economic analysis published by Moody's examines the fiscal impacts over the next decade of several parts of the president's fiscal 2014 budget proposal, including changes regarding the tax treatment of municipal bonds.

Lew Milford of the Clean Energy Group highlights developing trends and novel approaches to clean energy finance on a national scale.

The City of New York is coordinating various programs and services to help businesses impacted by Hurricane Sandy. These programs include recovery loans, matching grants, and a fee waiver program, summarized in this brochure.

SB Friedman shares how tax-increment financing can be used to address reduced funding sources for transportation and a number of detailed case studies in Illinois.

Vice President of RKG Associates shares a detailed approach to project and market feasibility studies to support revitalization efforts. The presentations includes project approach, considerations, project examples, and deliverables.

SB Friedman created a resource guide detailing economic incentive agreements, also known as sales tax sharing agreements. The objective of these agreements is to provide a source of funds to make high impact projects feasible that would otherwise...

CMAP has examined the use of various incentive tools, such as tax increment financing (TIF), sales tax rebates, property tax abatements, and Cook County property tax incentives, focusing on their prevalence, structure, associated community goals,...

The City of Houston has supplemental funds available for the redevelopment of brownfields. This application is for property impacted by the presence or potential presence of a hazardous substance, pollutant, or contaminant, and located within the...

This document, the Detroit Strategic Framework published December 2012, articulates a shared vision for Detroit’s future, and recommends specific actions for reaching that future. The vision resulted from a 24-month-long public process that drew...

This paper explores how Business Improvement Districts dissolve public–private complexities to create new hybrid partnerships for mutually beneficial community and business development.

PACENow brings this case study under the microscope, detailing how the Port Authority acquired a multi-tenant office building and gave it an energy overhaul, leading to an immediate cost savings.

Creative placemaking is an increasingly popular strategy for transforming physical and social characteristics of a neighborhood or region. This paper summarizes two decades of placemaking studies, drawing on economic research and case studies.

ACEEE's report profiles recent examples in the residential, commercial, industrial, agricultural, and municipal sections with promising partnership models for joint water and energy utility-run programs.

Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli explains some principles of P3 financing in this presentation, and reiterates the theme that "private financing does not alter the fact that the entire cost of public infrastructure will always be borne by the public."

This report, authored for Lane County Economic Development, presents research on the purpose of business incentives, what kinds of business incentives are common practice for economic development purposes, and the impacts, both positive and...

The RSF Social Alliance published this report to identify problems with our current food systems and to present opportunities to increase the flow of capital for the creation and rebuilding of a healthier local food industry.

The National Association of Home Builders discusses challenges to financing infrastructure efficiently and effectively without creating barriers to housing affordability. The Association shares resources and explores development finance tools such...

ACEEE's 2013 City Energy Efficiency Scorecard ranks 34 of the most populous U.S. cities on their policies, actions, and implementation process to advance energy efficiency. The data highlights local actions that have resulted in excelling energy...

Act 47 provides loan and grant funds to financially distressed local governments as well as technical assistance to formulate financial recovery plans.

Saginaw Future, a local public-private economic development agency dedicated to fostering quality job creation, wraps up a few popular Local, State, and Federal financing tools into this easy-to-navigate overview.

The City of Eugene's Business Development Fund (BDF) provides assistance to new and existing businesses via the federal Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program.

During an interactive workshop for smart growth, speakers from regional planning commissions around the country discuss how to successfully implement smart growth strategies and capitalize on regional opportunities.

Christine Nelson with Team Northeast Ohio explores the potential of regional collaborations and discusses how they can be key to propelling development finance to the next level.

Bill Webster with the City of Columbus shares how Tax Increment Financing (TIF) has become a powerful financing mechanism to help the city concentrate development opportunities in targeted areas.

The Business Development Fund (BDF) has been created to encourage business development and expansion in the City. The intent of the Program is to use the BDF in targeted redevelopment areas for projects that create or retain jobs, especially for low...

Kip Wahlers with Ice Miller provides detailed information on bond finance in Ohio. Wahlers explores programs from the state level down and the various programs that are supported through bonds. Additionally, Wahlers provides several case studies...

Chad Munitz with 3CDC discusses the efforts his organization is making to revitalize one of the oldest neighborhoods in Cincinnati. Munitz also discusses various community development initiatives and just how far Over-the-Rhine has come over the...

Kevin Moyer with the Toledo-Lucas County Port Authority (TLCPA) shares how TLCPA is working with private partners, creating local energy strategies and policies, and utilizing bonds to support clean energy and energy efficiency investments.

Andy Holzhauser with Greater Cincinnati Energy Alliance (GCEA) shared and overview of GCEA's efforts to provide energy efficiency programs in the Cincinnati region, as well as residential and commercial program information.