The Appalachian Regional Commission released this report which is an assessment of food system infrastructure, access to capital for entrepreneurs, education, and regional capacity in the Appalachian region.

Anita Molino with Bostonia Partners discusses Energy Efficiency (EE) & Renewable Energy (RE) financing best practices including energy financing basics, issues with aggregation, markets, cost of capital, public-private partnerships, and case studies.

Harbor Point is a new 3 million square-foot master-planned mixed-use community located on a waterfront site in Baltimore Maryland. The massive project will generate $920M of private investment from $106.9M of TIF bonds to finance necessary public...

Gregory Cole at Maryland Department of Business & Economic Development discussed the state's SSBCI programs and the outreach strategies.

Pew Center on the States evaluates how states across the country are effectively spending money to spur growth and jobs. Pew emphasizes the importance of regular program evaluation and comparative research.

Stephen Auvil of Maryland Technology Development Corporation reviews the entity's programs to support innovation throughout the state.

This presentation by Gregory Cole of Maryland Dept. of Business and Economic Development covers business loans, investment funds, and tax-exempt bonds provided by the Department.

The Prince George's Financial Services Corporation produced this factsheet outlining the program criteria for the county's economic development loan fund.

This chart from the Maryland Dept. of Business & Economic Development provides basic information for every loan-related program offered in the state.

The Maryland Dept. of Business & Economic Development is working hard to provide capital access assistance to under-served markets. This presentation covers the general programs and partnership outreach efforts of the Department.

The Maryland Dept. of Business & Economic Development is using State Small Business Credit Initiative Funds to support a number of credit enhancement programs, as covered in this presentation.

This program overview for the Maryland Venture Fund covers the requirements for challenge investments and the enterprise investment fund. The programs were approved for funding through the Treasury's State Small Business Credit Initiative.

This report covers the best energy policies, including a lengthy section on financing programs, from many states and cities. Each program type is illustrated by at least one case study. The report was produced by the Renewable Energy & Energy...

This Maryland Economic Development Commission report suggests a five-year plan for state policies and practices in order to improve economic development in the state. The report provides a detailed analysis of the state, challenges, and potential...

This is the complete State Small Business Credit Initiative application for the state of Maryland. The approved application covers four programs and allows the state to leverage a variety of access to capital tools, including loan guarantees,...

This report from a team of Rutgers University researchers examines the economic impact of the federal historic tax credit (HTC). Much of the attention in the report is devoted to the amount of money spent on, and because of, HTCs. Five detailed case...

This document outlines the Old Takoma Business Association's RLF program. The programs aims to provide loans with less paperwork than commercial loans and equal or less interest than commercial loans, and to encourage environmentally sustainable...

This is the application for businesses to apply to the City of Salisbury, MD's Downtown Revolving Loan Fund.

This fact sheet covers the Montgomery County Home Energy Loan Program, a property assessed clean energy (PACE) revolving loan fund.

This document is the application for businesses to apply to the Calvert County, MD Economic Development Incentive Fund.

In an effort to improve county performance, the Montgomery County Council commissioned this report to compare the county to a neighboring county that is leading the charge in economic development: Fairfax County. The report compares the counties...

In this case study prepared by the Northeast-Midwest Institute, Montgomery Park serves as a model using a HUD 108 loan to fill a gap in a private development project. When HUD 108 is used to finance a speculative real estate project, there is a risk...

Frank Dickson from the Maryland Department of Business & Economic Development discusses the Maryland Venture Fund in this presentation.

The state of Maryland has published this guide for businesses to better understand the various tax credit programs available to them. Maryland currently offers more than 20 different business tax credits.

The Maryland Department of the Environment released this manual to introduce and explain the state's brownfields revolving loan fund. Included in the manual is an overview of the program, loan and grant requirements, as well as various applications.

Keenan Rice, president of MuniCap, Inc. and James Peiffer, with the Maryland Department of Transportation discuss the use of tax increment finance for the Savage Towne Center project. The presentation discusses Maryland's Transit Oriented...

Howard County, Maryland has drafted these guidelines to establish the process for which the county will consider reviewing and authorizing TIF financing for public infrastructure projects.

Maryland's Department of Business and Economic Development has prepared this fact sheet to explain the Maryland Research and Development Tax Credit program. The fact sheet explains both the Basic R&D and Growth R&D tax credit programs.

Maryland's Department of Business & Economic Development provides this fact sheet to outline its Job Creation Tax Credit Program. The fact sheet provides an overview of the program and eligibility requirements.

Maryland's Department of Business & Economic Development provides this fact sheet to given a basic overview of the state's enterprise zone tax credit program.

Maryland's Department of Business & Economic Development provides this fact sheet to explain the One Maryland Tax Credit Program.

Wyatt Shifflet, Director, Financing Programs at the Maryland Department of Business & Economic Development discusses some of the state tax credit programs. This presentation highlights Maryland's Enterprise Zone, One Maryland, Job Creation,...

John Stalfort of Miles & Stockbridge P.C. and Jennifer LeGrand of Vinson & Elkins LLP discuss key principles and approaches for the creation of site-specific and area-wide TIF districts. Furthermore, the presentation looks at public policy...

Ken Powell of Stone & Youngberg LLC discusses case study examples of how TIF, special assessment districts, credits and overlays have worked to help transform communities in the Atlantic states, and along the West Coast.

Keenan Rice of MuniCap, Inc. and Tim Pula of Struever Bros. Eccles & Rouse, Inc. discuss case study examples of how TIF has been utilized for several projects in Baltimore. The presentation also discusses Baltimore's policies and principles for...

D. Gregory Cole of the Maryland Industrial Development Authority presents a case study about how MIDA was able to help finance the purchase of a brick manufacturer and save 50 jobs. The presentation discusses the complicated financing package.

Tim Chapin examines the impact of two major sports facility construction projects and their economic impact on the surrounding areas. As the article states: “Evidence indicates that sports facilities offer opportunities to catalyze...

This article looks to identify best practices in land bank operation. The authors look at several case study cities including land bank programs in city of Cleveland, OH; Genesee County Land Bank Authority (Flint, MI); city of Baltimore, MD;...

Cities across the country are implementing tax credit programs which impact local economic development and make a real difference. The City of Baltimore has put various credits to the test on a daily basis to create growth and opportunity and to...

Presentation by Dianna Lewis from the Enterprise Community Loan Fund about the financing program in place that encourage green development and investment. Includes options for finance professionals seeking assistance with green projects. This is a...

Presentation by Ken Powell & Stephen E. Heaney from Stone & Youngberg on their model of combining tax increment finance and special district financing.

Enabling legislation for tax increment financing in Maryland.

The report demonstrates that, despite significant challenges, older core cities can become economically competitive places where all residents can participate and prosper. It looks at five cities, including Baltimore, Cleveland, Detroit,...