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.

Kara Wood of the City of Grand Rapids, MI discusses the future of urban development in Michigan, as cities cope with the loss of long-standing programs.

Detroit's approach to dealing with recent, significant changes to Michigan's brownfield finance programs is covered by Brian Holdwick of the Detroit Economic Growth Corporation.

Steve Schoeny of Ice Miller LLP discusses tax credit programs and lays out necessary considerations to make throughout the tax credit finance process.

Robert Heard of Cimarron Capital Partners provides this overview of state programs to support angel, seed, and venture capital.

Gary Smith of Chester County Economic Development Council reviews the organization's programs to support economic development and capital access in the region.

Bill Avery of Wyoming Business Council presents access to capital programs throughout the state, including bonds, loan programs, and innovation finance.

This four-page guide from the Ohio Department of Development and JobsOhio provides a description of every economic development finance tool available at the state level.

Pennsylvania's Keystone Innovation Zone tax credits provide tradeable state credits to young companies. The program guidelines describe the program in detail.

This presentation from Scott Ziance of Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease overviews recent changes to the decision-making process for state development finance programs.

This report by Candi Clouse of Cleveland State University measures the economic impact of Ohio's film tax credits since their origination in 2009. Topics include a description of the credits, an overview of the film industry, and the analysis of the...

This annual report to the legislature by the MN Dept. of Employment and Economic Development describes the state's angel tax credit program and reviews the investments leveraged through the tax credits in 2011.

This annual report to the legislature by the MN Dept. of Employment and Economic Development describes the state's angel tax credit program and reviews the investments leveraged through the tax credits in 2011.

The State of Connecticut Dept. of Revenue Services created this Guide to the state's business tax credits, which provides summaries of all tax credits offered to businesses at the state level.

Project finance, the CDFA Policy Agenda, the EB-5 visa program, and a number of other development finance tools are covered in Development Finance Perspectives, Issue 1 | 2012. The cover of the issue features photos of projects from CDFA members....

Tax increment finance regulations are changing in a number of states, and Katie Kramer reviews several recent actions in this article from Development Finance Perspectives, Issue 1 | 2012. The article also includes a sidebar on changes to state tax...

This factsheet from the Michigan Economic Development Corporation overviews the state's tax credit for investments made in small businesses.

This report by SSTI reviews legislative actions affecting technology development and financing taken by the states during 2011. State agency restructuring, tax incentives, loan programs, and related developments are covered.

Mark Lundine of the Ohio Department of Development presented information on the Clean Ohio Fund, Brownfield Revolving Loan Fund, New Markets Tax Credits, and more.

This presentation by John C. Goheen of Ulmer Berne covers the Ohio Small Business Investment Tax Credit parameters.

This presentation from the Michigan Economic Development Corporation covers the agency's loan programs, including the Capital Access Program, Loan Participation Program, Collateral Support Program, and more. Program parameters and case studies are...

Written in conjunction with Ice Miller LLP, the Tax Credit Finance Reference Guide examines how to effectively apply tax credits to development opportunities, and explains the basics of tax credits and the fundamentals of using these tools. In...

This book from the Mississippi State Tax Commission provides details on every one of the state's tax incentives, exemption, and credit programs. These include bond debt service, export port charges, and investment tax credits, among many others.

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 Excel sheet is a calculator that businesses can use to calculate the potential tax credits and refunds they may receive by creating a certain number of jobs or making a specific level of investment. The file has separate tabs for different...

The Innovation Finance Reference Guide explores the growing seed, venture capital and angel investment industry. Written by Robert Heard of Cimarron Capital Partners and Jim Troxel of Development Capital Networks, this guide gives development...

Written by John Leith-Tetrault for the March 2011 issue of the Novogradac Journal of Tax Credits, this article reviews Cleveland's historic success with tax credits. Leith-Tetrault starts with Reagan's cuts to HUD and follows the growth of...

This policy plan was created for the Town of Ashland, MA by the Community Opportunities Group, Inc. The report provides an economic profile of Ashland, a review of previous community development efforts, and an analysis of market trends as...

This 2009 report by Ernst & Young details the New York State film credit program. The impact analysis reviews the costs of the tax cuts, the types of activities that earn credits, and the jobs and spending boosts from the films.

This 2009 report by Ernst & Young details the New Mexico film credit program. The impact analysis reviews the growth of the program, the costs of the tax cuts, the relationship between the program and tourism, and the jobs and spending boosts from...

This Incentives and Tax Guide breaks down available tax credits, job programs, and tax exemptions among other items available in the state of Oklahoma in 2011.

South Carolina's various tax credit programs are summarized in this document.

Bob Repine covers Oregon's various financing tools related to renewable energy in this presentation.

This fact sheet summarizes how the Virginia Small Business Financing Authority uses their New Markets Tax Credits Program to help existing businesses fund the purchase of real estate occupied by their companies and/or capital equipment used in their...

This report by the non-profit Tax Foundation looks at movie production incentives and tax credits offered by states. Since 2002, the number of states that offer some kind of movie production incentive has grown from five to 47. As state budgets have...

This presentation was given by ODOD staff at the OEDA Annual Summit on October 14, 2009. This presentation covers the changes in the Job Creation Tax Credit Program (JCTC), the changes in Job Retention Tax Credit Program (JRTC), the updates in the...

Matt Tuohy and Linda Peterson-Roe's presentation deals with Indiana's tax credit programs and the state's 21st Century Fund, which promotes high-tech and biotech startups.

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.

This brief was compiled by the Iowa Department of Revenue. It was created to help in the creation of a tax credits tracking and analysis system. It presents five different types of data pertaining to the use of tax credits in Iowa to help the state...

The Pennsylvania Department of Revenue, Bureau of Research, provides this report examining the state's Research & Development Tax Credit Program.

The Iowa Department of Revenue released this report as part of a project that created the Tax Credits Tracking and Analysis System. The goal of the system is to provide a repository for information concerning the awarding, usage and effectiveness of...

Ann Perry with the Missouri Department of Economic Development discusses some of the incentive programs used within the state to attract and retain businesses. This presentation describes the incentive programs including tax credits, tax...

The Iowa Department of Revenue established a tax credit tracking and analysis system to monitor tax credit awards and claims. The department also performs periodic evaluations of tax credit programs. This is the second such evaluation of the...

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 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 Rosenfeld, Director, Program Serves at the New Jersey Economic Development Authority, presents about New Jersey's Technology Business Tax Credit Program. This presentation explains the tax credit program, why it was created, the eligibility...

Squires, Sanders & Dempsy LLP compares the Ohio Rehabilitation Tax Credit program and the Federal Rehabilitation Tax Credit program. The guide succinctly compares the two programs using a question and answer format.

Stephen Ringlee discussed how Iowa uses state tax credits to finance economic development efforts at the CDFA Annual Summit.

State tax credits have become an extremely popular tool for encouraging investment and development in the local community. Every state currently has at least one tax credit program with many employing a package of diverse tools to address niche...