Combining multiple incentives successfully requires attention to detail and often some creative structuring. Identifying program requirements and balancing the applicable incentives are steps that must be established early on for any potential...

As budgets are stretched and new rules are created, it can be difficult to pull together funding for necessary infrastructure improvements and community facilities. Fran Rood with SB Friedman Development Advisors presents case students and discusses...

One of the most popular topics at the Illinois Financing Roundtable is how tax increment financing is used to finance projects across the state. We'll feature that topic again this year, but with a twist. Maureen Barry of Ehlers Inc. explores the...

Combining multiple incentives successfully requires attention to detail and often some creative structuring. Identifying program requirements and balancing the applicable incentives are steps that must be established early on for any potential...

Combining multiple incentives successfully requires attention to detail and often some creative structuring. Identifying program requirements and balancing the applicable incentives are steps that must be established early on for any potential...

Transportation reinvestment zone (TRZ) that allows local governments to set aside local match contributions for the transportation projects most critical to their communities. TRZs create transportation project funding by capturing and leveraging...

Unique development financing solutions are increasingly sought after to complete projects of all sizes, and it is often necessary to find creative approaches that involve combining multiple financing tools. Sue Hounsel with the City of Dallas...

This report recommends ways that Hawaii state agencies can leverage transit-oriented development (TOD) to maximize benefits to the State of Hawaii.

The 2017 CDFA Michigan Financing Roundtable Webinar discusses the latest and greatest in Development Finance across the state. The webinar includes two sessions: Development Finance Current Events Review and The Michigan Bond Market. Experts, Craig...

This month’s CDFA // BNY Mellon Development Finance Webcast Series on Capturing the Success of High Performing DFA's featured Tim Fisher of CDFA, Paul Toth of Toledo-Lucas County Port Authority, Gary Smith of Chester County Economic Development...

Larry Kosmont from Kosmont companies look at the how enhanced infrastructure financing districts (EIFDs) and community revitalization and investment authorities (CRIAs) can be used to fill the TIF void in California.

Multiple funding sources were used to redevelop a rundown property located at a transit stop in order to support transit-oriented development.

Jennifer Kanalos, the Director of Board Administration of the Detroit Economic Growth Corporation, discusses Detroit's' brownfields and TIF districts.

Development Finance Authority, Mass Development, uses Public-Private Partnership, Bonds, TIF, Special Assessment, Brownfields Clean Up, and Tax Credits to redevelop the former Slaughterhouse District into the New Boston Landing.

James Moffett from Adams & Reese speak on TIF in Louisiana.

This report was put together by the California Association for Local Economic Development (CALED). The report discusses the New tax increment financing tools. Tax increment financing (TIF) tools work by transferring the property tax revenues that...

CALED created this TIF FAQ Guide to help answer some of the most common questions about California's new TIF tools.

Hugh Spitzer, member at Foster Pepper PLLC, covers Washington's constitutional limitations for economic development finance.

Emily Metzler of Muni-Cap & Chris Sheehan of Stifel to speak on Project-Based Financing in Virginia.

More than ever, Ohio port authorities are working together to complete deals and leverage their collective financing power. Jeffrey Bomberger (Squire Patton Boggs), George Sarkis (Roetzel & Anderss), Chris Burnham (Development Finance Authority o...

Mixed use development financing solutions are increasingly sought after to complete these large projects, and they often require a creative approach that involves combining multiple financing tools. Jake Wozniak (KeyBanc Capital Markets), Caleb Bell...

The approval and creation of Wilmington Air Park’s JUMP hangar was a huge win for Clinton County, creating around 260 jobs. In order to fund the hangar, Clinton County Port Authority had to be extremely creative and utilize a unique mix of financing...

Stephen M. Kraus and Alan Sun from McGuireWoods LLP present on TIF in Maryland

Anita Morrison from Partners for Economic Solutions (PES) talks about Underwriting for TIF in Maryland

Mike Herrington (Stites & Harbison PLLC) and Ryan Barrow (Commonwealth of Kentucky) explore trends in bond financing throughout the state. Of special focus is a look at Kentucky’s newly launched bond-backed job training program.

As budgets are stretched at all levels, it can be difficult to pull together funding for necessary infrastructure improvements. Kara Woods (City of Grand Rapids) and Ian Koffler (Miller, Canfield, Paddock, & Stone, PLC) examine case studies and...

TIF is perennially one of the nation’s most effective and popular development finance tools, but also one of its most misunderstood and controversial. The types of projects that TIF supports in Michigan is diverse, making TIF a very flexible...

Milwaukee is one of very few cities in the country to demolish a freeway to connect neighborhoods and open valuable land for development. Lori Lutzka, Mary Schanning, and Vanessa Koster (City of Milwaukee) explore recent and proposed Park East...

Tax Credits have been widely used in Wisconsin as a method to influence businesses to take certain actions, such as locating to specific underserved areas, rehabilitating historic properties, expanding business’ research and development, investing...

Presentation slides from the Brownfields Financing Webinar Series: Strategic TIF Structuring for Brownfields Redevelopment

Learn how to structure a TIF that eases the financial pressure on your brownfield project and how communities can blend the use of TIF with other financing tools to help bring your brownfields back into productive use.

This month’s CDFA // BNY Mellon Development Finance Webcast Series unlocked the financing tools that support new, expanding and relocating manufacturers.

This month’s CDFA // BNY Mellon Development Finance Webcast Series featured David Misky of the Redevelopment Authority of the City of Milwaukee, Bill Calderon of Hawes Hill Calderon LLP, and John Stoecker of California Municipal Finance Authority,...

This infographic from Smart Incentives illustrates how states can manage incentives for transparency and accountability. Administering incentive programs is not easy. Determining and reporting on results is harder. Smart Incentives breaks down each...

The purpose of this study was to examine the efficacy and efficiency of the city's economic development incentives as well as to answer basic questions on: dollar amount of incentive use, where and when incentives have been used, characteristics of...

HR&A Advisors was hired to conduct this study for Cincinnati. The study found that Cincinnati's incentive portfolio facilitates achievement of a number of core economic development objectives, but policies can be strengthened to improve alignment...

This Ohio focused webcast features a discussion on the recently passed the new Downtown Redevelopment District legislation (HB 233) that provides new tools, including property assessment and TIF-like provisions, available to rehabilitate historic...

Leslie Batchelor of the Center for Economic Development Law speaks on TIF

Cathy O'Connor from the Alliance for Economic Development of Oklahoma City speaks on Targeted Financing Strategies and the use of TIF in Oklahoma City.

This report from Michigan State University seeks to contribute to the current policy discussion on TIF reform by developing the blueprint for a comprehensive, state-level database on the scale, scope and structure of TIF activities in Michigan.

Herb Klein (Jacob & Klein LTD) discusses creative financing strategies at the local level, specifically combining a number of incentives. Peoria Heights, IL is explored as a case study.

Tom Weihe (Kutak Rock, LLP) discusses legislative updates related to TIF as well as how to combine TIF with other tools to see concentrated development and to spur private investment across the state.

Tracy Huggins (Denver Urban Renewal) presents a case study detailing the financing structure of TIF redevelopment in the city of Stapleton, Colorado.

This report from the Urban Land Institute outlines creative financing tools for smaller communities and provides several case studies from communities that are successfully implementing these strategies.

This guide from the U.S. EPA provides guidance and technical assistance to localities and brownfields practitioners on leveraging resources for brownfields revitalization. This guide explores how communities can prepare to successfully leverage...

Aaron March (White Goss Attorneys at Law) discuss Missouri Constitution Article X, Section 7 in the Show Me State.

Heather Brown (Economic Development Corporation of Kansas City) discuss how TIF is used in the Show Me State and the Bannister & I-435 Tax Increment Financing plan.

Andrew Murray (PGAV) discusses the Crestwood Mall Redevelopment and use of TIF.

The Urban Land Institute provides a series of case studies that illustrate how communities have used P3s and other financing mechanisms to improve the appearance and functionality of their infrastructure.

Sometimes called “NIZ Lite”, Pennsylvania's City Revitalization and Improvement Zones (“CRIZ”) is similar to the Neighborhood Improvement Zone (“NIZ”), but there are some key distinctions. One important distinction of the CRIZ program from the NIZ...