This report was commissioned by the City of Evanston and disuses the use of TIF. This report was prepared by Seth Capron, Nick Federowicz, Eric Nyman, and Brandon Strong.

This whitepaper written by Kevin Thomson and Fail Werner-Robertson, which looks at the role of Tax Increment Financing in Omaha, NE

This report written by David Pettit on the common approaches for facilitating TIF and Public/Private Investments.

Local governments attempt to influence business location decisions and economic development through use of the property tax. This report by Richard Dye and David Merriman used an extensive data set for the Chicago metropolitan area that includes...

Richard Dye and David Merriman discuss the basics of TIF

The use of targeted economic development incentives—or selective financial and regulatory incentives to encourage particular firms to relocate or expand—has proliferated in recent decades. Matthew Mitchell, Daniel Sutter, and Scott Eastman discuss...

Al Rolek, Brandt Johnson, and Sean Lentz from the City of River Falls give a presentation on Tax Increment District (TID)

Tax Increment Finance 101 from Seth Hudson at Cedar Corp

Matthew Dregne from Stafford Roesenbaum LLP discusses TIF at the League of Wisconsin Municipalities

G. Mark Mamantov, Jeffrey Oldham, Jordana Nelson, and James Moneyhun Jr discuss TIF and property tax in Tennessee

The National Association of Realtors discuss TIF

David Bushek and Rich Wood from the Kansas City office of Gilmore and Bell P.C discuss TIF 101 for Municipalities

Drew Krogulecki from the Michigan Senate Fiscal Agency discuses TIF use in Michigan

Rebecca Mitich with Husch Blackwell discusses the new tax law, its implications on development finance with a special focus on Opportunity Zones and their potential impact in underserved communities.

Andrea Roschke with Von Briesen & Roper shares the boundary map for the Village of Mount Pleasant's proposed TID.

TIF is perennially one of the nation’s most effective and popular development finance tools, but also one of its most misunderstood and controversial. TIF is a very flexible, with multiple variations as to the specific revenue sources it can...

Keenan Rice from MuniCap & Alan Cason from McGuire Woods present on the latest trends in tax increment finance use in Maryland.

Tax increment finance is a popular development finance tool generally used to address blight, promote neighborhood stability and inspire district-oriented development. The first video in this collaborative series developed by ICSC and The CDFA...

The second video in this collaborative series developed by The International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC) and The Council of Development Finance Agencies (CDFA) outlines the variety of educational resources provided by the two organizations....

Tax Increment Financing (TIF) benefits municipalities by providing up-front financing for developments that would not otherwise occur without receiving this form of assistance. The standard is called the “but for” test. The third video in this...

A successful TIF is a partnership between the jurisdiction, community and the developer. The fourth video in this collaborative series developed by The International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC) and The Council of Development Finance Agencies...

The Joseph is a $75M project that included a 60,000-square-foot building with office and retail space, a 313-space garage and Art Museum in Columbus, Ohio. The fifth video in this collaborative series developed by The ICSC and The CDFA looks at the...

The Bridge Street District is a mixed-use development along the Scioto River in Dublin, Ohio that includes restaurants, shops, offices, and residential units, along with several community amenities including parking and a new library. The sixth...

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 Illinois are diverse, making TIF a very flexible...

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 Illinois are diverse, making TIF a very flexible...

TIF, also known as TIRZ in Texas, is a flexible tool with multiple variations as to the specific revenue sources it can generate and the different ways these revenues are used to support projects financings. During this webinar, presenters will...

Policy brief prepared by MZ Strategies, LLC for the McKnight Foundation Region and Communities Program. Each of the three case studies is discussed in the following pages with information pulled from financial materials, news articles and interviews...

This paper explores financial tools for investing in natural infrastructure to reduce current and future risks from flooding. The principal author of this report is Dr. Charles S. Colgan, Director of Research at the Center for the Blue Economy at...

George Durante, Transformative Development Fellow at Mass Development, highlights project examples and discusses the impact that pro-active catalytic investments can make while driving urban development and renewal.

Jeff Miller, Senior Economic Development Advisor at the Rhode Island Commerce Corporation, highlights project examples and discusses the impact that pro-active catalytic investments can make while driving urban development and renewal

Ramiro Albarran and Marc Armentrout from Preston Hollow Capital along with David Corbin from SMC Terminus Group, Laura Radcliff from Stifel Nicolaus & Company and Matt Samuelson and Eric Pinckney from Integral present on the complex financing and...

Chris Sheehan from Stifel, Emily Metzler from MuniCap and Mauricio Diaz from The Howard Hughes Corporation present on the financing package supporting the revitalization of downtown Columbia, MD.

Brett Doney from the Great Falls Montana Development Authority presents on the redevelopment of the West Bank Landing.

Ed Trumbull from ICF and Alicia Wilson from Sagamore Development Company present on the plan to fulfill the local workforce requirement of the record setting TIF approved for Port Covington.

Amanda Rhein from MARTA presents on transit-oriented development in Atlanta.

Unlocking Capital: A Handbook for Becoming a High Performing Development Finance Agency (Handbook) serves as a companion to the Practitioner’s Guide to help illuminate the structures of development finance agencies (DFAs), essential conduits to...

Tax Increment Financing, Special Assessment Districts, Management Districts and Public Improvement Districts have become powerful financing mechanisms to help communities concentrate development opportunities into targeted locations. Laura Radcliff...

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. Mathew Abraham of the New Jersey Economic...

At the Ohio Roundtable, we often focus on the successful projects around the state, but not every deal works out. So, what happens when a deal goes bad? Caleb Bell of Bricker & Eckler LLP, Martin Russell of Warren County Port Authority, and Paul...

While some development finance projects in Ohio are completed simply and quickly, many projects require a longer timeline. These complex, largescale projects often require a creative financing approach in order to reach completion. Irene MacDougal...

A STAR Bond is a tax increment financing program which allows city governments in Kansas to issue special revenue bonds that are repaid by all of the revenues received by the city or county from incremental increases in taxes within the designated...

Federal, state, and local funding for transportation is woefully inadequate to cover the costs of maintenance and improvements needed. Although this subject is often discussed on a national level, it often remains a local issue for local communities...

Tax Allocation Districts (TADs) are established to propel investment by financing redevelopment in blighted areas. In Georgia, these districts have catalyzed innovative growth and groundbreaking projects throughout the state. Courtney Knight of PFM...

New forms of tax increment financing have emerged to give local jurisdictions options to finance infrastructure and economic development projects. This primer was authored by CALED to give local governments and economic development organizations a...

Dee Wisor discusses the state's economic development finance climate, access to capital opportunities and the prospect for economic advancement. In addition, find out what development finance topics are being discussed in the statehouse and how the...

Tax increment financing is a flexible and creative financing tool that can support development projects throughout Colorado. The Arvada Urban Renewal Authority shares their successes of using TIF for a number of different projects including housing,...

In late 2012, more than a year after the tornado hit, the TIF Commission and the Joplin City Council approved the creation of a 23-year, 3,100 acre TIF district to help finance $806 million in redevelopment projects.

This report covers 474 TIF projects across 114 Missouri municipalities. It includes data on new jobs, retained jobs, tax dollars captured, anticipated project costs, and total TIF-reimbursable costs. This report will help to analyze the...

This report from Gilmore & Bell summarizes 10 state level economic development programs in Missouri. Included in this report is a legislative update on existing programs.

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. Herb Klein with Jacob & Klein explores the...