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By Evans Paull
Tax Increment Financing (TIF), once considered on the cutting edge of economic development incentives, now serves as a mainstream tool in most parts of the country. The connection between brownfield projects and TIF financing works in certain circumstances, but it could have more widespread application, even reaching some weak-market and upside-down sites, if state brownfield financing vehicles were specifically designed to complement local TIFs.
Several states have taken the lead in structuring such programs, notably Illinois, Michigan, Connecticut and Wisconsin. Other states should consider state-facilitated TIF financing as an effective and efficient means to improve their brownfield programs and obtain cleanup-redevelopment results.
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Renewal Magazine
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Industry Profiles
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Rick Booth St. Louis, Mo.
National Leader for Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, and Legal Market Sector, Golder Associates Inc.
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H. Keith DuBois Concord, New Hampshire
Brownfields Program Coordinator, New Hampshire Dept. of Environmental Services (NHDES)
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Sara Harris Los Angeles, Calif.
Attorney and shareholder, Rutter Hobbs & Davidoff
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Whitepapers
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by Jody Kass, Laura Truettner, John Fleming, and Jeff Jones
The new report by New Partners for Community Revitalization (NPCR) shows how New York State is revitalizing neighborhoods plagued by multiple brownfield sites, while stimulating economic growth and creating local jobs.
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By Jody Kass, Laura Truettner, John Fleming, Jeff Jones
Brownfields redevelopment policy in New York is in transition as the area-wide approach emerges as an innovative tool for urban revitalization. |
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by Laura Truettner
In April, 2011, New York State awarded $6.5 million in new grants under its landmark Brownfield Opportunity Areas (BOA) program, bringing the total state investment in BOA to $34 million. |
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