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Susan Boyle
We told you back in November about New York State's new approach to redevelopment funding. Ten Regional Economic Development Councils competed for $785 million. Each Council's economic and investment plans emphasized business, location, and natural resource strengths as well as academic and business partnerships. So, who are the big winners? Long Island, central New York (around Syracuse), western NY (around Buffalo), and the Adirondacks each received $100 million (the other 6 regions received something, too). Look for new projects in manufacturing (reviving it; going high tech; going advanced); energy (clean; an electric grid project on Long Island); transportation (rehabilitating a freight line; a transportation program for suburban smart growth in distressed communities); and health and life sciences (agribusiness; biotechnology; cancer drug testing; medical uses of genetic sequencing). These are exciting projects on the horizon in diverse regions of the Empire State. Also worth watching is whether other states look to the NYS regional council and funding competition model as they make decisions on...
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David Miller New Orleans, La.
Principal, Renaissance Property Group, LLC, a real estate development company specializing in tax-advantaged finance programs
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Kristina Smitten Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area
Principal of Smitten Group, serving private and public clients in the areas of brownfield redevelopment
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In Michigan, some are predicting a better business climate for redevelopment and regulatory closure of contaminated properties thanks to a bill Michigan Governor Rick Snyder was scheduled to sign last week. The new regulations should have a positive impact on commercial real estate development and brownfields redevelopment resulting in the creation of jobs. |
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