by Ellen D. Harpel | Aug 27, 2014 | Uncategorized
There have been several unusual stories in the world of economic development incentives recently: Tax incentives to enable lower bids for federal contract California has agreed to offer tax breaks to Northrop Grumman and Lockheed Martin, two firms already operating in...
by Ellen D. Harpel | Aug 18, 2014 | Uncategorized
A recent report* identified several data challenges that make it difficult to assess the effectiveness of the federal New Markets Tax Credit program. Many of these challenges are familiar to those trying to evaluate state incentive programs. These include: ...
by Ellen D. Harpel | Aug 4, 2014 | Uncategorized
Data is one of the key elements of the Smart Incentives 4×4 framework that enables communities to make sound investment decisions. Unfortunately, good data on how well incentive programs work is often lacking. This lack of data hinders both economic development...
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