by Ellen D. Harpel | Dec 11, 2018 | Incentive programs
This is the third article in our series on the details of the Amazon incentive agreements with Virginia, New York and Tennessee. The state of Tennessee has offered a package of grants and tax incentives with a projected value of $102 million for an Operations Center...
by Ellen D. Harpel | Dec 2, 2018 | Incentive programs
Photo Credit: Chang W. Lee/The New York Times We are continuing our series on the details of the Amazon HQ2 incentive agreements with Virginia, New York, and Tennessee. This article examines the terms of New York’s memorandum of understanding pertaining to $1.7...
by Ellen D. Harpel | Nov 19, 2018 | Incentive programs
Amazon’s announcement that it will split its HQ2 has generated dozens of articles on the process, the factors that led to the decision, and various points of view on the importance of incentives. We are going down a different path and will devote several blog...
by Ellen D. Harpel | Nov 9, 2018 | Uncategorized
I was pleased once again to serve as course advisor and lead instructor for the Intro Incentives course with the Council of Development Finance Agencies (CDFA). The purpose of the course is to help economic development leaders approach incentive use as a process that...
by Ellen D. Harpel | Oct 29, 2018 | Integrated housing and economic development
Housing is becoming a greater priority for economic development organizations because they are highly focused on talent. Economic development leaders need to care about the factors that affect where individuals working in high-demand occupations at all skill levels...
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