by Ellen D. Harpel | May 2, 2019 | Incentive programs
We use incentives to achieve our community’s economic development goals. These goals may vary by location and even by incentive program, but might include promoting more or better jobs, helping businesses grow, increasing investment in our communities, revitalizing...
by Ellen D. Harpel | Mar 20, 2019 | Incentive programs
Smart Incentives talked with city leaders about specific steps to connect their incentive programs to equitable economic development goals during a webinar offered with the National League of Cities for the Equitable Economic Development (EED) Fellowship...
by Ellen D. Harpel | Mar 13, 2019 | Incentive programs
Most state and local incentive programs measure their success by the number of jobs created and wages paid. Last week we wrote about economic research questioning the value of encouraging investment through tax incentives. Some recent research found that capital...
by Ellen D. Harpel | Mar 3, 2019 | Incentive programs
Should investments in machinery and equipment continue to be incentivized? Most states offer a variety of economic development incentives designed to reduce the costs associated with machinery and equipment purchases in order to encourage new investment. Federal tax...
by Ellen D. Harpel | Dec 17, 2018 | Incentive programs, Integrated housing and economic development, Opportunity Zones
Well, 2018 will be remembered as the year HQ2 took over the conversation around economic development and incentives. Our most popular articles this year were our recent posts on Amazon’s incentive agreements with Virginia, New York and Tennessee, but since we just...
by Ellen D. Harpel | Oct 15, 2018 | Incentive programs
The South Carolina legislature overrode the governor’s veto to approve a bill that extends the state’s Job Development Credits to professional services and office jobs. The bill also reduces job and wage thresholds for qualified service-related facilities,...
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