Tag: Economic Development

If this were a clean, easy case for tax-exempt financing, officials wouldn’t be managing expectations this early. That they are ...

From the St. Louis Post-Dispatch

For much of the postwar era, the starter home served as a practical entry point into the housing market. It ...

The STAR Bond district would need to generate an additional $2.45 billion in new taxable spending for the state’s 6.5% ...

St. Paul’s rent control ordinance capped annual rent increases at 3 percent for most units, regardless of turnover or inflation. ...

Data centers may be part of the future, but they are not a one-size-fits-all solution. Cities will need to balance ...

Removing parking minimums can increase the flexibility to use small undeveloped or underdeveloped parcels for “missing middle” forms of housing, ...

Public subsidies for professional sports venues are frequently pitched as economic catalysts, promising jobs, tourism, and neighborhood revitalization. But when ...

California is right to take wildfires seriously—2023 alone saw 7,000 fires and over 300,000 acres burned statewide. But climate resilience ...

In cities like Washington, D.C., and Denver, what looks like private investment often includes taxpayer contributions—just moved off-budget and into ...