Tag: Economic Development

A large share of the employment gains within Opportunity Zones appears to be offset by job losses in nearby communities. ...

The Illinois debate underscores a structural reality: zoning authority is a delegation from the state. States created municipalities and retain ...

Data centers generate tax revenue and support the digital economy. Those benefits are real. But they also consume large tracts ...

“The state of current research findings is so united in opposition that the burden of proof rests squarely on subsidy ...

From the Missouri Independent

From The Kansas City Star

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% ...