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Research & Commentary: Tax Increment Financing

Tax increment financing has become a popular tool for encouraging economic development in municipalities across the country. Originally designed to help blighted areas attract businesses, tax ...

TIFs aren't improving Louisville as much as you think | Opinion

Most tax increment financing districts (TIFS) have mixed results that often don't realize their intended goals of ...
The Columbian

Port of Ridgefield considers tax increment financing to fund infrastructure projects

The Port of Ridgefield could become the latest Clark County jurisdiction to turn to tax increment financing to fund its infrastructure projects, including along its Lake River waterfront. Randy ...

Feenstra eyes tax increment financing changes amid property tax debate

We can't do a one-size-fits-all property tax,” Feenstra told reporters following Monday, Dec. 15 a campaign event in Creston.
The Columbian

Ridgefield approves tax increment financing plan

After reaching agreement with Clark-Cowlitz Fire Rescue, the Ridgefield City Council on Thursday unanimously approved an ordinance establishing a tax increment financing area near Interstate 5. The ...
West Central Tribune

Suite Liv'n tax increment financing given the OK by the Willmar City Council

The tax increment financing district and agreement for the Suite Liv’n apartment complex to be built near Ridgewater College were approved Monday night by the Willmar City Council. Tax increment ...
Mainebiz

The great TIF experiment | Tax increment financing helps towns attract development, but how do the deals affect municipal budgets?

During a five-week stretch this fall, a handful of cities and towns in Maine inked big-time deals with developers. City council votes were counted, negotiations were made. And from the cluster of mill ...
Chicago Sun-Times

Let’s ease property tax burden by fixing tax increment financing

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KELOLAND News

As more communities embrace tax increment financing, the tiff over TIFs heats up

This story is reported by South Dakota News Watch, a non-profit news organization. Find more in-depth reporting at www.sdnewswatch.org. PIERRE, S.D. – Tax increment financing districts have become a ...
Chicago Tribune

Aurora establishes tax increment financing districts tied to new developments

The Aurora City Council has established three tax increment financing districts it has been working toward for a long time. Aldermen unanimously created the River-Benton, the Galena-Broadway and Ogden ...
Heartland

Research & Commentary: Missouri Tax Increment Financing Reform

Tax increment financing has become a popular tool for funding economic development projects in municipalities across the country. Originally designed to help blighted areas attract businesses, tax ...