Sep 11, 2020
Tax Increment Financing: Pros, Cons, and Examples
Can TIF strategies be the key to funding more commercial real estate projects?
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Jul 13, 2022
Four brownfield projects in and around the southeastern edge of Midtown Cleveland have received state funding, enhancing their chances of coming to fruition and paving the way for...
Feb 14, 2022
he Murphy Administration is making it easier to identify once contaminated and blighted properties that present unique opportunities for economic development and environmental improvement.
Feb 02, 2022
Gov. Whitmer Announces New Housing Development, Economic Investments for Three Detroit Neighborhoods
Governor Gretchen Whitmer joined the MEDC today to announce that the state will be supporting revitalization projects to bring new housing, economic growth and vibrancy to three neighborhoods...
Jan 04, 2022
Brownfield Inventory for New Jersey Overview Data
The Brownfield Inventory GIS layer is a GIS representation of brownfield sites in Community Collaborative Initiative municipalities which will continue to be expanded on over time until the layer includes a statewide representation of brownfield sites.
Dec 06, 2021
NJEDA to launch Brownfields Impact Fund early next year
The New Jersey Economic Development Authority’s new Brownfields Impact Fund will launch later this winter to provide grant funding and low-interest loans to public sector and nonprofit organizations, as well as low-interest loans to for-profit organizations, to do cleanup activities at brownfields...
Oct 23, 2021
New Oregon Brownfield Loan Program to Watch
Revitalizing Brownfields has long been considered a centerpiece for community efforts to encourage growth and development of properties impacted by contamination.
Sep 28, 2021
Academy Museum of Motion Pictures is ready for its closeup
Artifacts from icons like Spike Lee and Pedro Almodóvar, the iconic Dorothy ruby slippers from "The Wizard of Oz," Okoye's costume from "Black Panther, you'll find them within the seven story, 300,000 square-foot Academy Museum of Motion Pictures which is finally ready for its closeup.
Aug 19, 2021
Solar panels offer landfills second chance at a useful life
Owners of closed landfills have increasingly found ways to repurpose capped and closed sites, with one new option also tying into America’s quest to decrease its dependency on fossil fuels.
Jul 16, 2021
Massachusetts Brownfields Tax Credit
In a bid to rehabilitate the Brownfields Tax Credit application and approval process, the Massachusetts Department of Revenue has issued final regulations (830 CMR 63.38Q.1) and new administrative procedures (AP 636) governing credit applications received on or after July 9, 2021.
Jul 02, 2021
Major New Brownfield and Site Remediation Funding in Ohio
Ohio’s new biennial budget, signed into law by Governor DeWine on June 30, brings good news for the redevelopment of brownfields and other distressed properties in Ohio.
Jun 15, 2021
A Second Life for North Carolina’s Shuttered Factories
Less than a decade ago, the economic malaise in Rocky Mount, North Carolina, was tangible. Rocky Mount Mills, a big cotton mill that had given the town its identity, had shut down in 1996, costing the area hundreds of jobs. Downtown was deserted. Nobody was hiring.
Apr 30, 2021
The redevelopment of brownfield sites often offers benefits for the community, the creation of jobs, and utilizing existing infrastructure for increased density.
Apr 30, 2021
Climate Resilience and Coastal Brownfield Redevelopment
Brownfield regeneration poses unique challenges to cities around the world; climate change and sea-level rise (SLR) make the regeneration of waterfront sites increasingly complex.
Apr 30, 2021
Robert Sroka (2016) shares important insights on Tax Increment Financing (TIF) tools used to facilitate urban brownfield neighbourhood remediation and redevelopment in North America...
Apr 30, 2021
Affordable Housing on Brownfield Sites
Brownfield sites are already perceived to be financially risky for development due to the costs of environmental assessment and remediation. As a result, the possibility of including affordable housing...
Sep 24, 2020
Revitalizing brownfields helps rebuild communities
For an average citizen, what does it mean the term brownfields and why should you care?