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Economic Development
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Federal Eminent Domain Blog
A Kelo Counter-Argument in Mississippi
The Opinion Editorial written in the Jackson Clarion Ledger, the Director of Economic Development for Mississippi has challenged the legislation limiting eminent domain in the State. The article goes to…
RedevelopNJ
The Three Women Helping Spearhead Economic Growth Say “New Jersey Means Business”
By Ted Zangari
NJ Chamber of Commerce President Tom Bracken (left) and Board Member Ted Zangari discuss business retention and recruitment with Tracye McDaniel, president and CEO of Choose New Jersey; Caren Franzini, CEO of…
Corporate Real Estate Law
Zangari Participates in Tax Policy Roundtable
Ted Zangari, Chair of the Redevelopment Law and Public Policy practice groups at Sills Cummis & Gross, participated today in a roundtable discussion on tax policy with Gov. Christie's Council…
PropertyProf Blog
The Best Cities for Jobs in 2011
By propertyprof
Joel Kotkin and Michael Shires of New Geography rank the best small, medium, and large-sized cities for job growth. The take home point:[N]o place displayed more vibrancy than Texas. The…
The CPA Desk
Houston Named #1 Fast City of the Year by Fast Company
By Greg Price
Fast Company magazine reiterated what Houstonians have known for a long time, we’re a great city for work, live and play. We are the number one Fast City of the Year. …
Land Use Prof Blog
Mallach on CDCs and Shrinking Cities
Alan Mallach (Brookings) has published Where Do We Fit In? CDCs and the Emerging Shrinking City Movement in the Spring 2011 issue of Shelterforce. In this short piece, Alan looks…
Virgin Islands Law Blog
Tech Park Can Offer Investors Savings and Simplicity
The USVI attracts many businesses to its shores by offering generous tax incentives to qualifying companies that are approved by the Economic Development Commission (“EDC”). However, fewer people seem to…
Best Practices Construction Law
Tennessee Governor Haslam Talks to Road Builders About Jobs, Business Growth and Tort Reform
In a room filled with more than a hundred highway and bridge contractors, yesterday Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam helped kick off the Tennessee Road Builder Association's "Day on the Hill"…
Land Use Law Blog
Romancing the Smokestack: How Cities and States Pursue Prosperity
Join the Sacramento Valley APA for a discussion with Renaissance Planner Bill Fulton on the good, the bad, and the ugly of economic development based on his new book: Romancing…
International Law Prof Blog
Upcoming Hearings
For those of you interested in legislative developments related to international law, here is a schedule of some upcoming hearings before the U.S. Senate and U.S. House of Representatives.Hearings The…