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Philly’s Amazon HQ2 loss could be a long-term win for city, experts say

More than 200 cities eagerly placed bids for HQ2 and yet Amazon has not gone without criticism for its satellite office sweepstakes. Many commentators saw it as pitting cities and states against one a... read more

Billionaires Target “Opportunity Zones”—But Whose Opportunity Are They?

The chance to not pay any capital gains tax on any money you make on top of that payday if it’s invested into an Opportunity Zone? The real cha-ching. Investment in ... mixed-use buildings, retail spa... read more

Know your “affordable housing”

But two people talking about “affordable housing” might not mean the same ... for a family of four.) Invest Atlanta, the city’s development agency, extracts affordable housing from developers that see... read more

Tax breaks for hiring the unemployed

The bill offers employers two tax breaks for qualifying new workers hired in 2010. Companies will be exempt from paying their share of Social Security payroll taxes, normally 6.2% of a worker's wages, ... read more

How Data Drove Amazon Towards Two New HQs

“This is not just one but two places that Amazon had been drawing talent from to Seattle,” said Jeff Shulman, a marketing professor at the University of Washington’s business school. “There are people ... read more

Amazon picks New York City, Washington D.C. area for new offices

It can also apply for other tax incentives, such as New York City's Relocation and Employment Assistance Program that offers tax breaks ... and city taxes if Amazon located in Newark and stuck to hiri... read more

Hot Streak: More Owners Try Solar as the City Pushes the Greening Effort Forward

Affordable housing ... the form of tax breaks that don’t pay instantly, meaning the property owner will need to pay the upfront costs. And nonprofit building owners, like many cooperative apartment bu... read more

Tax break encourages historical renovations

The money they have saved in property tax increases from previous tax breaks ... and retail shops. She said her love of historic buildings motivated her and her husband to purchase the building around ... read more

B.C.'s child-care squeeze 'so much more stressful than it has ever been'

Escalating fees that are outpacing inflation and a lack of spaces have created what child-care advocate Sharon Gregson calls a crisis on par with Vancouver’s housing ... “It’s not the money. There is ... read more

Election issues: The boom and bust of Montreal's merchant extremes

In Verdun, the resurgence of Wellington St. is due in part to an influx of young families seeking affordable housing in a neighbourhood ... with a rapidly evolving marketplace and online competition. ... read more

Critics rallying to “Redlight the Gulch;” call it a bad deal for Atlanta

It’s worth almost nothing in fees or taxes to the ... using in large part tax money that would be raised there. “This is the best deal that a billionaire has ever struck,” said Julian Bene, a former m... read more

New Jersey’s mega-mall: Will it ever open?

This is the first installment of Mall Madness, a five-part series on the American Dream retail ... tax base and revenue for the state of New Jersey,” Ghermezian said. “These are taxes that we’re creat... read more