Tax Increment Financing (TIF) is a public financial tool cities, towns, and counties use to stimulate development and redevelopment in specific areas. This mechanism allows for the reallocation of ...

A way to stimulate greater economic development on Oahu is currently under Honolulu City Council review. The proposed program would employ tax increment financing, or TIF, which uses bonds to support ...

MISSOULA, Mont. — Gov. Greg Gianforte's property tax task force recommends reviewing tax increment financing laws. The complicated financing tool, which could be a topic of debate for next year's ...

PORT ANGELES — As the city of Sequim considers a new funding mechanism aimed at promoting economic development, fire districts across Clallam County are raising warning bells about the impact the ...

HAS NOT HEARD BACK. A STATE AUDITOR’S INVESTIGATION RETURNS MORE THAN $650,000 OF EXCESS TAX INCREMENT FINANCING TO SCHOOLS AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS IN NEMAHA COUNTY. CITY OF AUBURN AGREED TO TURN MONEY ...

EAST MOLINE, Illinois — East Moline is looking to create a new tax increment financing (TIF) district. A TIF district lowers the tax burden for businesses coming into the area to encourage economic ...

PIERRE, S.D. – Tax increment financing districts have become a popular approach to supporting the growth of communities in South Dakota. A TIF is a tool that local and county governments can use to ...

A potential new home for Wolf Pack men's basketball, big-name concerts and athletic events is reaching a critical phase in development — the project has to win approval for a funding mechanism and ...

Mention the acronym TIF, and some might think you’re talking about a “tiff” or disagreement. And in truth, some critics do disagree with cities’ use of “tax increment financing,” or TIFs, to get ...

Understanding what downtown development authorities do for towns can be complicated, but the effect they have on the budgets of other governments operating within those towns is simple. The result is ...

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 ...