Federal Government Funding for Opioid Abuse Available

Federal government funding to address the opioid crisis is a critical piece of a program to address this challenging issue.  The federal government has announced a five point strategy to be implemented through the Department of Health and Human Services that focuses on: Access: Better Prevention, Treatment, and Recovery Services. HHS issued over $800 million […]

Three Steps for Public Transit to Capture the Benefits of American Re-urbanization

America is living in the Age of Re-urbanization.  A new major demographic trend is impacting suburban and small town growth in all parts of the US—Millennials by the millions are flocking to large to mid-sized cities searching for mixed use, walkable communities. In fact, since 2011, large metropolitan cities are growing faster than their suburban […]

Heated Ohio General Election Battle Brewing

The 2018 Ohio General Election battle is sure to be highly competitive all across the ballot with a heated race for Governor, all the statewide elected officials and members of the Ohio General Assembly.  As expected, Ohio Attorney General Mike Dewine and former Obama Administration and former Ohio elected official Rich Cordray will face off […]

Four Policy Decisions Face Effort to Permit Sports Betting in Ohio

The U.S. Supreme Court recently, in Murphy v. National Collegiate Athletic Association, held an act of Congress that prohibited sports betting in all states but Nevada was unconstitutional.  This decision opens the door to sports betting in states like Ohio.  However, the decision really leaves policy makers with four critical policy decision very much shaped by […]

The Corporate Site Location Process

Once a corporate site location trigger is pulled, a company often will utilize a team of consultants, accountants, lawyers and real estate brokers to research the best location for the company’s job and capital investment consolidation, retention or expansion and negotiate tax incentives, infrastructure finance and real estate terms.  As local, state and federal government […]

The Corporate Site Location Trigger

Corporate site location is a process whereby a company decides where to grow jobs and make a capital investment based upon the hope of retaining or creating jobs.  Specific triggers exist that tell a company they should undertake a corporate site location process.  These triggers may include the upcoming ending of a real estate lease, […]

Montrose Q2, 2018 Economic Outlook – Top 10 Economic Indicators

Dominant US Market. The US $18 trillion economy constitutes nearly 25% of the global economy and is the worlds’ largest followed by China at $11 trillion. Growth of the US Market. Real GDP increased at an annual rate of 2.2 % in the first quarter of 2018 and, in the fourth quarter of 2017, real GDP increased […]

Ohio Corporate Site Location & Tax Incentive Update

The Ohio Corporate Site Location & Tax Incentive Update will provide a comprehensive look at the site selection process through the lens of economic development, real estate, local and state tax codes, and incentives. Johnna Reeder, President of REDI Cincinnati, will deliver the keynote address on how companies can maximize their gain from the corporate […]