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Partial road barriers have been placed at the intersection of South Road and Country Club Road due to a summer construction project. The School’s parking deck is open and accessible from South Road for the duration of the project by driving between the two barriers and entering the parking gate immediately on the left.
Development Finance Toolbox
Upcoming Course Offerings
Thanks to the generous support of Duke Energy, a limited number of partial scholarships will be awarded to managers who attend the entirety of the Development Finance Toolbox program together with an elected official from the same jurisdiction.
A survey of local government financing tools for community and economic development
What tools are available to local governments to help stimulate private investment for development and revitalize Main Street? North Carolina communities can select from a wide array of financing tools in their efforts to attract and grow businesses, improve real estate, and build community assets. In order to select the right approach for your development project, it helps to understand the options. Participants in this course will learn the basics of development finance tools used by North Carolina local governments to achieve their community and economic development goals.
Course Topics:
- Federal financing programs and tax credit financing
- Local government capital financing
- Tax increment financing (TIF) and synthetic TIF
- Business improvement districts
- Attracting private investment to Main Street
- Public-Private Partnerships for Redevelopment
- Pre-course workshop: Fundamentals of Developer Real Estate Financing
The pre-course workshop is included in the registration fee. The workshop content lays the foundation for the rest of the course, so attendance is strongly encouraged.
Attendees: Elected officials; city and county managers, assistant managers, and clerks; and community and economic development professionals seeking a greater understanding of the development finance options available to North Carolina local governments.
Thanks to the generous support of Duke Energy, a limited number of partial scholarships will be awarded to managers who attend the entirety of the Development Finance Toolbox program together with an elected official from the same jurisdiction.
Faculty Coordinators
An excellent resource is Kara Millonzi's Introduction to Local Government Finance, 3rd Edition.
This multi-authored book provides an overview of the financial management laws and practices applicable to local governments and public authorities in North Carolina.
For more information or to purchase the book follow this link: https://www.sog.unc.edu/publications/books/introduction-local-government-finance-third-edition
