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Kosmont-Rose Institute 2014 Cost of Doing Business Survey Released 6/29/2015 – Available to Order

Kosmont Companies published the first edition of the Cost of Doing Business Survey in 1995. The publication quickly became an important tool for corporations, real estate developers, community planners, and public officials. The Survey is especially useful to businesses making important location or relocation decisions. Claremont McKenna College’s Rose Institute of State & Local Government released the 20th Annual Kosmont-Rose…

Legislative Update – SB 628 (Beall) Enhanced Infrastructure Financing Districts

California may have found a way to meet its growing infrastructure demand in Senate Bill 628 (Beall) – legislation that will allow local governments to form new Enhanced Infrastructure Financing Districts (EIFDs) that brings back some of the former powers of the state’s abolished redevelopment districts. After supporting SB 628 throughout the year, Larry Kosmont, in partnership…

Tacoma among most expensive for business in West – February 11, 2014

FEBRUARY 24, 2014 @ 12:05AM Business Examiner Tacoma rates among the most expensive cities to do business in the western United States, according to a study released Feb. 11, while nearby Kent and Federal Way are among the least. The 19th annual Kosmont-Rose Institute Cost of Doing Business Survey Report, released by Claremont McKenna College in Claremont,…

It’s Groundhog Day for California Redevelopment Bills

Three bills aimed at reviving local development financing in California are moving through the legislature after Gov. Jerry Brown vetoed similar legislation last year. Larry Kosmont, president and CEO of Kosmont Companies, comments on the state of these bills and supplies his expert opinion. Read the full article here: Redevelopment Bills Head for Governor Jerry…