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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…

California Cities Remain High Cost; Los Angeles Mayor Proposes Relief for Business

PRESS RELEASE Contacts: Larry Kosmont, President & CEO, Kosmont Companies, (213) 507-9000 David Huntoon, Fellow, Rose Institute of State and Local Government, (909) 621-8159 For Additional California City Charts (by County) Contact: Matt Goulet @ (818) 274-2206  2013 KOSMONT-ROSE INSTITUTE COST OF DOING BUSINESS SURVEY REPORT RELEASED BY THE ROSE INSTITUTE OF STATE & LOCAL…