Development Finance Toolbox

Mon, Jan 23, 2023 - Wed, Jan 25, 2023

Development Finance Toolbox

January 23-25, 2023 - Online

9:00 am-2:30 pm

Course Cost: $360

How do local governments use public-private partnerships for development? What finance tools are available to local governments to 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.

This course is intended for elected officials; city and county managers, assistant managers, clerks; and community and economic development professionals who want to learn the basics and understand the options of development finance tools used by North Carolina local governments.

What You'll Learn:

Federal financing programs and tax credit financing
Public-Private Partnerships for Redevelopment
Opportunity Zones and the Local Government Role
Local government capital financing
Tax increment financing (TIF) and synthetic TIF
Business improvement districts
Attracting private investment to Main Street
Workshop: Fundamentals of Developer Real Estate Financing

Development Finance Toolbox Additional Course Information (UNC-Chapel Hill Website)