KSM Location Advisors released its annual 2016 Indiana Legislative Update, which summarizes tax and economic development legislative changes that occurred in this year’s Indiana General Assembly. Topics include: Sales and Use Tax Income Tax Economic Development and Tax Credits Property Tax Other Taxes Local Taxation Tax Administration If you have questions about any of the … Continue reading 2016 Indiana Legislative Update
This article appeared in the March 29 issue of Inside INdiana Business’ Inside Edge newsletter. Attracting and keeping jobs in Indiana is a hot topic every legislative session, especially in an election year. It’s ironic, then, that in 2016 the Indiana legislature took very few actions specifically designed to address economic development issues. More notable were … Continue reading The Best and Worst Economic Moves of the 2016 Season
Economic development incentives have become a national punching bag for media and watchdog groups who think government gets too involved in development deals. The face on that punching bag as of late is TIF (Tax Increment Financing), which is a tool that uses a project’s taxes to help pay for roads, sidewalks and other site … Continue reading TIF Is Not a Four-Letter Word
This article appeared in the Feb. 23, 2016, issue of the Indianapolis Business Journal’s Real Estate Weekly newsletter. The local Katz Sapper & Miller LLP accounting firm has lured a top official from the Indiana Economic Development Corp. to its growing real estate consultancy. Garth Brazelton, former director of the agency’s operations and business systems, joined … Continue reading KSMLA Lands Former IEDC Official
Featured in Area Development, Tim Cook and Katie Culp, CEO and president, respectively, of KSM Location Advisors, discuss the evolving playing field for economic development incentives. The recovering U.S. economy and administrations changes have impacted states’ positions and philosophies on incentives and how they should be used. In this article, Tim and Katie highlight why it … Continue reading Incentives No More – Why States are Changing Course on Incentives
Featured in REJournals.com, Tim Cook and Katie Culp, CEO and president, respectively, of KSM Location Advisors, address site selection decision making and what the national top 10 lists don’t tell you. These lists, while helpful, use set criteria and fail to consider the multitude of issues that drive location decisions. In this article, Tim and … Continue reading What the Top 10 Lists Don’t Tell You
Today Gov. Mike Pence joined executives from 17 companies to announce expansion plans that are expected to create a combined 648 new jobs in Indiana. These new jobs are anticipated to pay an average annual salary higher than $82,900, which is 85 percent higher than the state’s average wage. KSM Location Advisors would like to … Continue reading Eight KSM Location Advisors Clients Recognized by Gov. Pence Today
Tax credits, training grants, and other state economic development incentives are usually in the news when they are going to the big guys — large employers who are bringing hundreds of new jobs and investing millions of dollars in the community. What you might not know is that many of those same incentives are available … Continue reading How to Get and Maximize State Incentives to Help Fund Your Start-Up
President of KSM Location Advisors, Katie Culp, appeared alongside Trevor Yager, president and CEO of Trendy Minds, and Murray Clark, partner at Faegre Baker Daniels, on last week’s Inside INdiana Business’ INsiders panel. The INsiders offered perspective on topics ranging from holiday spending to a potential NFL franchise in Northwest Indiana. More notably, they provided insights on … Continue reading KSM Location Advisors’ President Appears on Inside INdiana Business
The state of Indiana unveiled its Regional Cities Initiative earlier this year with great fanfare, and with good reason. At a price tag of $84 million, Indiana hopes that its underwriting of regional economic development efforts will pay big dividends towards sustainable economic development success. Regional Cities, a competitive platform overseen by the Indiana Economic Development … Continue reading Are Economic Development Efforts in Northeast Indiana at Risk?