Economic Development Spotlight
Hot Summer Reading: DC’s Unified Economic Development Report
It’s August, and we assume many of The District’s Dime readers are headed on vacation (or at least a Tom Sherwood-style staycation) and looking for some good reading. The District’s newly released Unified Economic Development Report isn’t likely to make the New York Times bestseller list or Oprah’s Book Club anytime soon, but if you’re [...]
LEGISLATION WOULD ALLOW WEALTHY TECH INVESTORS TO PAY LOWER TAX RATE THAN WORKING DC FAMILIES
A bill before the DC Council on July 10th — the Technology Sector Enhancement Act — would allow investors in DC tech companies to pay just three percent in income tax when they sell their stake in these companies for profit. This special new tax rate for tech investors would be lower than the income [...]
Testimony
June 28th, 2012
Testimony of Ed Lazere, Executive Director, At the Public Roundtable on the Chief Financial Officer of the District of Columbia Natwar M. Gandhi Confirmation
May 31st, 2012
Testimony of Kwame Boadi, Policy Analyst, At the Hearing on Bill 19-764: Technology Sector Enhancement Act of 2012
May 31st, 2012
Testimony of Ed Lazere, Executive Director, At the Hearing on Bill 19-764: Technology Sector Enhancement Act of 2012
March 22nd, 2012
Testimony of Kwame Boadi, Policy Analyst, At the Hearing on Bill 19-670, The NoMa Residential Development Tax Abatement Amendment Act of 2012
January 9th, 2012
Testimony of Kwame Boadi, Policy Analyst, At the Hearing on Bill 19-512, The Age-in-Place and Equitable Senior Citizen Real Property Act of 2011
Testimony of Ed Lazere, Executive Director, At the Public Roundtable on the Chief Financial Officer of the District of Columbia Natwar M. Gandhi Confirmation
May 31st, 2012
Testimony of Kwame Boadi, Policy Analyst, At the Hearing on Bill 19-764: Technology Sector Enhancement Act of 2012
May 31st, 2012
Testimony of Ed Lazere, Executive Director, At the Hearing on Bill 19-764: Technology Sector Enhancement Act of 2012
March 22nd, 2012
Testimony of Kwame Boadi, Policy Analyst, At the Hearing on Bill 19-670, The NoMa Residential Development Tax Abatement Amendment Act of 2012
January 9th, 2012
Testimony of Kwame Boadi, Policy Analyst, At the Hearing on Bill 19-512, The Age-in-Place and Equitable Senior Citizen Real Property Act of 2011
Recent Reports
December 14th, 2012
Supporting the Howard Town Center and Responsible Economic Development
December 3rd, 2012
A Critical Test for Smart Economic Development—The DC Council Should Set Aside the Tax Abatement for the Howard Town Center
June 6th, 2012
Mutually Beneficial: How DC Can Best Incentivize Keeping LivingSocial in the District
April 12th, 2012
Read the new Unified Economic Development Budget Report
December 21st, 2011
JOB OPPORTUNITIES: DC Can Access Federal Funds to Expand Training Services Using the SNAP (Food Stamp) Program
December 15th, 2011
Making Sense of the District’s Tax Abatement Dollars: Nine Questions to Consider
Supporting the Howard Town Center and Responsible Economic Development
December 3rd, 2012
A Critical Test for Smart Economic Development—The DC Council Should Set Aside the Tax Abatement for the Howard Town Center
June 6th, 2012
Mutually Beneficial: How DC Can Best Incentivize Keeping LivingSocial in the District
April 12th, 2012
Read the new Unified Economic Development Budget Report
December 21st, 2011
JOB OPPORTUNITIES: DC Can Access Federal Funds to Expand Training Services Using the SNAP (Food Stamp) Program
December 15th, 2011
Making Sense of the District’s Tax Abatement Dollars: Nine Questions to Consider
