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Moving the Ball for Metro Atlanta Mobility: Atlanta Regional Commission - TAG Infrastructure Talks Podcast
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The Labor Law Insider: Project Labor Agreements, Part I
DE Under 3: OFCCP AAP Verification Portal 'Rules of Behavior', Vaccination Injunction Updates, & Recent Job Scam Alerts
Construction Webinar Series: The Infrastructure Bill’s Impact on DOT’s Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Program
Construction Webinar Series: Preparing for and Managing Claims in the COVID-19 Project Environment
Into the Future: Modern Partnerships in Health Care Construction Delivery
Law Brief®: David Pfeffer and Richard Schoenstein Discuss the Legal Implications of Infrastructure Collapses
Protect Your Construction Project: Top 10 Insurance Provisions to Know
Practical Training for Project Managers & Supervisors Two-Part Webinar Series: Part Two
On July 12, 2024, a bipartisan bill was introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives titled the “Revitalizing Downtowns and Main Streets Act” (H.R. 9002) (the “Bill”), which, if enacted, will provide an investment tax...more
Since 6 April 2024, most payments made by landlords and tenants are outside of the scope of the Construction Industry Scheme (CIS). New CIS regulations were introduced with the aim of streamlining the UK tax framework in...more
The U.S. Department of the Treasury and IRS on June 25, 2024, issued final regulations regarding increased credit or deduction amounts available for taxpayers satisfying prevailing wage and registered apprenticeship...more
Incentivizing construction of new rental homes is a key policy priority for Canadian governments. As discussed in an earlier post, the federal Department of Finance issued a news release on September 14, 2023 relating to...more
The U.S. Department of the Treasury and IRS on June 18, 2024, issued final regulations regarding the prevailing wage and apprenticeship (PWA) requirements. If the construction of a facility begins on or after Jan. 29, 2023,...more
On May 16, Missouri passed HB 2062 modifying the state’s existing Historic Tax Credit (HTC) program. The bill alters the program in several significant ways. The program will now feature a year-round application cycle,...more
On May 20, 2024, South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster signed into law S.1021, a new law that extends and increases tax credits available to taxpayers who rehabilitate or renovate an existing, abandoned building. The new law...more
As affordable housing has continued to be a topic of concern across the United States, states are evaluating ways to spur and support affordable housing development. In response to affordable housing needs, Alabama became the...more
Colorado’s General Assembly passed two bills this legislative session dedicated to improving the state of affordable housing in Colorado. HB24-1316 and HB24-1434 aim to supplement the State’s oversubscribed affordable housing...more
National and local news has been replete with stories discussing the challenges and benefits of converting underutilized commercial properties such as office buildings into needed housing. A recently introduced bill pending...more
Yesterday, the Florida Senate on the opening day of legislative session unanimously passed by a vote of 40 to 0, Senate Bill 328 also known as the “Live Local Act 2024”. SB328 is in response to a mix of reactions to the...more
Legislation was recently introduced to the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives proposing the creation of the first-ever Workforce Housing Tax Credit (WHTC) for middle-income housing developments....more
Summary - The Baltimore City Council has passed a new inclusionary housing law which will require most new multifamily, market-rate projects to make at least 10% of their units available to households with limited incomes,...more
On August 29, 2023, Clock on Grassthe U.S. Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released more guidance and proposed rules on key provisions in the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) that requires...more
Allocating the Risks and Benefits of Green Construction- Sustainable (or “green”) construction practices and the trend toward green buildings are here to stay, driven not only by federal, state, and local legislation, tax...more
Under the Inflation Reduction Act, employers claiming the available tax credits must pay Davis-Bacon prevailing wages, and meet certain apprenticeship requirements, to claim enhanced tax credits. As eligible projects take...more
On Aug. 29, 2023, the U.S. Department of the Treasury and the IRS released comprehensive proposed regulations adding clarity to the prevailing wage and apprenticeship (PWA) prerequisites associated with eligibility for...more
Today Governor Maura Healy signed legislation extending the eligibility deadlines for the Massachusetts Brownfields tax credits program by five years. The legislation had been included in the budget bill, which had recently...more
Texas Governor Greg Abbott (R) recently signed Texas House Bill (H.B.) 1058, making Texas at least the 28th state, plus the District of Columbia, to offer state low-income housing tax credits to bridge the growing affordable...more
Rhode Island joins 26 other states in offering state low-income housing tax credits to bridge the growing affordable housing gap in the United States. Rhode Island Governor Daniel McKee recently signed the FY24 RI Ready...more
The availability of “affordable housing” has become a major issue in many cities, counties and states across the United States, and South Carolina is no exception. To help address the affordable housing shortage, in 2020,...more
The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (“IRA”) offered several incentives for the construction industry, including an update of the deduction for energy efficient property installed at commercial buildings under Section 179D of...more
The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (IRA) grants tax credits to clean energy and infrastructure projects. But there is a string attached: to receive the tax credits, workers doing the construction, as well as those doing any...more
As previously discussed in our blog Inflation Reduction Act: Wage and Apprenticeship Requirements, the Inflation Reduction Act (the “IRA”) restructured the tax credit system associated with qualified clean energy projects...more
Federal officials recently outlined prevailing wage and apprenticeship requirements that projects need to adopt if they want to take advantage of the enhanced tax credits and deductions created by the Inflation Reduction Act...more