[CPEO-BIF] Iowa tax credit legislation

[Lenny Siegel <LSiegel@cpeo.org>]

Proposed tax credits could boost urban redevelopment


by DONNELLE ELLER
Des Moines Register
April 29, 2011|


Old, vacant buildings that blight cities and towns across Iowa could  
get new life, with the help of legislation making its way through the  
Iowa Statehouse, say supporters.

The legislation, Senate File 514, would bump up to $5 million tax  
credits available to redevelop buildings that are considered  
brownfield or grayfield properties.

...

Several properties across the state could benefit, including the  
former Younkers department store and the Des Moines Building in  
downtown Des Moines. Both are currently empty.

...

For the entire article, see
http://www.desmoinesregister.com/article/20110430/BUSINESS/ 
104300314/0/HALLOWEEN/?odyssey=nav%7Chead

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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight
a project of the Pacific Studies Center
278-A Hope St., Mountain View, CA 94041
Voice: 650/961-8918 or 650/969-1545
Fax: 650/961-8918
<lsiegel@cpeo.org>
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