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Structural engineering solutions for office-to-residential conversion

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Boston , New York , and San Francisco , are considering ways to improve the financial incentives, change zoning policies and expedite plan reviews, but developers should get a full-service team assembled to take a hard look at a conversion before they get started. Steel or wood is generally easier to adapt in a conversion.

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Oregon Incentives and Workforce Development Guide

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Oregon Business Development Fund (OBDF): A revolving loan fund that provides term fixed-rate financing for land, buildings, equipment, machinery and permanent working capital. may be feasible for financing smaller projects, particularly within the $1,000,000 to $5 million cost range. Additional cash payment of up to 16.2%

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Pennsylvania Incentives and Workforce Development Guide

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Pennsylvania Capital Access Program (PennCAP): (newpa.com/penncap) Loan guarantee through participating banks to be used to support a wide variety of business purposes such as land, building, equipment and working capital. Guaranteed loans up to $500,000. Grants shall not exceed $5 million and have a term of not more than five years.

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Oregon Incentives and Workforce Development Guide

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The intention is to protect those industrial lands with the potential for future economic development and job growth from conversion to residential or commercial zoning. Express Bonds are placed with the borrower’s bank and may be feasible for financing smaller projects, particularly within the $500,000 to $5 million cost range.

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Cracking the code of affordable housing

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Copyright Perkins Eastman Perkins Eastman designed the modular building that also meets Passive House standards, meaning it’s highly insulated and air-tight so it needs smaller and less expensive mechanical equipment than other buildings of a similar size. A generator helps the systems stay operable during power outages. “As

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State by State Incentives Guide

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Industrial Revenue Bonds: May be used as long-term financing of up to 100% of a project for: Acquisition of land, buildings, site preparation and improvements; Construction of buildings; Acquisition and installation of furnishings, fixtures and equipment; Capitalizable soft costs (e.g.,

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STATE INCENTIVES GUIDE

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ENTERPRISE ZONE CREDIT: To stimulate growth in depressed areas of the state, Alabama offers certain tax credit incentives to business that locate or expand within a designated enterprise zone. Loans may be made for working capital, equipment, construction or other commercial purposes. The program ends December 2016.

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