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Financing a P3 Using Privately Issued Tax-Exempt Bonds: An Introduction to the New American Approach

By John Finke, President, Public Facilities Group. Bio below.   The UW Medicine South Lake Union (pictured above) is a $500 Million Multi-Phased Biomedical Research Campus development project that used privately issued tax exempt debt and The New American Approach which is among the most frequently employed Public-Private Partnership (P3) models in the United States. …

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The Tax Reform Scare of 2017 (How the P3 Higher Education Industry Lived to Tell About It)

This is the first in a series of articles by Michael R. Baird, Managing Director, RBC Capital Markets (bio below). The series addresses current issues impacting the P3 Higher Education Industry.   On November 2, 2017, the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Ways and Means released its Tax Cuts and Jobs Act proposal to …

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If You Are Worried About the 5 Ws, the Answer to “How” May Be a P3

By Jack Shaw, Assistant Vice President for Auxiliary Enterprises, Shepherd University. Bio below.   In fall 2014, Shepherd University faced declining on-campus occupancy, falling from a historical average in the mid-90%s to 80%. The problem was not a mystery, with the campus’s aging housing stock averaging over 30 years old—some without air conditioning—and with substantial …

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The Tax Reform Bill: Is This the End of Tax-Exempt Bonds for Private Colleges & Universities?

By Lee White, Executive Vice President, George K. Baum & Company; Brad Gysin, Associate, George K. Baum & Company. Bios below.   In the early-morning hours of Saturday, December 2, 2017, the Senate passed its version of the tax reform bill. Although the Senate bill still must be reconciled with the House version, the proposed …

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