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. …
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 …
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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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 …
Jones Day’s Sonya Pal wrote “Financing Infrastructure Through Tax Policy: Tug-of-War with a Frayed Rope.” This article offers a brief primer on private activity bonds, and is particularly relevant as the country discusses tax reform. (Fall 2017)
