Here's what we're reading this week about the projects, people and policies driving local development:
Claudia Vargas, November 13, 2018
The City of Philadelphia finished FY18 with a fund balance of $421mm, greatly higher than its projected $75.5 mm surplus, largely due to more robust business tax revenue and real estate transfer tax receipts.
Kyrie Greenberg, November 12, 2018
Governor Wolf’s large margin of victory could lay the groundwork to move changes in school funding formulas forward.
Jared Brey, November 5, 2018
Mosaic Development is undertaking a project in a new Opportunity Zone, using crowdfunded investing as part of the financing for a development that will include market rate affordable rental units.
Jake Blumgart, November 13, 2018
A proposal to provide free legal counsel for low income tenants in rental eviction cases is studied, for its cost and effect.
Max Marin, November 13, 2018
What did Philadelphia and Pennsylvania offer Amazon to bring HQ2 here? The offer, with some redactions, is linked here.
Jim Saksa, November 13, 2018
How can Philadelphia gain from losing out in the Amazon HQ2 beauty contest?
John Fry, November 15, 2018
Drexel University President John Fry weighs in with his opinion on why Philadelphia didn’t land Amazon HQ2, and how we need to expand our talent pool through education at elementary and high school levels.
Joel Naroff, November 18, 2018
Joel Naroff analyzes what Philadelphia can learn about attracting companies from the Amazon HQ2 nationwide contest.