Successful corporate site location representation brings financial success to regions and its residents and requires a range of services that include:
• Land use entitlements such as zoning and annexation
• Market research including economic, industry and workforce studies
• Site development and infrastructure development
• Economic development incentives
Economic development creates high-wage jobs improving communities. Montrose Law Firm, LLC wrote the book on economic development—several books to be precise. Attorney David J. Robinson served on the team of Special Counsel for Ohio Attorney General Mike Dewine to edit the popular Ohio Economic Development Manual, and Mr. Robinson is also the author of two books published by Palgrave MacMillan on economic development.
Downtown Columbus has nearly 6000 residents developed in large part because of a residential tax abatement program. However, certain historic structures only qualify for a 12 year abatement while many other housing developments gain a 15 year abatement. This will create a nearly $2 M tax bill on Downtown Columbus condo residents and destabilize the Downtown housing market right when it is beginning to take […]
The Ohio House of Representatives and Senate finished the 131st Ohio General Assembly with a flourish. Substantial changes were made to Ohio’s Brownfield, Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) tax abatement, New Community Authority (NCA) and Tax Increment Financing (TIF) programs. Highlights of Ohio’s economic development law changes are below. Brownfield Law—Ohio law grants partial property tax exemption for contaminated sites and measures toward Brownfield redevelopment start […]
Changes in state law enacted by the Ohio General Assembly create new economic development legal tools to support the continued growth of urban housing projects but many local communities are starting to take a hard look at how and what type of incentives should be thrown at this growing urban housing market at all. The urban housing market is clearly growing. Columbus has nine high-rise […]
Attorney Dave Robinson serves clients based upon 30 years of experience as a former Ohio State Representative, an economic development and public relations executive, lobbyist, and lawyer. Mr. Robinson published two economic development policy textbooks, co-drafted 40 economic development plans, and negotiated $500M in local, state, and federal incentives. Mr. Robinson serves clients on corporate site location, land use entitlements and incentives, lobbying, project financing, and economic development planning matters. Contact Dave at drobinson@montrosegroupllc.com if he can assist you with any matter.
Nate Green (non-attorney) serves clients based on 25 years of experience as a leading local and state government economic development and public finance executive. Mr. Green co-drafted 40 economic development plans, and community economic development advisory services, and negotiated $2 B in economic development incentives for public and private sector organizations. Nate serves clients on corporate site location, land use entitlements and incentive negotiations, project financing, and economic development planning matters. Contact Nate at ngreen@montrosegroupllc.com if he can assist you with any matter.
Tim Biggam (non-attorney) provides lobbying services based upon his over 15 years of experience as a staff member at the Ohio Senate, Ohio Department of Transportation, Ohio Department of Natural Resources, and the Director of Legislative Affairs to Former Ohio Governor John Kasich. Tim is a registered lobbyist and serves clients from a diverse set of industries including Healthcare, K-12 Education, Higher Education, Arts & Entertainment, Economic Development, Technology, and Local Government, before the State of Ohio and the Ohio Congressional Delegation. Contact Tim at tbiggam@montrosegroupllc.com if he can assist you with any matter.
Wade Williams (non-attorney) provides economic development consulting and corporate site location services to companies and communities based on his 20 years of experience. Prior to joining Montrose Group, Wade was the Founder and Principal of the Economic Development Group, a regional economic development consulting firm focused on providing innovative consulting solutions for his clients. Wade has held leadership positions in various organizations, including serving as Vice President of Business Development at REDI Cincinnati, where he oversaw targeted attraction efforts domestically and internationally. He also spent a decade in a COO capacity with NKY Tri-ED, a three-county EDO in the Cincinnati region. Additionally, Wade’s previous experience includes over a decade of managing business operations and complex real-estate acquisitions within Duke Energy’s Ohio and Kentucky-Indiana operations. Wade’s work has been instrumental in generating over 600 leads, 380 projects, 18,500 jobs, and over 3 billion dollars in new capital investment for the Cincinnati region. Apart from his economic development expertise, Wade is an active community service advocate, having volunteered for numerous leadership and community boards across the Greater Cincinnati region. He is committed to making a positive impact in the communities he serves. Contact Wade Williams at wwilliams@montrosegroupllc.com.
Harrison Crume (non-attorney) serves clients based on his experience with research and development of economic development analysis. Harrison serves clients with economic development research and planning on housing, industrial site development, Transformational Mixed Use Districts, Downtown Redevelopment Districts, economic development incentives, and regional comprehensive economic development plans, and advises clients on economic development matters. Contact Harrison at hcrume@montrosegroupllc.com if he can assist you with any matter.
