Lowell, Arkansas is located in the Northwest part of the state among industry giants such as Wal-Mart, JB Hunt and Tyson Foods as well as the University of Arkansas, the state’s flagship university. One of the few cities in Arkansas to use the Tax Increment Financing (“TIF”) legislation to provide capital improvements, the City engaged […]
Rogers, Arkansas is located in the Northwest part of the state among industry giants such as Wal-Mart, JB Hunt and Tyson Foods as well as the University of Arkansas, the state’s flagship university. With the explosive growth occurring in the City, it needed to build an overpass that would allow the development of a retail […]
Decatur is a small city nestled in the foothills of the Ozark Mountains in Northwest Arkansas. Its heart lies at the intersection of Arkansas Highways 59 and 102. At first glance, with a population of 1,699 residents, Decatur may look like a sleepy little town. A closer look will reveal city parks, locally owned businesses, […]
State & Local Government, Utility
Northwest Arkansas Conservation Authority is an Arkansas sanitation authority organized in 2002 for disposing of wastewater and sewer for customers in Benton and Washington County, two of the fastest growing counties in the state. The Authority was in need of securing property for a new wastewater treatment plant; however, being a newly formed entity, the […]
Springdale, Arkansas is located in the Northwest part of the state among industry giants such as Wal-Mart, JB Hunt and Tyson Foods as well as the University of Arkansas, the state’s flagship university. Like so many Arkansas communities, Springdale has utilized Sales Tax Revenues to fund capital improvements through the issuance of municipal bonds. With […]
As the second largest water system in Arkansas serving over 330,000 people and industries in Fayetteville, Springdale, Rogers, Bentonville and the surrounding areas, the District is the catalyst for the growth in northwest Arkansas. The District sought to reduce its annual debt payments to improve cash flow and help maintain its low wholesale water rate, […]
In December 2004, the City of Pearl, Mississippi issued three series of bonds and loaned the proceeds to Bloomfield Equities, LLC for the purpose of financing the construction of a minor league baseball stadium, construction of a Bass Pro facility, and other out parcel development. The bonds were secured by multiple sources of revenue which […]
In September 2015, the City of Derby, Kansas established the Derby STAR Bond Project District, which allows incremental sales taxes generated within the District to be used to finance projects that are approved by the State. The City wanted to bring something new and exciting to their City through the use of STAR Bonds. The […]
Utah County Academy of Sciences, a public charter school located on the campus of Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah, required a funding solution in order to expand its campus facilities. The State approved the school to increase enrollment from 500 to 1200 students, but the Orem facility could only support approximately 400 students. The […]
Lone Star College System is a junior college system and political subdivision of the State of Texas. The System, formerly North Harris Montgomery Community College District, serves students from several campus locations. Many of the System’s locations were in the need of energy conservation and mechanical upgrades and the System was evaluating options to make […]
