CM I 7This workshop is approved for 7 hours of Certification Maintenance credits by The American Institute of Certified Planners (AICP). Tax abatements can be a powerful tool for municipalities to attract investments and redevelopment to their communities. This workshop will discuss the constitutional statues that authorize the granting of short and long-term tax exemptions and the procedural process for granting tax abatements for residentia...

Join INPUT for a State and Local Executive Breakfast featuring North Carolina’s top technology leaders. This breakfast is an opportunity for technology vendors to network with peers and interact with state and local executives. Featuring presentations from key North Carolina government officials: Gerald FralickChief Information OfficerState of North Carolina Gail RoperChief Information OfficerCity of Raleigh Topics to be addressed inclu...

Biotech has rebounded from the recession faster than most other industries in Maryland and with about 8% of the biotech companies in the country based in Maryland, the future of Maryland's tech scene is bright. Adding to the optimism is recent approval of plans to create a $10 billion, 17.5M SF "Science City" for bioscience research. How do the top Maryland tech players envision the future of the I-270 tech corridor? Where will future develop...

When it comes to stimulus money no one is spending like the Department of Energy. Join us December 15 for our next Federal IT Breakfast & Schmooze as we host DOE CFO Steve Isakowitz who is guiding the department’s momentous spending. And Steve’s not just a pencil pusher - as a former exec at Lockheed and Booz Allen, not to mention a Master’s in aerospace engineering from MIT, he knows the info industry wants to hear.