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VIRGINIA’S
BUSINESS
INCENTIVES
VEDA Spring Conference
Jay A. Langston, Ph.D.
April 11, 2014
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ECONOMIC RETURN MESSAGE
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Good
stewards
of tax
dollars
Projects and Agency ROI
Incentives performance monitoring
Performance metrics guidance for VEDP
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INCENTIVES TYPES
Incentives
• Statutory (cash & credits)
• Discretionary
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STATUTORY INCENTIVES
• Enterprise Zones
– Job Grants
– Real Property Improvement Grant
• Major Business Facility Job Tax Credit
• Green Jobs Tax Credit
• Research and Development Tax Credit
• Recycling Equipment Tax Credit
• Day Care Facility Investment Tax Credit
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ENTERPRISE ZONES
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MBFJTC
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DISCRETIONARY INCENTIVES
• Virginia Jobs Investment Program (VJIP)
• Governor’s Opportunity Fund (GOF)
• Tobacco Region Opportunity Fund (TROF)
• Virginia Investment Partnership Act
– Virginia Investment Partnership Grant (VIP)
– Virginia Economic Development Incentive Grant (VEDIG)
– Major Eligible Employer Grant (MEE)
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DISCRETIONARY INCENTIVES
• Agriculture and Forestry Industries Development Fund (AFID)
• Clean Energy Manufacturing Incentive Grant
• VDOT Economic Access Program (Road Funds)
• VDOT Transportation Partnership Opportunity Fund (TPOF)
• Rail Access Program
• POV Infrastructure Development Zone Grant
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LOCAL INCENTIVES
• Technology Zones
• Local Enterprise Zone incentives
• Potential tax grants
• Potential tax waivers
• State incentives matches
– GOF
– Rail
– Road
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TECHNOLOGY ZONES
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STATE COMPARISON
• Reviewed 10 most competitive states
• Compared for: – Organizational structure
– Breadth of programs
– Target sectors
– Major incentives
• Not all programs were incentives
• Budgets reviewed when possible
• Competition is increasing and dynamic, particularly funding
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TAKE AWAYS
• Emergence of new competitors – Florida
– Ohio
• Virginia is competitive with cash programs
• Dedicated funding streams – SC $25 million incentive funding
– OH $100 million program funding
• Payroll Tax Rebate programs – SC
– NC
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