PETER CAPACCHIONE — On July 31st, Reps. Kevin Brady (R-TX) and Joseph Crowley (D-NY) proposed the Real Estate Investment and Jobs Act of 2013 to Congress. This proposed act would implement changes to the 1980 Foreign Investment in Real Property Tax Act (“FIRPTA”) in a manner that could potentially incentivize foreign investors to double the […]
JOSHUA BERMAN — Gregg Easterbrook, author of the Tuesday Morning Quarterback (“TMQ”) blog on ESPN.com, is a snarky sort of fellow who weaves old movie references and reporting on the “Unified Field Theory of Creep” (the unseasonably early commercial offerings of (mostly) holiday goods) into his digest of the previous weekend’s football analysis. His Week […]
JACOB A. EPSTEIN — When a music festival is held in your city, it is like being injected with a potent vaccine. The injection may initially be painful and the vaccine’s short-term effects may be unpleasant. However, in the long run, your city will likely emerge healthier: with an influx of capital, an enhanced economy, and […]
RACHAEL K. WILLIAMS — B-Corp stands for “Benefit Corporation,” a new class of corporation with unique, specific criteria. B-Corps are “required to create a material positive impact on society and the environment and to meet higher standards of accountability and transparency.” In addition to positive societal and environmental impact requirements, B-corp classification also places additional […]
