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Saving Downtown Santa Barbara with Consultants

NewsBy Christine Rodgers January 15, 2019

City Hires Private Firm to Craft Strategic Plan In response to downtown’s protracted retail woes, the Santa Barbara City Council voted to spend $84,000 to hire a private economic consulting firm, Kosmont & Associates, to help craft a strategic plan to bring local shoppers to the central business district. Previous studies have repeatedly concluded that…

Local Governments to Play Major Role in Opportunity Zone Projects

NewsBy Christine Rodgers November 30, 2018

State and local governments will likely play a significant role in both identifying and supporting Opportunity Zone Fund projects. State and local governments will likely play a significant role in both identifying and supporting Opportunity Zone Fund projects. While governments won’t be Opportunity Zone Fund investors—because they don’t pay income tax, they will play an…

Things To Know About The New Opportunity Zone Guidelines

NewsBy Christine Rodgers October 29, 2018

After several months of waiting, real estate investors, developers and other keen commercial real estate observers have finally received answers to some of their many questions about the Opportunity Zone program.

Kosmont’s advisory and real estate firm thrived after the state axed local redevelopment agencies

NewsBy Christine Rodgers October 10, 2018

Bond Buyer article by Keeley Webster titled “Kosmont grows by helping California cities navigate post-redevelopment world” is about how Larry Kosmont’s advisory and real estate firm thrived after the state axed local redevelopment agencies.