Home | Business News | Browse by Publication | M | Mississippi Business Journal

What's working--and what's not--with GO Zone provisions?

Publication: Mississippi Business Journal
Publication Date: 26-MAR-07 		Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access
Full Article Title: What's working--and what's not--with GO Zone provisions?(Gulf Opportunity Zone Act of 2005, implications for Mississippi)

Article Excerpt
More than a year and a half since Hurricane Katrina visited the state, Mississippians are starting to see the effects of the Gulf Opportunity Zone Act of 2005. Crafted to encourage the rapid rebuilding of affected counties and parishes in Mississippi, Louisiana and Alabama, the legislation established bond provisions and tax incentives. The legislation was modeled after the Liberty Zone Act that was passed in the wake of the attacks September 11, 2001.

"The Liberty Zone Act was very limited in its geographic scope and the types of businesses that would likely take advantage of it," said Louis Fuller, a member with Jackson's Brunini law firm. "The geographic coverage and the varieties of businesses that may take advantage of the GO Zone incentives are quite unprecedented."

In Mississippi, the act originally included 47 counties but Holmes and Humphreys counties were added after passage...

Access Full Article, Compliments of Goliath

View this article FREE - Now for a Limited Time, try Goliath Business News
Free for 3 Days!



More articles from Mississippi Business Journal
Coast's use of GO Zone incentives slower than other areas., March 26, 2007

Looking for additional articles?
Search our database of over 3 million articles.

Looking for more in-depth information on this industry?
Search our complete database of Industry & Market reports by text, subject, publication name or publication date.

About Goliath
Whether you're looking for sales prospects, competitive information, company analysis or best practices in managing your organization, Goliath can help you meet your business needs.

Our extensive business information databases empower business professionals with both the breadth and depth of credible, authoritative information they need to support their business goals. Whether it be strategic planning, sales prospecting, company research or defining management best practices - Goliath is your leading source for accurate information.