While working to boost economic development in Detroit in the late 2010s, Nick Allen found he was running up against a problem. The city was trying to spur more investment after long-term industrial flight to suburbs and other states. Relying more heavily on property taxes for revenue, the city was negotiating individualized tax deals with prospective businesses. That’s hardly a scenario unique to Detroit, but such deals involved lengthy approval processes that slowed investment decisions…
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