Assist municipal and private clients with land development and economic finance professional services necessary to close on deals, which includes redevelopment and economic development planning as well as economic development finance modeling with to goal of making opportunities a reality to be implemented and constructed.Dan is an economic development, planning and creative financial incentive professional with experience in land use planning, public administration, economic development and municipal finance. He has a technical and practical understanding of state economic development, redevelopment and planning law, entitlement programs, taxable and tax-exempt municipal bonding financings, tax abatement and tax impact studies. He also has extensive knowledge in the management and administration of municipal government and develops strong relationships with key business and community leaders which has resulted in the successful implementation of multiple planning and economic development projects to the benefit of both the public and private sectors.Dan began his career as a land use/urban design planner which transitioned into economic development and municipal finance as a practical means to implement both publicly supported land-use plans, including master, redevelopment and economic development plans and the supporting resolutions and ordinances necessary to implement projects. He is a prominent and trusted advising consultant in tax increment financings from the planning stages through approval and potential bonding for project implementation. In addition, Dan has prepared economic development tax modeling for private investments, tax impact analyses, fiscal plans for municipal annexations and cost of service studies to complement his land use and economic development expertise.Dan demonstrates an ability to serve clients' interests to provide creative solutions to unique issues and problems facing the public and private sectors.

Structured graduate candidate classroom instruction of Fiscal Planning & Management for Public Administrators in the Masters in Public Safety Administration (PSA) Graduate Degree Program for Program Director Dr. Dan McGuire, Ed.D. https://www.ccsj.edu/PSA/Structured graduate candidate classroom instruction of Finance Management for the Masters in Science Management (MSM) Graduate Degree Program for Program Director Dr. Roy Scheive, Ed.D. https://www.ccsj.edu/MSM/Structured undergraduate level classroom instruction and education in the introductory concepts and applications of macro- and micro-economics for the Business Management Program of the College for Program Director Steve Verela https://www.ccsj.edu/BusinessManagement/

Author bi-monthly economic development articles for local and regional economic development officials, municipal elected officials and administration to understand current economic development, redevelopment and financial incentivization strategies, policies, and programming for implementation.

Provided economic development, redevelopment, planning and financial incentivization analyses professional services to cities, counties, towns, redevelopment commissions and other local units of government, with specialization including the areas of land-use comprehensive planning and zoning, community and economic development, tax abatement, review of allocation areas and tax-exempt financings. Areas of expertise included: (i) economic development related to tax increment financings, assessment deductions, property tax implications, annexation fiscal impact plans, redevelopment and economic development and strategic planning and (ii) land-use planning and development related to master and comprehensive planning, plan commission and board of zoning appeal development standards, zoning and variance assistance, and general administration.

Provided general consulting and financial advisory services to cities, counties, towns, redevelopment commissions and other local units of government, with specialization including the areas of land-use comprehensive planning and zoning, community and economic development, tax abatement, review of allocation areas and tax-exempt financings. In addition, provided expert testimony for trial cases related to redevelopment planning and on an eminent domain proceeding relating to the preparation of an Opinion of Probable Rezoning as a supplement to an appraisal of highest and best use.

Public Sector Services consulting to cities, towns and counties related to economic development, local tax incentive analyses specializing in tax increment financings and tax increment revenue bonding.

Neighborhood, community and economic development planning for the City of Whiting, including staffing for the Plan Commission, Board of Zoning Appeals, Redevelopment Commission, Tree Board. Representative to the several local and regional planning board and associations for development and planning efforts in northwest Indiana and the Calumet Region.

Neighborhood and community planning, including comprehensive and redevelopment planning studies, zoning assistance, tax increment financing analyses, policy analyses. Data collection and urban design assistance on various projects throughout continental United States.