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Westport, Ct, Us

Westport, Connecticut, United States

Westport, Ct

SCOUT Economics is a highly-credentialed professional services firm, devoted to assisting corporate clients with Site Selection services supporting their investment decisions in North America. We also provide access to the full array of state, local and federal cash grant and tax incentives offered in return for clients' expansion/relocation projects and investments in job creation, training and capital resources.

New York

Founded and led Business Incentives Advisory practice, assisting Companies in accessing the tax and other financial incentives offered by state and local government in return for investment in capital and jobs.

National and International Leader of the Grants and Incentives Practice. More than 100 employees were fully devoted to the practice of identifying and securing tax and other financial incentives in the U.S. Another 100 employees were so engaged outside the U.S. until 2005, when the impacts of Sarbanes Oxley regulation began to limit the reach of non-Audit practices of the big-4 accounting firms.

New York City Mayor'S Office (Koch)

Designed the economic development programs and policies of the Koch Administration. Implemented methods to measure their success. Directed studies of economic and fiscal impact of public events and development projects. Chairman of the Board of 3 Economic Development Zones the City's first).

New York State Senate (Republican Majority)

Forecast State of New York Revenues. Review all legislation with fiscal implications. Estimated fiscal impacts on all legislation being voted by the Senate during this period.

Ba, Ms, Economics, Mathematics, Physics, Full Fellowship

Activities and Societies: Council on State Taxation (COST), Editorial Boards: Journal of Multistate Taxation, Tax Incentives Alert.

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