Strand Theater redevelopment rendering courtesy of The NHP Foundation
For more than a year, DC Housing Enterprises, a subsidiary of the District’s Housing Authority, had $6 million in federal tax credits set aside to help redevelop the Strand Theater, a historic, now-abandoned movie theater that was once a focal point for Deanwood’s Black community. Officials want to turn the space into a restaurant with an arts and entertainment program.
But in mid-December, DCHE asked the Housing Authority Board of Commissioners for permission to direct those tax credits to a hospital project not in the District, but in Los Angeles.
Managing Editor Despite the lack of liability protections in Congress final relief package, the legislation did provide new opportunities for independents to take part in nutrition incentive projects and the SNAP Online program.
Food retailers hoping for liability protection for their businesses amid the challenges of dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic were disappointed in the COVID relief package passed by Congress on Dec. 21.
“While we appreciate the bipartisan effort to provide much-needed economic relief to the American people, the bill unfortunately falls short of the needed liability protections critical to independent grocers,” noted Greg Ferrara, president and CEO of the Arlington, Virginia-based National Grocers Association (NGA), which represents the independent grocery sector. “Independent supermarkets have led the way in keeping workers and customers safe and have remained open when their communities need them most. It is unacceptable for C
Operator
Ladies and gentlemen, thank you for standing by, and welcome to Apogee s Fiscal 2021 Third Quarter Earnings Conference Call.
[Operator Instructions] I would now like to hand the conference to you speaker today, Jeff Huebschen. Please go ahead, sir.
Jeff Huebschen
Vice President, Investor Relations and Corporate Communications
Thank you, Jewel. Good morning and welcome to Apogee Enterprises Fiscal 2021 third quarter earnings call. With me today are Joe Puishys, Apogee s Chief Executive Officer and Nisheet Gupta, Chief Financial Officer. I d like to remind everyone that there are slides to accompany today s remarks which are available in the Investor Relations section of Apogee s website.
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WASHINGTON, Dec. 10, 2020 /PRNewswire/ Tax policy trends and plans for 2021 were the focus as the New Markets Tax Credit (NMTC) Coalition held its annual NMTC Conference yesterday. The event, held virtually for the first time, saw record attendance and featured several members of Congress, former Clinton and Obama officials and the CDFI Fund Director as keynote speakers and marked the 20
th Anniversary of the law establishing the New Markets Tax Credit (NMTC). The Community Renewal Tax Relief Act was signed into law by President Bill Clinton on December 21, 2000.
The conference also included insights from NMTC experts and featured the release of a new report,