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Discusses local economic development incentives that towns comparable in population size to Ansonia provide.

Discusses whether Connecticut has a sales tax exemption program that can be used as an incentive for economic development projects and, if so, what agency administers it.

Discusses Connecticut facilities that have received state financing under the Tax Incremental Financing (TIF) program, and discusses whether any of these facilities is exempt from the state admission tax. Outlines whether any of the facilities exempt from the admission tax have received any state financing.

Provides a list of all state funding provided directly to the New London Development Corporation.

Discusses whether other states geographically target their pension and other state fund investments to promote economic development and other state goals. Much of the information in this memo is based on a 2004 Oxford University study of investment practices of U.S. public sector pension funds that are designed to promote urban infrastructure and economic development.

Discusses 4 large government funded projects in Providence, Rhode Island.

Summarizes bills favorably reported from the Labor and Public Employees Committee to the Finance, Revenue, and Bonding Committee.

Discusses whether projects in state-designated distressed municipalities, enterprise zones, targeted investment communities (TICs), or enterprise corridor zones get priority for economic development assistance.

Discusses a "community renaissance pilot program" that gives towns maximum flexibility to design and implement state-funded projects