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this site provides links to publications and resources that may be relevant to economic development for public and private stakeholders.

Publications

Community Renewal Publications

	Final Rule on Performance Standards for Utilization of Empowerment Zone Grant Funds
	Q&As on RC/EZ Tax Incentives
	Spotlight on Results: Capturing Successes in Renewal Communities and Empowerment Zones
	Transcript of Panel Discussion on New Markets Tax Credits
	Federal Programs Guide, FY 2001
	Fixing our Schools Now!
	PERMS Training Manual for EZ/EC Grantees (July 2002)
	PERMS User Guide for HUD Public Trust Officers (July 2002)
	Designation of Round III Empowerment Zones and Renewal Communities-Interim (Rule 24 CFR Part 599)
	Community Renewal Tax Relief Act of 2000

U.S. Department of Labor
Bureau of Labor Statistics

	Regional and State Employment and Unemployment Annual Summary
	Regional and State Employment and Unemployment Monthly Summary
	Updated News and Reports
	Economy at a Glance

GAO Reports

	The United States General Accounting Office
	Local Growth Issues - Federal Opportunities and Challenges GAO/RCED-00-178; released September 6, 2000. Report requested by Senator Jim Jeffords (VT) and Senator Carl Levin (MI)
	Survey of Local Growth Issues GAO/RCED-00-272; September 2000 Results of GAO's survey of nearly 2,000 city and county governments.

Tax Incentive Publications:

	IRS Publication 954, Tax Incentives for Distressed Communities
	IRS Publication 4492, Information for Taxpayers Affected by Hurricanes Katrina, Rita, and Wilma
	Tax Tips for Accountants and Businesses in Renewal Communities
	Tax Tips for Accountants and Businesses in Empowerment Zones
	Tax Incentive Guide for Businesses in the Renewal Communities, Empowerment Zones, and Enterprise Communities - FY 2003
	Tax Incentives + Businesses = Jobs; A Marketing Primer on How to Entice Businesses to Renewal Communities, Empowerment Zones and Enterprise Communities

Webcasts

	Webcast on the $11 billion Renewal Community and Empowerment Zone Tax Incentives
	Broadcast on $19 Billion for Renewal Community, Empowerment Zone, and Gulf Zone Businesses