Lucy Gallo - Managing Principal, DPFG (Development Planning & Financing Group Inc.) North Carolina to speak at the 10th Annual New Partners for Smart Growth

SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO, CA, January 22, 2011 (Press-News.org) Conference Details:
10th Annual New Partners for Smart Growth: Building Safe, Healthy and Livable Communities Conference February 3-5, 2011 in Charlotte, North Carolina Lucy Gallo will be a featured speaker on Thursday, February 3rd at the 9:00 AM -10:30 AM session entitled "Wise Financing for Smarter Growth in Today's Cash-Strapped World"

Session Highlights
This session will highlight several alternative infrastructure financing tools, such as special districts, tax increment financing, synthetic TIFs, and other public-private partnerships, as applied in actual projects. These financing tools will be examined from both the public and private sector's interests and viewpoints. Federal programs, such as New Market Tax Credits, that can be used in conjunction with state and local tools will also be discussed.

Conference Theme:
Join the Local Government Commission and smart growth practitioners, researchers, and advocates from across the nation for the 10th Annual New Partners for Smart Growth Conference in Charlotte, NC from February 3-5, 2011. The three-day conference includes more than 95 sessions, breakouts, implementation workshops, specialized trainings, peer-to-peer learning opportunities, and coordinated networking activities for participants.

The conference, which includes underlying themes of capacity-building and financing smart growth, invites experts to discuss how cutting-edge smart growth policies and practices can impact issues ranging from job creation, energy conservation, to public health.

To learn more about the 10th Annual New Partners for Smart Growth: Building Safe, Healthy and Livable Communities Conference please visit: http://www.newpartners.org

Custom Professional Services-
DPFG provides custom professional services for the real estate development community. The firm prides itself on being able to obtain relevant facts surrounding each transaction and properly advising clients based on such information. The consultants at DPFG help our land developer and builder clients navigate the development and construction process in a timely and cost-efficient manner.