Economic reports have shown a stagnant job market and a fairly broad-based contraction in public sector construction during the month of March. This contraction reflects cuts to infrastructure investment structures, now that state and local governments have tightened their belts and the activity of the 2009 Federal fiscal stimulus has played out.

The lack

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What makes a city great? What sets a city apart from others in attracting new industry, new growth, civic pride, and robust economic development? We have found over and over that the magnet that draws business and tourism is most often found in the heart of the city, its convention center. Although the travel

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In the interest of fair and balanced reporting, we thought this April 15, 2012 New York Times article by Ann Lee of Demos on “Visas-for-Dollars” is deserving of everyone’s attention.  As our firm intends to be in the market later this year and into next year raising EB-5 funds for a portion of the

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Garfield Traub Development is pleased to call your attention to a very informative article authored by Bob Voelker of the Dallas based law firm, Munsch Hardt Kopf & Harr, P.C.  Bob is one of the most respected real estate attorneys in the country, and well versed in development financing methodologies including EB-5 and New

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What if your city could develop a hotel like the Omni Dallas Hotel at no cost to the taxpayers and help transform your city into a place where investors, developers and new businesses come to create new jobs, new revenue streams and a variety of new and improved amenities that ultimately equate to financial

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If you were reading the Garfield Traub Public Private Partnerships blog recently you would have seen our last article titled, “Dallas Convention Center Hotel Development Brings Big Benefits to City.” There we explained how convention center hotel developments are boosting city revenue and bringing in new visitors and business in large numbers.

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The new 1,000-room Dallas Convention Center Hotel made front page of the Dallas Morning News today announcing its debut this Friday. Along with that debut, the City has a lot more to be excited about with actual revenue earnings climbing well above the originally projected numbers.

This rise in revenue is not uncommon with Convention Center Hotels

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During a recent interview with KCPW, Utah’s first and only 24-hour commercial-free news and information radio station, three theater experts from Denver, Durham, N.C. and Dayton, Ohio discussed why theaters such as the proposed Utah Performing Arts Center in Salt Lake City are vital to the success of a City in a down

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The term Public Private Development is quickly rising in popularity due to the success of those using Public Private Partnerships to obtain much needed funds to renew government infrastructure, improve transportation, and construct new projects that state, local and Federal governments could not afford before due to budget constraints.

Due to the importance and

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