eVTOL Vehicles Create New Possibilities in Aviation Following years of innovation in aviation, battery and computing technologies, a new mode of transportation has emerged: the electric vertical takeoff and landing vehicle, or “eVTOL vehicle.” These striking machines...
The Clean Water Act and Section 401 In 1948, Congress passed the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (FWPCA) as the first rendition of a law intended to address growing pollution of American waters. By 1972, increased awareness of severe water pollution issues and...
Central Ohio will soon welcome further growth in the tech market. Intel recently announced plans to begin construction in late 2022 and chip production in 2025 at the world’s largest chip-making complex in New Albany that will provide many benefits, but some...
Ohio’s latest property tax reform effort, Ohio House Bill 126, made it through the Senate this week and is now headed back to the House for a concurrence vote on Senate changes. As passed by the Senate, H.B. 126 would eliminate the contentious practice of school...
As companies like Meta (formerly Facebook), Google, HTC and others make significant strides in the field of virtual reality (VR), science fiction is becoming a little less fiction. The types of virtual experiences popularized by blockbusters including Tron, The Matrix...
In July, we wrote about how President Biden’s Green Book had proposed limitations on IRS Section 1031 Exchanges. That focus may have changed recently. It is anyone’s guess which policies from President Biden’s new tax plan will survive Congress, but on September 13,...
Earlier this month, the Biden administration unveiled a plan to shift policy in order to expand affordable housing. The administration’s plan comes in response to a severe housing shortage that existed prior to the COVID-19 pandemic and is exasperated by rising lumber...
Late Thursday, the U.S. Supreme Court blocked the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) from enforcing the Biden administration’s federal eviction moratorium on renters during the pandemic. In an unsigned opinion, the Court wrote: “Congress was on notice...
2021 represents uncharted waters for individuals who rely on lumber, steel and other building materials in their daily operations. Individuals in all segments of real estate development and construction, from home flippers to commercial and residential real estate...
You can view an updated version of this article here. Real Estate Investors Beware President Biden’s Green Book was released on May 28, 2021, and the tax reforms include a proposal to limit the deferral of gain on the exchange of real property used in a trade or...