Partner Steven Polivy, chair of Akerman’s economic development and incentives practice, spoke to Law360 about the state and local tax policy stories that dominated 2018, particularly Amazon’s quest for its HQ2 site. Ultimately, Amazon picked two locations, Washington, D.C. and New York City, to host its second corporate headquarters.
“For large, visible projects, I think the kind of scrutiny Amazon and HQ2 got will continue, but in terms of transformative policy, the economic development story of the year is, without a doubt, opportunity zones,” Polivy said.