The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA), the national association representing the real estate finance industry, elected AmeriSphere’s Rodrigo López as its 2015 vice chairman during the MBA’s 101st annual convention this October in Las Vegas. Mr. López, the President, CEO, and founder of AmeriSphere, also serves as a director of Mutual […]
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Nebraska’s Annual Wind and Solar Conference is on October 29–30, 2014, at the La Vista Conference Center
The 7th Annual Nebraska Wind and Solar Conference & Exhibition: Turning Challenges into Nebraska Opportunities will be on October 29–30, 2014, at the Embassy Suites Omaha-La Vista Conference Center. Baird Holm is a major sponsor of the event, and at 1:10 p.m. on Thursday, October 30, Baird Holm’s David Levy […]
Nebraska Supreme Court Rules on the Use of Public Funds to Campaign Against a Candidate Running on a Wind Energy Platform
The Nebraska Supreme Court held that a violation of the Nebraska Political Accountability and Disclosure Act (“Accountability Act”), Nebraska Revised Statutes sections 49-1401 to 49-14,141, does not require identification of a candidate, election date, or political party. The Supreme Court, therefore remanded a case to the District Court for Lincoln […]
The Application Period for Nebraska’s New Markets Job Growth Investment Act (for the Fiscal Year Ending on June 30, 2015) Began October 1, 2014
The Nebraska Department of Revenue began accepting applications under the New Markets Job Growth Investment Act on October 1, 2014, from applicants seeking to receive cash investments that qualify for the New Markets Job Growth Investment Tax Credit. The total amount of qualified equity investments available for this round of […]
Public Power District Was Not Liable for Property Taxes on Land It Leased for Commercial and Residential Uses Because It Paid in Lieu of Taxes
Central Nebraska Public Power and Irrigation District (“Central”) is a political subdivision of the State of Nebraska that generates electricity by hydroplants and delivers irrigation water to its customers. Central owns and manages Lake McConaughy and more than 38,000 acres of land surrounding it. Rather than paying real property taxes […]

