Senior Field Director for Grow America
Corey Leon is a Senior Field Director for Grow America. He joined the nonprofit in 2011 as a Field Director. Now, he helps local communities to achieve their development finance goals, including commercial/industrial real estate development, rental and for-sale housing, small business credit analysis, and financing. Mr. Leon is a prolific course instructor, conference speaker, and curriculum advisor. Prior to joining Grow America, he was the Principal of the Development Incentive & Consulting, LLC, and a developer.
Mr. Leon is a Certified Economic Development Finance Professional and Housing Development Finance Professional, and he holds a master’s in public policy from the University of Michigan and a Bachelor of Science in Physics and Political Science from Western Michigan University.
Vacant and underutilized downtown buildings are the hidden assets of community revitalization, yet developing these properties can be a challenge. Join Heritage Ohio and Corey Leon, Senior Field Director with Grow America, for a full day, deep dive course on real estate development. This course will offer a step-by-step look at the development process from the perspective of lenders, developers and investors. Participants analyze economic development real estate projects—retail, office, mixed-use—using the rates of return required by lenders, developers and investors, and determine the appropriate amount of public sector financing needed to make projects feasible. Public sector financing tools and techniques, including tax credits, designed to attract, leverage and complement private financing, are utilized to maximize equity while minimizing the amount of public investment. **Workshop registration fee includes boxed lunch** This workshop is approved for 9.00 AIA LU continuing education credits. REGISTRATION REQUIRED