Kate Crowley, principal with Baker Tilly, has been with the firm since 2009. Kate leads the firm’s negotiated incentives practice, providing comprehensive project finance solutions for development initiatives and business expansions. These services include strategic planning and impact analysis, tax credit and incentives analysis and negotiation, development incentive review and implementation, and creative financing and funding solutions.
- Performs financial analysis of economic development strategies and development initiatives to optimize available project financing options -
- Identifies new incentives and tax programs that impact client’s growth initiatives
- Provides application and feasibility reviews for federal and state tax credit, financing, and funding programs
- Experience working with closely privately held businesses dealing with growth and capitalization
- Develops tax increment financing (TIF) strategies and projections, creates TIF districts, and consults on redevelopment and TIF Agreements
- Responsible for strategic planning related to incentives services offered by Baker Tilly
- Formerly served as an economic development consultant to public sector and not-for-profit agencies
- Formerly worked as a project manager for a private development firm
- Council of Development Finance Agencies
- International Council of Shopping Centers
- National Grocers Association
- Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) – Series 79 and 63 Securities Licenses
Location
Wisconsin
Education
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Master of Urban Planning
University of Wisconsin – Madison
Bachelor of Science in economics