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| MISSION STATEMENT Our mission is to provide the full complement of expertise that will enable companies to maximize their ROI through the cash grants, tax and other financial incentives offered by federal, state and local governments in return for the human resource and capital investments companies are making in their communities. |
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Michael Press is President and Executive Director at M.R. Press Consulting, LLC .
Professional Experience:
More than 25 years of experience in economic development and tax incentives, having served in both government and non-government consulting roles including:
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Built and led the world's leading Business Incentives advisory practice while serving as Tax Partner at Ernst & Young.
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Built similar highly successful practices at PriceWaterhouseCoopers and Duff & Phelps.
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Supervised incentives advisory engagements for Fortune 100 Companies in the aerospace, automotive, consumer products, financial services, telecommunications, energy, pharmaceuticals, food and beverage production and packaging industries.
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Consultant for incentives projects in key states including: NY, NJ, CT, PA, TX, CA, OK, NC, SC, FL, GA, OH, MA, TN, MI, IL, and LA.
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Assistant Director of Tax Studies, Senate Finance Committee, New York State Senate (Majority);
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Chief Economist and Deputy Commissioner for Policy in the New York City Office of Business Development.
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Chairman of the Enterprise Zone Administrative Boards of four Enterprise (EDZ's) in New York City.
Engagement highlights include:
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Led the negotiating team that brought the Boeing Company's world headquarters from Seattle to Chicago (while considering Dallas and Denver).
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Led the site selection and negotiating team in support of the largest industrial project of 2009 in Pennsylvania on behalf of a Fortune 100 Household Products Manufacturer.
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Secured the benefits package sufficient to induce a 3,000-contingent Citigroup campus to relocate to New Jersey.
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Secured first-of-its-kind incentive in the states of Connecticut, New Jersey, North Carolina, Florida and New York.
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Created new and redesigned existing key economic development programs for New York City and New York State including; REAP (Relocation and Employee Assistance Program), ECSP (Energy Cost Savings Program), ICIP (Industrial and Commercial Incentive Program) and Tax Increment Financing.
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Organized and hosted the first comprehensive private sector Business Incentives Symposium in the United States in 2009.
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Authored "Incentives in a Down Economy", Journal of Multi-State Taxation, 2008 .
Education & Certifications:
M.S. in Economics, SUNY Albany (Full Graduate Fellowship).
B.A. in Economics, SUNY Albany (Cum Laude).
Professional Associations & Affiliations:
Corenet Global, Member.
Councilon State Taxation (COST), Member, Practitioner Connection.
Editorial Advisory Board, Tax Incentives Alert, Member.
Editorial Board, Incentives Section, Journal of Multi-StateTaxation, Member.
Michael R. Press
Executive Director
M. R. Press Consulting, LLC
Contact Information :
Phone
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203-255-9397
Fax
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203-259-7109
Mobile
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203-984-7158
Office Address
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16 Greenwood Lane
Westport, CT 06880
Westport, CT 06880