The results of a two-year study by the Center for Urban Policy Research at the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy at Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey find that historic preservation has a tremendous impact on Arkansas’s economy. The study looked into the economic impact of the federal Historic Rehabilitation Tax Credit, the anticipated effect of a proposed state tax credit, heritage tourism, rehabilitation of historic properties, state historic preservation grants and the Main Street Arkansas program. All of the figures cited are in 2006 dollars. Click here for a pdf brochure of the findings. Click here for a synopsis of some of the major findings.
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