![]() He also has considerable experience in succession planning, buy sell and stock redemption issues and ownership transition. ![]() He has prior audit experience and has tax experience with closely held businesses with specific expertise in the automotive industry. Accredited in Business Valuation (ABV), Certified Valuation Analyst (CVA) and Certified Management Accountant (CMA), he has valued more than 400 businesses.ĭave has considerable experience as a testifying expert in State and Federal courts. in Business from Indiana University and earned his CPA license in 1981. Batusic has been with Swartz Retson since 1978 and oversees the Business Valuation and Litigation Support Services practice. © COPYRIGHT 2023 HOUSING PARTNERSHIP NETWORK. HPN is grateful that the IRA legislation and EPA are prioritizing investments that benefit low-income and disadvantaged communities and sees affordable housing as a key strategy to achieving its climate goals.” This historic investment offers the resources needed to invest in improvements that will reduce greenhouse gas emissions and increase the health and resiliency of housing, helping the communities we serve become greener and healthier places to live, work, and thrive. Robin Hughes, HPN CEO, reflects that “the IRA represents an important moment for the country and the affordable housing sector. With the complex capital structures and unique considerations of affordable housing, our sector has been deeply engaged in shaping these programs to ensure their potential benefits are realized. Members have already created innovative solutions to community solar, energy and water efficiency, and sustainable financing, but have never had a dedicated source of capital to pursue these goals at scale. ![]() HPN members represent many of the most innovative affordable housing nonprofits in the country taking steps to lead on decarbonization and bringing cleaner, healthier, and more resilient housing to historically underserved communities. Greening the affordable housing sector simultaneously advances emissions reduction and climate justice goals. This aligns with the Administration’s requirements that the IRA program investments meet environmental and economic justice priorities. ![]() It is critical that climate solutions also advance through a justice framework. ![]() Importantly, these resources intentionally aim to benefit communities and people with low incomes that historically have been disproportionately impacted by climate change, representing many of the people and communities HPN members serve. These investments are intended to create domestic green jobs, support the economy, and reignite American manufacturing, all while addressing the climate crisis. Many IRA programs have a strong emphasis on decarbonization of buildings since more than 40 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions are connected to the built environment, creating a huge opportunity for the affordable housing sector. Amidst the hottest June ever recorded, devastating wildfires and their associated air pollution, historic precipitation, flooding, and ocean warming, IRA's one-year anniversary offers an opportunity to reflect on this moment in time, the progress to-date implementing its many programs, and the potential it has to advance our mission and benefit the communities we serve in the months and years ahead.Īs the country absorbed the surprising passage and significance of IRA's investments in climate and energy-related programs, it became clear that they hold the potential to have transformative impact on many sectors of the US economy. One year ago, on August 16, 2022, President Joe Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) into law, marking the most significant Congressional action on climate change and clean energy in the country's history. ![]()
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