Mikaela Huot is a director with Baker Tilly Municipal Advisors, LLC. Mikaela is a member of Baker Tilly’s housing and economic development practice, specializing in economic development, redevelopment and housing programs for municipal and not-for-profit clients.
Registered municipal advisor representative
- Assists communities with public policy development, developer review and negotiations, revenue projections and financial feasibility studies, tax increment establishment and compliance, project feasibility and financing
- Expertise working on complicated financing projects to provide creative solutions while balancing policy objectives and goals
- Extensive experience with tax increment financing, the “but-for” and needs test and review, cost-benefit analysis, bond cash flow analysis, fiscal impact study, tax impact analysis, proforma analysis, rate of return analysis and general project management
- Strong background in property tax and sales tax increment financing, tax abatement, state grant and loan programs, enterprise zones, community development authorities and special service/business improvement districts
- Experience with economic incentive programs including work in North Dakota, Wisconsin, Georgia, Kansas, Missouri, Montana, Virginia, North Carolina, Iowa and extensively in Minnesota
- Economic Development Association of Minnesota (EDAM)
- Virginia Economic Development Association (VEDA)
- Wisconsin Economic Development Association (WEDA)
- National Association of Housing Redevelopment Authorities (NAHRO)
- National Association of Municipal Advisors (NAMA)
- International Economic Development Council (IEDC)
- United Way Ambassador
- Boy Scouts of America
- Economic Development Finance Professional (EDFP)
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