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 m a n a g e m e n t Commercial Property PACE Financing 100% Financing for Solar, Roofing, HVAC, Windows, Lighting and More. No Money Down | Fixed Low Interest Rates | Not Tied to Personal Credit | Long-Term Up to 20 Years Property Assessed Clean Energy Financing allows up to 20% of a property’s value to be financed for energy efficiency, renewable energy, or water conservation upgrades. The financing creates an assessment lien on the property and is repaid in semi-annual installments on the property tax bill. Why Save with PACE? · · · · Reduce your energy bill Increase your property value Increase occupant comfort Increase net operating income TILTING THE SCALE BY JACOB LUECKE Why is PACE Financing Different? · · · · No money down Fixed low interest rates Long term financing up to 20 years Qualifying is property based not credit based Missouri race could decide control of the U.S. Senate R oy Blunt was in his mid-30s when he won his first statewide election to become Missouri secretary of state, a position that later helped catapult him to longstanding service in Washington, D.C. Now Missouri’s current secretary of state, Jason Kander, is hoping to take that same path — and unseat Blunt in the process. Benefits The race is expected to be close and the election here is drawing national attention, as Missouri’s seat could either give Democrats control of the Senate or help Republicans keep the majority they gained after the 2014 election. o f PAC E Fi n a n c i n g a n d E n e r g y U p g r a d e s · No upfront cash required · Low annual payments · Immediate energy savings Increase property value · Raise value with permanent improvements 18 MISSOURI BUSINESS Own the equipment · Get tax incentives and rebates · Improve Energy Star score or LEED ratings · Transfer lien upon sale Smarter way to finance · Not based on business credit · Preserve cash for other needs · Potentially off balance sheet 190 Carondelet Plaza, Suite 1250, St. Louis MO 63105 (314) 380-5999 | rockwoodam.com Reduce energy costs · Save and hedge against rising energy costs Share benefits with occupants · Improve occupant comfort · Share improvement costs with tenants · Command higher lease rates JASON KANDER, FRIENDS OF ROY BLUNT Improve cash flow Incumbent Sen. Roy Blunt, a Republican, is campaigning for his second term in the Senate after he won an open seat in 2010 following Kit Bond’s retirement from office. He previously served as one of his party’s top leaders in the U.S. House of Representatives. Blunt’s earlier jobs include serving as Greene County clerk and working as a college president and a schoolteacher. Democrat Jason Kander decided to challenge Blunt after serving one term as Missouri secretary of state. Kander was previously a lawmaker in the Missouri House of Representatives. He is also a veteran who served as an Army intelligence officer in Afghanistan, conducting anti-corruption investigations. During their time as lawmakers, both Kander and Blunt have worked on legislation aimed at boosting the manufacturing industry. In 2010, Kander co-sponsored the Manufacturing Jobs Act in the Missouri House of Representatives. The act was signed into law later that year and led to Ford and General Motors expanding their manufacturing operations in Missouri. In 2014, Blunt introduced the Revitalize American Manufacturing and Innovation Act. The act is intended to spur innovation and help ensure the domestic manufacturing industry stays globally competitive. “Supporting innovation and manufacturing in America will help us continue to compete in a global economy,” Blunt said in a news release upon the act’s passage. “I look forward to building on this success in the new Congress and working with my colleagues to pass policies that encourage more economic opportunity and jump-start good-paying jobs for workers in Missouri and nationwide.” As secretary of state, Kander suggested that Missouri should reduce its business filing fees to the lowest in the nation, a proposal that has not yet become law. He also modernized the form-filing process, allowing businesses to electronically file nearly all government-required paperwork. “If you are an entrepreneur who’s trying to be successful, I want NOVEMBER 2016 19