When developers seek incentives should officials check their backgrounds?
Union Row developers didn’t get careful vetting
Kevin Adams discusses his planned Union Row development and his past business dealings at the Midtown office of Loaded for Bear, a public relations firm. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
Marc Perrusquia
Marc Perrusquia is the director of the Institute for Public Service Reporting at the University of Memphis, where graduate students learn investigative and explanatory journalism skills working alongside professionals. He's won numerous state and national awards for government watchdog, social justice and political reporting. Follow the Institute on Facebook or Twitter @psr_memphis.
Extra to our Special Report: Unlike Memphis, some cities dig deep into the backgrounds of developers seeking public incentives.
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