Tag: Butch Rigby

Brian and Mary Rooney, BKS Artisan Ales

BKS Artisan Ales takes measured approach with nano-brewery concept

By Tommy Felts / January 6, 2018

It takes only about an hour for BKS Artisan Ales to sell out of its packaged bottles and cans each Saturday afternoon, Brian Rooney said. “We thought it would be great if maybe 40 people came in and maybe each of those 40 took a beer home,” said Rooney, a craft brewer who owns and…

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Tax bill guts historic tax credits used to rehab Westport Commons, Kemper, lofts

By Tommy Felts / November 13, 2017

Plexpod Westport Commons wouldn’t exist without the historic tax credits used to make the massive renovation and preservation project financially feasible, said developer Butch Rigby. A GOP-led tax reform bill introduced this month to simplify the tax code, however, would eliminate the Reagan-era tax credit program, which provides a 20 percent federal tax credit for…

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