When cities consider requests for tax increment financing or school districts seek help with bond referendums, people like Greg Crowe at Roseville-based Ehlers are oftentimes crunching the relevant numbers behind the scenes.

Ehlers, a provider of public finance services for 1,500 clients in five states, recently promoted Crowe to president. An Ehlers employee since 2012, Crowe previously worked as a senior municipal adviser and principal for the company’s Education Finance Team.

Previously, the Grand Rapids, Minnesota, native worked as the primary budget analyst for education finance and co-controller for the Minnesota House of Representatives.

As the company’s new president, Crowe takes the baton from Jeff Eaton, who announced plans to retire at the end of the year.

In the following interview, Crowe speaks with Reporter Brian Johnson about his new role with the company, the outlook for the bond market, the balancing act that school districts walk as they consider bond referendums and more.