Wednesday, June 30, 2004
North Carolina has a reputation for being aggressive with incentives, but here's a case where the governor should have sat on his wallet.
The owner of an auto auction business says that he would have relocated from Virginia to North Carolina without incentives.
No wonder. When he tried to move his business to Suffolk, VA, the owner was convicted of extortion. It turns out that he needed a zoning change. To get it, he hired an exotic dancer and tried to photograph a city council member in a compromising situation. Read more.
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Ah, Governor...
