Saturday, August 13, 2005
Here are the articles on economic incentives from last week.
The Scripps deal might have even more help from Florida Atlantic University. Read more here and here.
The Texas Enterprise Fund might be getting into a little political hot water. Read more.
Pittsburgh is focused on building out its technology infrastructure. Read more.
Here's an overview of what's been happening since the Sixth Circuit struck down Ohio's tax incentives for Daimler Chrysler. There are other cases in which incentives are under legal challenge. Read more.
North Carolina's incentive package for Dole Foods plant is facing new scrutiny. Read more.
New Mexico faces the same challenge as many other states: it's not easy to track the cost of tax incentives. Read more.
A new report in Ohio argues that the states pays too much in corporate welfare. Read more. Download the report.
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