Incentives Watch Saturday, October 08, 2005 Here are the best articles I came across on economic development incentives last week. The debate over corporate incentives (or subsidies, depending on your point of view) is heating up in different states. We, of course, have the controversy over the Dell plant in North Carolina. In Colorado, a report has also sparked controversy. Read more. Download the report. Meanwhile in Oregon, a commentator reviews a recent news article in Rhode Island critical of incentives. Read the Oregon article. Download the Rhode Island article. On the Big Project front, Samsung is apparently headed for Texas with its big chip plant. Oregon and New York have been competing with Texas. For a quick swing around the country, read more here, hereand here. A representative of the South Carolina Manufacturers Alliance argues that the state is not giving enough incentives. Read more. (If you had any doubts about the global economy, you can see that hours after this report appeared, a news site for the textile industry in India picked up the story. Read more. There's No Free Lunch Department: Here's an insight into how tax incentives play out at the local level. Boone County, Missouri has backed a new incentives poilicy, but critics question why economic incentives should be allowed to narrow the tax base for other public services. Read more. Resources: I came across this report from the Center on Budget and Public Policy Priorities: Should Congress Authorize States to Continue Giving Tax Breaks to Businesses?Download the report. posted by Ed Morrison |		This work is licensed under a Creative Commons License. links Some Background on EDPro Weblog The purpose of this weblog is to help economic development professionals -- EDPros -- keep up with the changes sweeping our profession. Strap on your goggles. It's a whole new game. There are no experts any more. The only place to learn about economic development is from other EDPros who are doing it. One other point: the prevaling approach (paradigm, if you like) in economic development is shifting from competition to collaboration. There are a lot of reaasons underlying this shift, but here's the important insight: You, your community, and your region will do better by collaborating and sharing information. So, spread the word...Share the knowledge. Tell a friend about EDPro Weblog. If you are using a news reader, here is the link to syndicate this site: Here's the link if you are a bloglines subscriber: Speaking and workshops on Open Source Economic Development As the idea of Open Source Economic Development starts spreading, more people are asking about it. Visit the I-Open web site to learn more. My colleagues and I are happy to explain the basic concepts in a talk or a workshop. E-mail Susan Alshuler if you'd like to learn more about workshops and speaking. Background on Ed Morrison Download some background information on me here.

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