Incentives Watch Friday, October 14, 2005 Here are the articles on incentives from the last week. Opponents of the Dell incentive package in North Carolina are still pursuing their lawsuit. Dell's attorney are trying to have the case thrown out. Read more. Most state governments have limited leverage over local land use decisions. Governor Romney in Massachusetts is pressing for a new set of incentives to reduce the time local governments take to process land use permits. Read more. Overland Park, KS is not a place that freely spends on incentives. But when a big deal comes, so do the incentives. This article focuses on one of the paradoxes of local incentives. Political leaders tend to turn to incentives based on the size of the deal. But the bigger the deal, the bigger the company, and the less likely the company really needs incentives in the first place. (State and local taxes and other costs are not a big part of any company's cost structure.) Read more. Google has announced that it will be building a facility in Arizona. Now local governments are hoping the an incentive war is not about to break out. Read more here, here and here. Incentives for one deal can breed pressure for more incentives. That's what they are finding out in Dallas. Read more. Expansion Management has an article on incentives from the perspective of companies. Read more. 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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