Saturday, December 03, 2005
Here are the articles on incentives I came across last week.
Communities are preparing for the next round of plant closings by Ford. Georgia has moved quickly and closed a deal to save its assembly plant. Read more.
Meanwhile, Minnesota is considering a deal to try to save a plant in St. Paul. Read more. And worries are mounting in Missouri. Read more.
Commentators are weighing in on incentives. An editorial board in Iowa notes that incentives need to be carefully managed. Read more. A conservative commentator in Oklahoma argues that incentives interfere with the market. Read more.
In Colorado Springs, a public debate has broken out on whether incentives should be used to keep companies in the city. Read more.
A 3M warehousing project is attracting incentives in Illinois. Read more.
South Carolina's governor is trying to move the state away from a low cost recruitment strategy. He argues that he is having some success. Read more.
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