Saturday, May 13, 2006
Here are the articles on incentives from last week.
The big news came when a North Carolina judge threw out the case against the Dell incentive deal. Read more.
The next big news came from a proposal from a congressman (from Tennessee) for Tennessee, Georgia and Alabama to work together to land a Toyota deal (to locate in Tennessee). Read more.
Bridgestone is moving the headquarters of its aircraft division to North Carolina. The incentive package is $2.7 million for 95 jobs, or about $300,000 per job. Read more.
A Dallas newspaper raises some probing questions about tax incentives for corporate headquarters at Pier 1 and RadioShack. Both companies are in trouble. Read more.
Governor Bush got bashed on his education reforms, but he did manage to pass a major package of economic incentives. Read more.
Alternative fuels are attracting new attention in South Carolina. Read more.
Another Bass Pro shop deal is raising questions about incentives. Read more.
Here's where Tennessee will be investing its next load of incentive dollars. Read more.
Charter reforms are raising incentives questions in Austin. The article contrasts the very public process of zoning changes with the very closed process of incentive investments. Read more.
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