Incentives Watch Sunday, May 21, 2006 Here are the articles on incentives from last week. The Supreme Court struck down a challenge to Ohio's investment tax credit in the case of Cuno v. Daimler-Chrysler. Read more. UPS is expanding its main air huib in Louisville with a $1 billion plan and $31 million in tax incentives. Read more. Ohio and Indiana are competing for a Honda plant, which will likely be located in the Midwest. Read more here, here and here. Gwinett Count, GA has put together a big package for Hewlett Packard. Read more. Cabela's announced its first store in Indiana with $9 million in state incentives. Read more. Despite misfires, Georgia still thinks its Kia plant is a "go". Read more. Facing pressure on incentives, Utah's government is looking to steer more help to in-state firms. 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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