Sunday, July 30, 2006
Here are the interesting articles on incentives I came across last week.
Georgia is starting a process to re-evaluate incentives. Read more.
Competition is heating up in Florida for a biomed research institute. Read more.
TVA does not want to disclose the details of an incentive deal, but a newspaper presses on. Read more.
Recruiting retirees is becoming a rage in Texas. Read more. Folks in South Carolina are not so sure. Read more.
New York's governor has signed legislation to accelerate rural broadband. Read more.
North Carolina's governor has signed legislation expanding incentives. Read more.
Memphis is competing with four other cities on a Nucor steel deal. Read more.
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