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October 7, 2014 at 11:07 AM

How much is Boeing worth here? Plenty

Posted by Jon Talton

If you want to see the dilemma policymakers and elected officials face when forced to hand out billions of dollars in corporate welfare to Boeing — and the company still announces it will make 777X parts in St. Louis, not the Puget Sound — study this map from the Brookings Institution: Several reactions come to…

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March 13, 2014 at 10:27 AM

In the incentives game, the house always wins

Posted by Jon Talton

In 2011, North Carolina provided $22 million in incentives to lure the headquarters of Chiquita Brands International to Charlotte from its longtime home in downtown Cincinnati. The company jumped at the offer, especially because it was no longer controlled by Cincinnati financier Carl Lindner. After much celebration, Charlotte slipped on the banana peel. Earlier this week,…

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