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- Economic Development Tax Incentives
Atlanta Journal-Constitution: Incentives for companies in Georgia sometimes don’t deliver promised jobs
Hungry for jobs, Georgia has spent hundreds of millions of public dollars in the last decade on grants to recruit and retain businesses. more
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- Media Coverage
Jackson Free Press: Lawmakers Must Decide on Raft of Tax-cut Bills
How much is too much? When it comes to tax cuts, that's the question that lawmakers and Gov. Phil Bryant must decide in coming weeks. more
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- Stateline Story
Which States Tax Your Travel the Most?
Your vacation dollar won’t go as far in some destinations because of state and local travel taxes. more
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- Stateline Story
Economic Development Agencies Face New Scrutiny
When Wisconsin partially privatized its Department of Commerce last year, the hope was to create a less bureaucratic job creation organization. Since then, though, the new entity has faced a series of setbacks. more
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- Featured Collection
- States' Fiscal Health
State Tax Incentives for Economic Development
This collection of research highlights steps that states can take to create fiscally sound state tax incentives and to determine whether existing incentives are generating solid economic returns.
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