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The way they sold the Caterpillar plant down the road was by saying it might come out neutral with the tax incentives, but it would need a lot of other business
by mkrfox 11y ago
The way they sold the Caterpillar plant down the road was by saying it might come out neutral with the tax incentives, but it would need a lot of other businesses nearby to support it.
I don't know if that worked out, but Barrow County (location of the plant) has a lot more businesses today than it did in 2013 when it opened. That could just be that it also filled out a big retail development (Barrow Crossing) and started on another (https://www.facebook.com/Gateway-at-University-Parkway-140741965978772/ https://www.facebook.com/Gateway-at-University-Parkway-14074...)
Further reading: http://www.athensbusiness.org/announcement-profile.php?ID=56 http://www.athensbusiness.org/announcement-profile.php?ID=56