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ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT ARCHIVE
Evidence is growing that taxpayer-supported economic
development programs do little to increase or maintain jobs, or
bring economic growth to an area. Instead, such programs appear
to be nothing more than a way to channel millions of dollars of
public money to favored businesses, individuals and politicians.
The following links are to stories and opinions
regarding economic development. This list will grow, so check
back from time to time for the latest updates.
20-Year Veteran of the Harrison County Development Commission
Resigns - Sun Herald
Northrop Grumman Job Cuts Were No Surprise - Sun Herald
Governor Tries Selling Momentum Mississippi in the Far East -
The Clarion Ledger
CAFTA Passage Has Mississippi Port Directors Pumped Up - The
Mississippi Press
Northrop's Profit Jumps 23 Percent - Sun Herald
DuPont Releases Economic Impact Figures for the Coast - Sun
Herald
Who
Really Benefits in the Economic Subsidy Game -
SPTimes.com
What is Momentum Mississippi? - The Clarion Ledger
North Carolina
Institute for Constitutional Law web site
Tax Subsidies to Business
and Industry Challenged in Court - ReutersUK.com
Northrop
Grumman Says They Need State Assistance To Continue Expansion -
Clarion Ledger
State Pays Off Beef Plant Debt to the Tune of $34-Million - The
Clarion Ledger
Governor Calls for Another Special Session, Momentum Mississippi
Returns - Clarion Ledger
Economic
Development Incentives - The Proper Perspective -
FacilityCity.com
Momentum
Mississippi -
Executive Summary
Don't
Cry for Momentum Mississippi -
By
William F. Shughart II-Clarion
Ledger Guest Opinion
Mississippi's
incentives amount to "stupidity"- MaineToday.com
Theory
vs. Reality: The Free Trade Debate -
Column by Senator Trent Lott
Free
Trade Pact a Danger to U.S. Sovereignty -WorldNetDaily.com
Incentives:
Good or Bad Business - Risky Business -
SPTimes.com
State Taxpayers to Pay for Closed Beef Plant, State Gives Up on
Sale - The Clarion Ledger
Mississippi Government in Financial Mess -
The Sun Herald
State Lawmakers Stingier with Gifts, But How Long?-The Sun
Herald
Economic
Development Incentives - The Proper Perspective -
FacilityCity.com
Harrison County Supervisors Approve Discounted Land Sale to
Laundry, With Stipulations-Sun Herald
House Lawmakers Vote to Exempt DeSoto Commission from Open
Meetings Law - The Clarion LedgerState's $165-Million Economic Development Bond Bill Dies, For
Now - The Clarion Ledger 3/29/05
D'Iberville Becoming a Retail Hub, But there are Concerns - The
Sun Herald
Northrop Grumman Raises Profit Outlook - The Sun Herald
Lawmakers Put Mississippi's Credit Rating at Risk - WLOX.com
Ingalls
Anchors Jackson County's Development Efforts,
Mississippi Professor Says
Tax Incentives to Lure Businesses Stupid - MaineToday.com
Costs to Taxpayers Continues to Rise at Defunct State-Supported
Beef Plant - The Clarion Ledger 3/21/05
Don't
Cry for Momentum Mississippi -
Clarion Ledger Guest Opinion
GCN Guest
Opinion - Mississippi State Ethics Commission
Opposes Openness and Accountability in Government Entities - By Royce Hignight - Special to GCN
GCN Guest Opinion -No
Oversight of Economic Development Incentives - State Auditors
Office Failed to Adequately Monitor Program-By
Royce Hignight
GCN Guest Opinion -
Economic Development Incentives-Do They Work? -
by Royce Hignight
Newspaper Reporter Describes Passing a Business Incentives Bill
a Patriotic Act - The Sun Herald
Never Say Die, Governor Seeks to Revive Business Incentives Bill
- The Clarion Ledger
Louisiana's Economic Development to Look for New Incentives,
Consultants Hired - The Advocate
Governor's Business Incentive Bill Dies - The Clarion Ledger
House Lawmakers Approve Incentive Plan for Columbus Steel Mill -
The Sun Herald
State Set to Change How it Provides Incentives to Businesses -
The Sun Herald
More Speculation on Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding - The Sun
Herald
Bill to
Authorize $56-Million in State Bond Money for Northrop Grumman
Filed - WLOX.com
Economic Development Programs Rarely Have Lasting Benefit - The
Sun Herald 1/2/05
GCN Readers Say
Taxpayers Are Being Shortchanged Over Economic Development Programs
- From GulfCoastNews.com Message Board 1/7/05
Plan to Develop East Bank of Shipyard by Northrop-Grumman Only
in Planning Stage - The Sun Herald
Pascagoula Officials Bullish on Developing Shipyard - The
Mississippi Press
Taxpayers Bill for Beef Plant Loan Piling Up - The Clarion
Ledger
State Lawmakers Seek to Lure Steel Mill with $100-Million
Incentive-Clarion Ledger
Navy Plans to Buy Fewer Ships - Washington Post - 9/ 7/04
Governor Gives $40-million to Northrup-Grumman - 12/8/04
Controversies Over Beef Plant Has Lawmakers Considering Changes
in State Loans-Clarion Ledger
Bank Set to Foreclose on State-Supported Beef Processing Plant -
The Clarion Ledger 1/15/05
Bill Seeks $10-Million for Bankrupt Beef Processing Plant - The
Clarion Ledger
State-Supported Beef Plant was Risky Investment, Memo Warned -
The Clarion Ledger
State Auditor to Seek Records in Beef Plant Debacle - The
Clarion Ledger 1/13/05
Supervisors and HCDC Hope Laundry Company Delivers - The Sun
Herald 1/11/05
Architects Vying to Design New Convention Center at Coliseum -
The Sun Herald 1/8/05
Spoiled Plan at State Supported Beef Plant Bad Policy,
Inexcusable - The Clarion Ledger 1/10/05
Shipyard Plans to Lay Off 120 Workers Within Two Weeks - The Sun
Herald 1/7/05
Taxpayer-Supported Beef Plant Faces Foreclosure - The Clarion
Ledger 1/7/05
Panel Recommends More Changes For the State's Economic
Development Program - Clarion Ledger 1/7/05
Defense Trims Navy Funding for Destroyers - The Sun Herald
1/4/05
Employment Cutbacks Likely at Mississippi and Louisiana
Shipyards - The Times Picayune 1/6/05
State Taxpayers Footing Ever Increasing Bill for Beef
Plant - The Clarion Ledger 1/6/05
GCN's Slippery Business
Archive - Stories and opinions regarding the Harrison County
Development Commission.
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