Businesses Net Millions Moving Within Ohio Metros
By JoANNE VIVIANO | Associated Press
Published: July 08, 2011
Relocations that netted small- and medium-sized businesses at least $39 million in property tax breaks to move around within the Cleveland and Cincinnati regions largely sent jobs from areas of poverty into more affluent communities, according to a study released Thursday
READ MORE: http://www2.nbc4i.com/news/2011/jul/08/businesses-net-millions-moving-within-ohio-metros-ar-596080/
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Ohio's tax policies encouraged sprawl and competition among communities to lure companies, report finds
Published: Thursday, July 07, 2011
By Olivera Perkins, The Plain Dealer
Ohio's tax abatement programs, designed to keep businesses in the state, have failed Cleveland residents and those in the inner-ring suburbs by moving jobs away from the urban core to more affluent areas, said a report released Thursday.
READ MORE: http://www.cleveland.com/business/index.ssf/2011/07/ohios_tax_policies_encouraged.html




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