Orr Comes to Charlotte to Warn Cost of Tax Incentives Too Steep When Luring Jobs
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By Jim Morrill, The Charlotte Observer, N.C.  Feb. 14--Tax incentives to entice corporations such as Google cost taxpayers too much and aren't fair to existing businesses, former Supreme Court Justice Bob Orr told a Charlotte audience Tuesday.
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A few thoughts on the earnings warning.
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Prime Minister John Howard has warned of economic disaster under a Latham Labor government - while admitting interest rates were high during his term as federal treasurer.
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At their national convention, Republicans were short on specifics on how to pay for an economic agenda in a second Bush administration. One reason is that President Bush could end up having to back a tax increase, just as his father did. But nobody wanted to spoil the Madison Square Garden party by mentioning such unpleasantries. After all, Republicans are insisting that Democrat John Kerry is the candidate who will increase taxes.
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Your 401(k) plan may be costing you more than you think.
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By Jen Aronoff, Christopher D. Kirkpatrick Victoria Cherrie, The Charlotte Observer, N.C.  Feb. 9--You can find almost anything on Google, but in its deal to build a computer center in Lenoir you won't find a guarantee to create jobs in exchange for local tax breaks.
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It's the cost of competition. Large federal agencies are increasingly offering bonuses to recruit employees for hard-to-fill jobs and to keep them from leaving the government.
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By Christopher D. Kirkpatrick and Victoria Cherrie, The Charlotte Observer, N.C.  Feb. 16--Caldwell County officials volunteered to double their offer of tax incentives to land Google's $600 million computer center, state records show.
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ALBANY, NY A business group says New York&#39;s high energy costs and other expenses have made the state&#39;s price of doing business higher than most other states.
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By Gareth McGrath, Star-News, Wilmington, N.C.  May 30--As if moratoriums and a slowing economy weren't enough,  developers in New Hanover County could soon face higher fees if they want  municipal water and sewer service for their projects.
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CHARLOTTE, NC Aug. 20, 2004  Democratic presidential hopeful John Kerry came to the heart of a conservative state hit hard by job losses over the past four years to tout his plan for curbing the export of jobs by cutting corporate taxes and enforcing ...
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Sadomasochism doesn&#39;t explain why taxpayers have spent $438,700 in recent years to make sure more Carolina heelsplitters are lying around to step on.
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Wary employers clamped down on hiring and pushed the unemployment rate to a two-year high of 5 percent in December, an ominous sign that the economy may slide into recession. President Bush explored a rescue package, including a tax cut, with his economic advisers.
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New claims for jobless benefits moved higher last week, a possible sign that employers haven&#39;t completely let go of their caution and are looking to cut costs.
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By Andrea Weigl, The News & Observer, Raleigh, N.C.  Feb.
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Detroit's Big Three automakers are "posturing" when they say they need a $30 reduction in hourly wages and benefits as they try to return to profitability, the United Auto Workers union president said on Friday.
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Environmentalists insist the strict new limits on emissions will be a boon to the economy, but businesses will have a daunting task meeting the state's ambitious goals