Jobs, real estate & misc. Business Classified, 10-11D The Dallas Morning News Section D Sunday, June 2, 2019 Texas ponies up for corporate incentives once again n good times, you keep the BUSINESS INSIGHT allows local governments to It’s a near-lock that local for the Texas Enterprise Fund, al for 2020-21, and he got momentum going. offer their own tax breaks to and state incentives would be $50 million to entice filmmak- everything he asked for. I That’s the philosophy attract employers and in- part of those deals, and all ers to Texas and $40 million to “We cannot be complacent,” behind Texas’ approach to vestment. sides can rest assured: The recruit star researchers to state the governor’s budget said luring new business, and in These are timely devel- cookie jar is full again in Texas. universities. The Lege also about supporting economic practical terms, that means opments, in part because two At a time when New York, approved $110 million, courte- development and tourism. ponying up the big bucks for MITCHELL major prospects are kicking Florida and Washington, D.C., sy of hotel occupancy taxes, to Two years ago, Abbott faced corporate incentives. SCHNURMAN the tires in Dallas right now. are pulling back on so-called promote tourism and attract some pushback on incentives. In the legislative session
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