Charlotte impact: Unknown. Whether the city, county, and state will recoup the $22 million in incentives promised to the company: Unknown. Whether the city, county, or state will change their incentives policy after luring a sick company that was then sold to foreign investors three years later: unlikely. The goal of the Great Economic Development Elephant Hunt is to land big game. For those playing the game, whether the game actually turns out to be as tasty as advertised is very much besides the point.
by Michael Lowrey