The answer is yes, after promising $2 million in road widening and other site improvements. So Wal-Mart has to pay $2 million for the privilege of opening in Southeast, but the city was willing to give $1 million for a single restaurant on Fayetteville Street.
Also calls into question the need for and value of economic incentives, don’t you think?
See here, here, and here for last week’s discussion on the Wal-Mart in Southeast.
