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    Lewis said he plans to appeal to the council in the next few weeks. "Just because Dave Bing is the mayor doesn't mean we have to be uncompetitive ... We don't expect anything but to be treated fairly." A council staffer suggested last month the city recoup in court a percentage of the abated taxes if the company hadn't produced all the jobs promised. Full Article at Detroit News Online
    Just because Dave Bing is the mayor doesn't mean we have to be uncompetitive ... We don't expect anything but to be treated fairly.
    SOURCE: Detroit News Online 1 month ago
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Detroit jobs lost despite city tax breaks
  1. We gave these businesses a tax break because they made a commitment that they wanted to bring jobs to the city ... This sends the message that this is not just a free giveaway.
    SOURCE: Detroit News Online 1 month ago
  2. But I fully understand the city's position that we can't be the only ones saying no.
    SOURCE: Detroit News Online 1 month ago
  3. That was years ago when we had high hopes
    SOURCE: Detroit News Online 1 month ago
  4. We had to survive as a business ... We had to make these types of decisions.
    SOURCE: Detroit News Online 1 month ago
  5. The tax abatements ... have been in effect for numerous years with full compliance
    SOURCE: Detroit News Online 1 month ago
  6. It's a very difficult business climate to work in the city of Detroit ... Everybody else is giving (the breaks). The city has to.
    SOURCE: Detroit News Online 1 month ago
  7. Detroit ... can't afford them ... A lot of investment would have happened without the tax abatement anyway.
    SOURCE: Detroit News Online 1 month ago
  8. I don't think companies who got abatements got into those agreements and hoped their businesses would shrink or lose money
    SOURCE: Detroit News Online 1 month ago
  9. It's something we should seriously go after
    SOURCE: Detroit News Online 1 month ago

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