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Amazon furor already taking economic toll in North Carolina

Two companies looking at opening manufacturing facilities in Lexington County are pulling out amid the furor that followed the House’s rejection of the sales tax incentive Amazon wanted to open a distribution center which would have brought 1,249 jobs to the Midlands.

Chicago-based Altgen is abandoning consideration of the area as home for a plant that would convert trash into biodiesel fuel for vehicles and electric production. The project was expected to bring about 200 jobs but could have required up to $20 million in incentives.

By TIM FLACH – [email protected]

Full Story: http://www.thestate.com/2011/04/30/1798824/amazon-furor-already-taking-economic.html

Read more: http://www.thestate.com/2011/04/30/1798824/amazon-furor-already-taking-economic.html#ixzz1L3G8vMFC

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