France’s Saint-Gobain buys Sage Electrochromics (update)
Sage Electrochromics, a Faribault glassmaker that has received tens of millions of dollars in public tax breaks and subsidies, has been acquired by a French company.
View ArticleState incentives help bring German manufacturer to St. Cloud (update)
Minnesota is making a $500,000 forgivable loan to Geringhoff to support the 110,000-square-foot plant that the Germany-based harvesting equipment maker plans to open in St. Cloud, the state Department...
View ArticleAfter the election: Businesses may still get some love
An angel tax credit extension, a sales tax break on business equipment purchases and expanded tax breaks for new data centers are among the business-friendly proposals that might get new life in a...
View ArticleDayton proposes $55M in business incentives
More money and more accountability — those are the two goals that Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton is setting for economic development incentives in his proposed 2014-15 biennial budget.
View ArticleGOP cites ‘cross purposes’ in Dayton plan
Gov. Mark Dayton wants Minnesota to offer millions of dollars of extra economic development incentives for businesses. Republican legislators are asking why the DFLer doesn’t just lower taxes to help...
View ArticleOwatonna considers TIF district for Apogee
Owatonna appears to be changing its strategy when it comes to persuading Bloomington-based Apogee Enterprises to spend $30 million to upgrade its Viracon plant in the city instead of a rival plant in...
View ArticleMaking room for a big employer in Owatonna
TIF district expected to generate $4.3 million for Apogee expansion.
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