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Yuck: Charlotte relocation means 170 new jobs : News-Record.com : Greensboro & the Triad's most trusted source for local news and analysis (http://www.news-record.com/content/2011/03/30/article/charlotte_relocation_means_170_new_jobs - broken link)
Once again, Charlotte wins and we lose. Just once i'd like to steal something from that city or have Atlanta do it just to be fair.
As much as I like getting more jobs for Charlotte, I hate to pull them from the upstate. ESA had a great building on Morgan Square....where will they be in Charlotte? And...ATL has pulled a couple of companies from Charlotte, that should make you feel better.
Yuck: Charlotte relocation means 170 new jobs : News-Record.com : Greensboro & the Triad's most trusted source for local news and analysis (http://www.news-record.com/content/2011/03/30/article/charlotte_relocation_means_170_new_jobs - broken link)
Once again, Charlotte wins and we lose. Just once i'd like to steal something from that city or have Atlanta do it just to be fair.
As the article suggests, Charlotte and NC did not have a lot of faith in this project/company, I am not sure if incentives were ever offered. Only time will tell if the skepticism was right.
I think a lot of folks in the Spartanburg business community saw the writing on the wall with Extended Stay long ago - that they would either go out of business, leave Spartanburg, or both. George Dean Johnson sold ESA in 2004 so that Spartanburg connection has been long gone as he has moved on to other interests. ESA filed for Chapter 11 in 2009 and went through yet another ownership change in 2010. A lot of people that worked at one point at the ESA corporate office over the last seven years have lost their jobs as they have significantly donwsized the size of their corporate staff. Not sure what the move to Charlotte will bring to them, but I'll be more interested in seeing what new tenant moves into their beautiful building in downtown Spartanburg.
As the article suggests, Charlotte and NC did not have a lot of faith in this project/company, I am not sure if incentives were ever offered. Only time will tell if the skepticism was right.
So since Proterra chose Greenville, and not Charlotte, the reasoning is "Well, Charlotte didn't want them anyway." LOL!
So since Proterra chose Greenville, and not Charlotte, the reasoning is "Well, Charlotte didn't want them anyway." LOL!
Well the article does say as much:
Proterra’s Dale Hill toured Charlotte last year, saying the plant would bring 1,300 jobs to the city and would represent a $68 million investment.
Here Hill met some skepticism about the project.
I also read where NC wasn't picked because the Charlotte area didn't offer a large enough building for the company's needs, so who knows. There's a lot that goes on behind the scenes with economic development projects like this that the general public is unaware of.
Proterra’s Dale Hill toured Charlotte last year, saying the plant would bring 1,300 jobs to the city and would represent a $68 million investment.
Here Hill met some skepticism about the project.
I also read where NC wasn't picked because the Charlotte area didn't offer a large enough building for the company's needs, so who knows. There's a lot that goes on behind the scenes with economic development projects like this that the general public is unaware of.
I am not sure why Greenville is laughing, as of today, NC was correct not to offer this company incentives. This company, while interesting, is still a highly speculative company.
So since Proterra chose Greenville, and not Charlotte, the reasoning is "Well, Charlotte didn't want them anyway." LOL!
Seems in this case, it is true, read the article, not sure why you see humor in that. Besides, Charlotte and Greenville do not often compete for the same projects. Don't take it personally, but, the cities tend to go after different types of development.
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Hopefully this company files for bankruptcy again. 
