Oh and for folks wondering why #Apple is insisting that people work in #Austin #Texas: I can’t speak for their actual motivation, of course, but this much is true:
In 2018, Apple received $25M in grants from the Texas Enterprise Fund, as well as a $16M property tax abatement from Williamson County for building their new campus, contingent on Apple bringing in 4,000 new workers to Williamson County over 12 years.
I’m sure those financial considerations come into play.
https://austin.curbed.com/2018/12/14/18141017/austin-apple-incentives-taxes-city-state-county
https://appleinsider.com/articles/18/12/18/apples-new-austin-campus-won-by-41m-in-incentives
https://www.wired.com/story/how-amazon-apple-google-played-tax-break-game/
Dave Rahardja /
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2024-01-15 02:00:08
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