Competition for jobs and investment has become so fierce that companies with a good growth plan are firmly in the driverâ??s
seat.
A local example is Bowen Engineering Corp., which is asking for $290,000 in incentives from Indianapolis to move its offices from Fishers as part of an expansion.
The company was started in 1967 in Indianapolis by Chairman Robert Bowen. His son, Doug Bowen, who is now president, says he briefly considered moving the company out of state before settling on staying in Indiana.
Leslie Wagner, director of project management and development at the consulting firm Ginovus Inc., believes Bowen is wise to shop around. Incentives can save money that can be plowed back into the company in other ways, she says.
â??Iâ??m not sure that theyâ??re bidding wars,â?? Wagner says. â??Every person, every company wants to be responsible in spending resources.â??
What do you think?
A local example is Bowen Engineering Corp., which is asking for $290,000 in incentives from Indianapolis to move its offices from Fishers as part of an expansion.
The company was started in 1967 in Indianapolis by Chairman Robert Bowen. His son, Doug Bowen, who is now president, says he briefly considered moving the company out of state before settling on staying in Indiana.
Leslie Wagner, director of project management and development at the consulting firm Ginovus Inc., believes Bowen is wise to shop around. Incentives can save money that can be plowed back into the company in other ways, she says.
â??Iâ??m not sure that theyâ??re bidding wars,â?? Wagner says. â??Every person, every company wants to be responsible in spending resources.â??
What do you think?
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Look at Steak & Shake. Too bad their stock has fallen and all that but why should we give them incentioves to buy the IT upgrades they need? I wish my business could get the government to subsidize us. I must be dumb for not working the system.
Also, how many times do you read about how the company fails to live up to their end of the bargain and then the city is left holding the bag since the company is in desparate straights and can't give back what they are supposed to. No teeth to the agreements. A normal business won't stay in business for long if they were stupid enough to agree to such one-sided deals.