Highlander wrote:
I haven't heard anything about Kansas rescinding the 47 million offer to AMC. I suspect it will probably go into hyper gear as a result of Applebees. KC needs to establish itself as THE place for business to be, then Kansas can incentive to their hearts content with little avail.
But how? Every business has unique circumstances that dictate the best place to locate, but there will always be a number of them that only care about the bottom line. If AMC takes the Kansas deal, they will have turned into that company at the expense of history, community, cultural investment, etc. As long as Kansas offers better packages, there will be companies that are willing to jump ship. The only way around this is for Kansas, MO, and KCMO to work together to only offer these deals to companies with employees outside of the region (and potentially to keep businesses from leaving the region). The atmosphere we currently reside in is one where businesses are foolish not to announce they are considering a move across state lines every time their lease is up. The sweet tax deal on one side or the other is almost a given if you have more than 100 employees.