Cities no jobs no deal curb corporate tax breaks
Cash strapped communities resist abatements when promised jobs lag or disappear. DeKalb alderman notes Target failed to hire 500 in a distribution center, triggering a nearly $600,000 tax bill hike. Officials push clawback provisions as public pressure rises and incentives are retooled. A Printpack pact requires refund of up to 197,000 or the abatement if factory jobs fall below 140.
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Chicago
Brendon. Gallagher
DeKalb
Target Corp
Target
United States
Good Jobs First
Geoff McKimm
Monroe County
Indiana
Printpack
Elyria’s Top Paid Officials Names and Totals
A list ranks Elyria city leaders by total compensation. Names include Police Capt. Robert Hood Mayor Bill Grace Assistant Fire Chief Ron Bilas Fire Capt. James Cawley Fire Capt. Joe Pronesti Retired Asst. Fire Chief Glen Saddler Engineer Mukund Moghe Auditor Ted Pileski Fire Capt. Carl Keith and Law Director Terry Shilling with reported amounts ranging from 103,938.08 to 144,388.80 dollars.
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Joe Pronesti
Glen Saddler
Mukund Moghe
Ted Pileski
Carl Keith
Terry Shilling
Retiring captain, mayor top 2009 city pay list
The Chronicle-Telegram reports Elyria's 2009 payroll shows Capt. Robert Hood and Mayor Bill Grace as the top earners. Hood earned over 144000 with 60000+ from unused time, while Grace total reached 113962.88 including base, longevity and bonus pay. Fire and department heads fill the rest of the top ten with overtime down year due to policy changes. Kenny Logan led overtime at 32935.51.
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Elyria
Bill Grace
Robert Hood
Ted Pileski
Hood
Pileski
Grace
Michel Medders
Richard Benton
Benton
Ron Bilas
James Cawley
Joe Pronesti
Glenn Saddler
Pronesti
Kenny Logan
Safety Service
Chris Eichenlaub
Logan
Eichenlaub
Viewers wary after Fox Time Warner deal leave many questions
The New Year settlement ends a dispute affecting nearly half Time Warner and Bright House customers with Fox programs in markets from New York to Los Angeles. Sharri Genens of Redondo Beach said she would have dropped cable if Fox had forced losing signals. The agreement keeps shows on screen but customers’ future bills remain unclarified amid further industry tensions.
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Chicago
Fox
Time Warner Cable
Time Warner
New York
Los Angeles
Dallas
Orlando
Fla
Sharri Genens
Redondo Beach
Calif
Genens
Bright House
Comcast Corp
Cablevision Systems Corp
New Jersey
Connecticut
Deadline.com
HGTV
Food Network
Obama outlines Yemen link in Northwest Flight 253 plot
President Obama described a Yemen-based al Qaida branch as involved in training arming and directing Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab in the Detroit bound bombing attempt. He pledged retaliation and defended U S anti-terror efforts in a year end radio and internet address from Hawaii.
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Washington
Barack Obama
al-Qaida
Northwest Airlines
Hawaii
Obama
Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab
Yemen
America
Two Women Steal Man’s Car After Bar Meeting
A 38 year old North Ridgeville man met two women at Uncle Vic s Nightclub on Lake Avenue New Year s Eve and let one drive his black Toyota Camry while he rode in back. They drove to Merchant s Alley where the passenger left, then the car was driven away by the other woman. Police later saw the car on Middle Avenue but it had vanished again when the man fetched a new set of keys.
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Elyria
North Ridgeville
Uncle Vic
Lake Avenue
Merchant's Alley
Middle Avenue
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Don Badwin
Associated Press
Bilas
Keith
Cawley
Lisa Roberson
Chronicle-Telegram
Redondo Beach, Calif
W.chre
Niclet
Jim Tankersley
Josh Meyer
Tribune
Washington Bureau
Teregram
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