tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post5947599089371945401..comments2023-11-05T06:26:51.316-05:00Comments on Gannett Blog: A 'great fit' -- until Oklahoma tax breaks ran out?Jim Hopkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-89650027189609206302011-10-05T03:23:50.707-04:002011-10-05T03:23:50.707-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.stock market tipshttp://optiontips.in/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-38625032392322742232011-02-01T14:38:39.528-05:002011-02-01T14:38:39.528-05:00Government entities typically set targets for tota...Government entities typically set targets for total employment at a location, at least the brighter ones anyway. The best ones have claw backs to recoup monies should companies fail to deliver on their promises. Did Gannett expose itself to that here?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-6812662340414000072011-02-01T13:49:33.974-05:002011-02-01T13:49:33.974-05:00Gannett is getting "breaks" for bringing...Gannett is getting "breaks" for bringing jobs in through the front door at some sites while quietly sending different jobs out the back.<br /><br />Hey city/county/state!!! Give me $$$$ for creating jobs!!! (Yahoo) Shhhhh...but don't tell them about workers we plan to get rid of later in the year. (Design centers).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-64804600948554996642011-02-01T11:42:30.751-05:002011-02-01T11:42:30.751-05:00So are the affected sites going to get some kind o...So are the affected sites going to get some kind of notice about the change?<br />I am not in Circ, but I get occasional calls from Circ customers. Where do I refer them? Who's in charge of spreading the word?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-37673707172681492022011-02-01T07:21:23.567-05:002011-02-01T07:21:23.567-05:00There was a meeting in Detroit yesterday where the...There was a meeting in Detroit yesterday where the move back to Detroit was announced but the subject of tax breaks did not come up. Given the state of the State of Michigan I doubt that Gannett received any tax breaks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-66530070268889712062011-01-31T22:59:01.340-05:002011-01-31T22:59:01.340-05:00I wondered about those tax breaks and incentives--...I wondered about those tax breaks and incentives--and whether they were tied to creation of a specific number of jobs.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-19533769050604772572011-01-31T22:15:49.117-05:002011-01-31T22:15:49.117-05:00Interesting that customer service went to hell whe...Interesting that customer service went to hell when local circ service depts were closed and calls routed to call centers.<br /><br />Oklahoma should demand a return of all $$ involved in incentives and tax breaks.<br />Lord knows if a company did this to GCI<br />the legal dept. would be all over them<br />with litigation.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-44486710399443681952011-01-31T22:01:30.376-05:002011-01-31T22:01:30.376-05:00i thought we were closing all the call centers?i thought we were closing all the call centers?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-38515643790444479862011-01-31T21:00:08.502-05:002011-01-31T21:00:08.502-05:00Hopefully OK will take action to reclaim the tax b...Hopefully OK will take action to reclaim the tax benefits they gave to this crappy company.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-46076644246889471672011-01-31T20:35:02.379-05:002011-01-31T20:35:02.379-05:00So, does Gannett now double-dip, seeking tax break...So, does Gannett now double-dip, seeking tax breaks in Detroit, Greenville, and Phoenix for the 131 jobs getting moved?Jim Hopkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.com