| A note on sources -- or why
many of these profiles appear incomplete. They are. Good Jobs New York
compiled the numbers in these profiles from press releases and news accounts
of the deals. Unfortunately, more detailed information on these subsidies is
very difficult to obtain -- even though it should be readily available to the
public. In many cases, neither the company nor the city nor state released
certain information, particularly the terms of the agreement, i.e., the
conditions which the company had to meet in order to receive the subsidy. It
should also be noted that the value of the subsidy may not end up being equal
to the value estimated at the time of the agreement. And it should not be
assumed that the actual number of jobs retained and created will be the same
as the numbers predicted.
Because the public deserves easy access to information about how taxpayer
dollars are being spent, Good Jobs New York will update these profiles as we
uncover more information.
Good Jobs New York - October 17, 2000 |