“Between the City of Austin, Travis County, and money from a state fund, Apple could get as much as $35 million in incentives,” Chesky reports. “Travis County will now decide whether to provide $6 million dollars to the company.”
Chesky reports, “City leaders said the chance at 3,600 jobs was too big to pass up… If Apple makes the move, it would make them the second largest private employer in Austin right behind Dell.”
Read more in the full article here.
MacDailyNews Take: Smart move, Austin city council.
“We’re coming after you, you’re in our sights.” – Apple Interim CEO Steve Jobs, speaking in front of an image of Michael Dell’s bulls-eye covered face, November 10, 1997
We can hardly wait until Apple Inc. becomes Austin’s largest private employer.
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