From Carolina Journal Radio Program No. 696: North Carolina officials have been celebrating the recent announcement that CSX will build a new transportation hub in Edgecombe County. But a Carolina Journal examination shows that government agencies have promised $700,000 in subsidies for every new job promised in connection with the project. CJ Editor-in-Chief Rick Henderson analyzes the project and the state’s decision to award CSX $100 million in taxpayer-funded incentives.
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