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Originally Posted by nimsjus
Does Thyssen Krupp owe us a refund? I feel like if they are considering not opening the carbon steel division, then they should refund Mobile County a percentage of the incentives we gave them to lure them here. They are not living up to the promises that they made so why should we have to give them all of the money we promised them. That money could go towards luring other projects to the area and kepp Mobile on this roll that it has been on the last few years.
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Rest easy friends...I know the TK people and the project was always thought by many general contractors to be on a too "fast track" for construction. The world economy dictates that they slow the steel plant by about 6 months and the stainless plant by one year. The work is not stopping but is going at a slower and more realistic pace. There are now 3500 people on-site each day and that number will go to over 5000 in the next few months. We are doing business with them now and will do more in the future. As for wanting money back, most of the incentive package is tax breaks not cash outlay. The jobs will be there in incredible numbers in the next few years. We in Mobile aren't seeing the job numbers from them yet because many of the contractors are using their own people from out-of-town. There are probably a 1000 area people working permanently for TK and on construction. Most of you who are under 30 and a responsible adult will likely get your chance to land a very good job with TK or one of the many secondary industries that will locate here over the next 10 years. This company has already spent over 3 billions dollars and plans to spend whatever it takes to complete the project.
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