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Show Us the Subsidized Jobs


SHOW US THE SUBSIDIZED JOBS: An Evaluation of State Government Online Disclosure of Economic Development Subsidy Awards and Outcomes
By Philip Mattera, Thomas Cafcas, Leigh McIlvaine, Kasia Tarczynska, Elizabeth Bird and Greg LeRoy
Good Jobs First
January 2014
UPDATE: After this report was published, officials in Arkansas brought to our attention the fact that recipient information for two of the state’s subsidy programs we reported as having no disclosure is available through the Transparency Arkansas website. A corrected Arkansas appendix is linked below.

Online Appendices (with scoring details):

The first national compilation of company-specific information on economic development subsidy awards from around the country. Search the database here. To zero in on Megadeals, go here.