(The Center Square) – Charlotte has landed its second new corporate headquarters in less than a week, thanks in part to taxpayer incentives.
Coupled with incentives from North Carolina’s Queen City and Mecklenburg County, Danish global logistics company Maersk is in line for up to $9.8 million in taxpayer subsidies. A state board on Tuesday approved $7.9 million in state grants.
Maersk plans to invest $16 million to make Charlotte its North American corporate headquarters, adding 520 people to an existing Charlotte work force of about 780.
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Last week, the state announced that Charlotte was picked as the corporate headquarters of a reborn and iconic American sport utility vehicle manufacturer, Scout Motors Inc.
Worldwide, Maersk has a workforce of about 100,000, the state said. It provides shipping
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