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The Henderson County Board of Commissioners paid tribute on Wednesday to the Partnership for Economic Development, saluting the nonprofit agency for recruiting companies that had invested more than $1 billion in land and new factories and created more than 3,370 new jobs.
A public-private organization, the Partnership since it was formed has recruited $1,094,115,000 in new capital investment — accounting for 24 percent of tax receipts —created more than 3,370 new jobs and worked to retain the county’s manufacturing workforce, said the resolution proclaiming May 6-10 Economic Development Week.
Commissioners themselves are a crucial partner in the jobs recruiting enterprise, having awarded millions of dollars in property tax givebacks for companies that meet investment and payroll standards.