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Subsidy Tracker Individual Entry

Company: Northrop Grumman
Parent Company: Northrop Grumman
Subsidy Source: multiple
Location: Florida
County: Brevard
Project Description: aerospace production facility expansion
Year: 2014
Major Industry of Parent: aerospace and military contracting
Specific Industry of Parent: aerospace & military contracting
Subsidy Value: $471,005,000
Subsidy Value in 2023 Dollars: $608,635,452
Program Name: multiple
Awarding Agency: multiple
Type of Subsidy: 
Number of Jobs or Training Slots: 1,800
Wage Data: $100,000
Wage Data Type: average annual salary
Capital Investment: $500,000,000
Source of Data: The value of the Quick Action Closing Fund grant is taken from: Dave Berman, "$20.8M 'Magellan' package gets OK," Florida Today, March 26, 2014; available at: (click here). The value of the Brevard County grant is taken from: Dave Berman and Wayne T. Price, "Lease deal would help 'Magellan' avoid taxes,"? Florida Today, April 4, 2014; available at: (click here). The $450 million in property tax exemptions is an estimate based on $9 million per year for 50 years, see: Dave Berman and Wayne T. Price, "It's Northrop Grumman; 1,800 jobs landing here," Florida Today, May 7, 2014. Minutes of the Melbourne City Council meeting from April 3, 2014 also indicate the tax exempt lease is for 50 years; minutes are available at: (click here). The jobs, wage, and investment data is taken from May 8, 2018 Economic Development Commission of Florida's Space Coast press release available at: (click here)
Notes: Subsidy package includes: an estimated $450 million that the company will save over 50 years through local property tax exemptions; $20.8 million grant from the state's Quick Action Closing Fund; and $205,000 grant from Brevard County to cover impact fees. Space Florida, a state economic development agency, will build and equip a complex, which Northrop Grumman will lease from the agency (as a tenant of the state entity the company will be exempt from paying local property taxes). In addition, Melbourne City Council agreed "not to challenge the company's pursuit of a full tax exemption" for new and renovated buildings, parking, and personal property. Initially the recipient of the subsidies was anonymous and the project details were negotiated under the name Project Magellan. On May 8, 2014 Northrop Grumman was identified as the company involved. Jobs will be created in two phrases: 300 jobs by 2015 and 1,500 after. Overlaps with main Subsidy Tracker data: none.
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