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MegadealsSubsidy Tracker Individual Entry
Company: Caterpillar
Parent Company:
Caterpillar Inc.
Subsidy Source: multiple
Location: Georgia
City: Athens
County: Oconee And Athens-Clarke
Project Description: manufacturing plant
Year: 2012
Major Industry of Parent: heavy equipment
Specific Industry of Parent: construction equipment
Subsidy Value: $77,700,000
Program Name: multiple
Awarding Agency: multiple
Type of Subsidy:
MEGADEAL (Archived)
Capital Investment: $200,000,000
Source of Data: The value of the breakdown of the subsidy package, and the investment projections are taken form Douglas Sams, "Caterpillar getting $77M in incentives," Atlanta Business Chronicle, February 17, 2012; available online at:
(click here)
Notes: The state portion of the subsidy package included $45 million in job tax credits and grants. Oconee and Athens-Clarke Counties contributed $32.7 million, which included $9.5 million to buy the site, $6.7 million for road improvements, 20-year property tax abatements worth $15 million, and $1.5 million in water and sewer connections. Overlaps with main Subsidy Tracker data: none.
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