Subsidy Tracker Individual Entry

Company: 
AM General
Parent Company: 
MacAndrews & Forbes
Subsidy Source: 
state
Location: 
Indiana
City: 
Mishawaka
County: 
St. Joseph
Project Description: 

Hummer all-terrain-vehicle plant

Year: 
2000
Major Industry of Parent: 
diversified
Specific Industry of Parent: 
diversified
Subsidy Value: 
$62,500,000
Program Name: 
multiple
Awarding Agency: 
multiple
Type of Subsidy: 
MEGADEAL
Number of Jobs or Training Slots: 
1,500
Source of Data: 

The value of the subsidy package, its components and the projected number of jobs came from: Jennifer Martin, "Incentives played part in Hummer deal," Indianapolis Star, January 11, 2000.

Notes: 

To encourage the company to build the Hummer ATV plant, the state provided $13 million in tax credits, $1.5 million in worker training grants and a $27 million grant to St. Joseph County for infrastructure improvements. The county agreed to spend another $21 million on infrastructure improvements. Overlaps with main Subsidy Tracker data: none.

Source Notes: 
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