I don’t know any details on this project but having been involved in some development projects I am reasonably certain that there were property tax abatements, impact fee waivers and various government commitments regarding surrounding infrastructure. A plum project like this doesn’t happen because Bullitt County has a good KFC. The package of taxes and fees that local governments have on the books is “sticker price.” Nobody pays sticker price.
I can tell you this. It doesn’t bloody work. NYS has spent billions of taxpayer money and Upstate is still a freaking wasteland.
I can’t find a single article talking about whether or not the company received any bribes...er, incentives to site there. If he company did get money to site there, I bet local and county taxpayers will be in for a rude surprise. And ain’t it interesting that media outlets are not covering the incentives angle. Go figure.