EDGE: Tax abatement works in a competitive world
Reid Dulberger
Reid Dulberger is EDGE president/CEO and chief economic development officer for the City of Memphis and for Shelby County Government. He is a Certified Economic Developer (International Economic Development Council) and an Economic Development Finance Professional (National Development Council).
Companies want to locate in communities that will work with them long after the ribbon-cutting and headlines are done. We know that our local firms are constantly being courted by other communities looking to grow their economies.
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