Apparently, it’s NOT about the no income tax and the fact we’re right to work:
What was it about the state of Tennessee that caused VW to come here as opposed to anywhere else?
Did you look at moving to West Tennessee?***
Seriously though, why not West Tennessee?
When did the search for a new plant begin?
Why open a new plant in America and not another plant in Mexico?
How much of a role do politicians have on the process of moving your plant to a location?
What are the incentives to Volkswagen from the state?
Drew Johnson called these incentives bribes. Are these incentives bribes?
If we did not play the game and offer incentives, would Tennessee be off the table for Volkswagen?
***The new VW plant in Chattanooga is 1,600 acres. The TVA MegaSite in Crockett County is 1,600 acres. It’s called the West Tennessee Auto Park, designed specifically for…automobile production. The site was built in September of 2005. In December 2007 they somehow lost or didn’t renew their certification. And in July of 2008 a $1 billion plant opened up in a different TVA MegaSite in Chattanooga.
Am I way off base in asking why the TVA MegaSite in Crockett County wasn’t in top consideration for the new VW plant? Congressman Tanner?
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July 22, 2008 at 7:02 am
[...] Mike Slater wants to know how Chattanooga’s megasite nabbed the Volkswagen plant when the megasite in Crockett County was all ready to go: The new VW plant in Chattanooga is 1,600 acres. The TVA MegaSite in Crockett County is 1,600 acres. It’s called the West Tennessee Auto Park, designed specifically for…automobile production. The site was built in September of 2005. In December 2007 they somehow lost or didn’t renew their certification. And in July of 2008 a $1 billion plant opened up in a different TVA MegaSite in Chattanooga. [...]