Charlie Quimby from Growth and Justice wrote an interesting analysis on the problems facing Warroad, Minn., in far northwestern Minnesota as the town’s big employer, Marvin Windows, expands to North Dakota instead of in its hometown. Though not identical to the problems the Iron Range and other rural towns face in coming years, there are parallels.
People and infrastructure are far more important than tax gimmicks or more and better consultants. To grow an economy you need creative, hard working people and the infrastructure to do business competitively. Yes, tax policy and incentives matter, but without people and infrastructure you can spend vast amounts of money, cut vast amounts of taxes and still get the shaft.
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