Our view: Virginia’s opportunity

Posted: Sunday, August 2, 2015 2:15 am

Our view: Virginia’s opportunity

Opportunity is not knocking on Virginia’s door. But Virginia could go knock on Opportunity’s — depending on how we feel about the subject of tax credits to spur companies to do more business in the state.

Those of us of a certain age grew up envying what North Carolina has done in terms of economic development. It built the Research Triangle before high-tech was even a buzzword. It set up banking laws so that Charlotte became a financial capital, and the banks there bought out ours. It even made North Carolina into Hollywood’s favorite destination for shooting movies outside of California or New York, and pocketed all the money that went with that.

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