Company General Motors
Date Announced 2/21/1995 (deal closed 12/21/1995)
Project Site 1251 6th Ave., Manhattan
Competing Sites Connecticut
Maximum  City Subsidy $1,401,250

City Amount Tied to Job Retention

$1,000,000 sales tax retention credits

City Amount Tied to Job Growth

$1,250/employee to a cap of $400,000

Type(s) of City benefits Sales Tax Abatement - Up to $1.4 million
Benefits from New York  State ?
Total Benefits Allowed ?
Benefits Distributed to Date (according to LL69 Report FY 2002) $558,000
 
Promised Job Retention 191
Projected job growth 150
Total Promised Jobs 341
Jobs Reported in LL69 Report FY 2002 224
Layoffs ?
Length of Contract 15 years
 
Project Purpose GM agreed to keep its treasury operation and pension investment management group in New York City for 15 years instead of moving to Connecticut. Of the total package, $400,000 is contingent on job growth.
Clawbacks ?
Background/Since then... ?
Corporate Notes General Motors is the world's largest vehicle manufacturer. It employs 341,000 people, has manufacturing operations in 32 countries and sells its vehicles in more than 190 countries. In 2002, GM sold over 8.6 million cars and trucks, or nearly 15 percent of the global vehicle market. GM's headquarters in Detroit.
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Date last updated: 03/25/03