Business Facilities - May 2008 - (Page 11) they began a collaborative effort with the county, city, and school district officials to reach an agreement that would hopefully lead to IM Flash moving into the old Micron facility and providing the high-paying jobs and economic stimulus associated with a semiconductor fab playing in the global marketplace. Jason Perry, executive director of the Governor’s Office of Economic Development (GOED), says IM Flash was exactly the type of business the state was seeking to recruit, having established economic development cluster zones that, in part, targeted software and information technology companies. State officials were eager to Pictured from left to right: Dave Baglee, co-chief executive officer at IM Flash; Utah Governor Jon Huntsman, Jr.; Rod Morgan, co-chief executive officer at IM Flash; and Jason Perry, executive director of the Governor’s Office of Economic Development, in front of IM Flash Technologies 300mm semiconductor plant in Lehi, UT. meet with the executives of the new joint venture and make the case for locating in Lehi. The state enlisted the help of the private/public recruiting firm Economic Development Corporation of Utah, which helped to provide data on everything from workforce issues to costs of doing business, such as power and utilities. With those factors known, and with the projection that IM Flash would produce as much as $121.5 million in increased tax collections for Utah over 10 years, the state worked hard to arrive at an incentive package that would work for the various levels of government and the company. “We have a very good incentive system in the state of Utah,” Perry PHOTO CREDITS: IM FLASH TECHNOLOGIES BUSINESS FACILITIES 11
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