News alert: IBM fails to meet job numbers; Louisiana extends deal for two more years

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IBM failed to create the 800 jobs it promised by 2017 in Baton Rouge under a 2013 economic development deal. Louisiana Economic Development put up a 12-year, $29.5 million performance-based incentive package that included $1.5 million from the East Baton Rouge city-parish government. Despite falling short, Gov. John Bel Edwards’ administration decided to extend the

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