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John Georges on Economic Development

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John Georges supports increasing the percentage of New Orleans tax funds dedicated to economic development

Response to engageNOLA candidate questionnaire, January 2010

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John Georges strongly supports a public-private partnership, such as the proposed New Orleans Economic Development Council, to control tax dollars for economic development

Response to engageNOLA candidate questionnaire, January 2010

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"Yes, I agree to partner with, uh sign the cooperative endeavor, partner with you."

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John Georges supports using public economic development tools to prioritize growing local businesses over attracting outside businesses

Response to engageNOLA candidate questionnaire, January 2010

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"I will make personal cold calling...and I will go to Little Rock, AR and call on Mr. Bill Dillard to call on him to open Dillard Dept. stores. That will be the first retailer that I call on."

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John Georges is neutral on moving city economic development funds from established industries (tourism, oil and gas, trade) to potential growth industries (biotechnology, green energy, digital media)

Response to engageNOLA candidate questionnaire, January 2010

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"...the way we help is by going to the schools and supporting more funding in...K-12, we're building our schools over we need to add these programs and also supporting after school programs in the cultural arts. ...it's part of my platform for re-branding our city."

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John Georges is neutral on using city tax breaks to encourage or direct economic development, even if such targeted tax cuts require spending cuts or new taxes in other areas

Response to engageNOLA candidate questionnaire, January 2010

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