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Council accepts Workiva’s proposal to count Iowa jobs for high-quality-jobs abatement calculation
Summary
The Ames City Council accepted the company’s request that job counts for its incentive agreement be calculated as jobs located in Iowa rather than only those physically present in Ames, affecting the calculation of a prorated property tax abatement penalty.
The council accepted Workiva’s proposal to count Workiva employees located anywhere in Iowa as qualifying jobs for the city’s 10-year high-quality-jobs agreement review, rather than counting only positions physically present in Ames.
City staff explained the original 2013 agreement tied the city’s commitment of property tax abatement to a…
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