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Commissioners approve economic incentives for Ajax Metals and Merck projects
Summary
The Wilson County Board of Commissioners authorized incentive payments for Ajax Metals and two Merck projects, marking final-year appropriations tied to job and investment commitments presented by the county's economic-development director.
The Wilson County Board of Commissioners approved three economic-incentive actions presented by Jennifer Lance, the county's economic-development director: an incentive payment for Ajax Metals and two final-year incentive appropriations for Merck projects.
Lance said the Ajax Metals incentive was originally structured as $125,000 total, split equally between the city and county; Ajax had committed to 14 full-time jobs and $3.8 million of investment. Lance told the board the…
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