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Staff details job, payroll and property‑tax figures for major pilots including Coca‑Cola and Volkswagen
Summary
Sharina Allen presented cumulative payroll and property‑tax numbers for several major pilots: Coca‑Cola (jobs retained 270, created 64; pilot value $6,000,000), Volkswagen (30‑year pilot value $238,000,000, payroll impact reported for 2016–2025), and Gustave (571 jobs, pilot value roughly $5,000,000). Councilors asked for data columns that compare taxes paid with a hypothetical without the pilot.
Sharina gave line‑by‑line summaries for major pilots and emphasized that the annual report is a snapshot of 2025 performance; she said final tax numbers were updated in June and that staff are migrating historical data into a new economic development system.
She reported Coca‑Cola’s pilot shows 270 retained jobs and 64 created jobs, a pilot value of $6,000,000 and cumulative payroll to date of roughly $35,000,000. For Volkswagen, Sharina said the pilot years run 2010–2039 and reported a 30‑year pilot value of $238,000,000 and a payroll impact of about $2,000,000,000 for the period she was able to document (2016–2025). She also summarized a Gustave pilot with 571 jobs and a pilot value near $5,000,000 and noted Steam Logistics’ figures have been volatile because of trade‑related layoffs.
Councilmembers asked for an additional column showing taxes that would have been collected without the pilot so the council can evaluate net gains, and Sharina said staff can add this column and provide contract phasing for job targets.
