• Watch for tax abatement, TIF (tax increment financing), and incentive items on city council, county board, and economic development authority agendas.
  • Ask what the public gets: how many jobs, at what wages, for how long, and what happens if the company doesn’t deliver.
  • Ask for clawback provisions, which let the public recover incentives if promised jobs or investment don’t happen.
  • Request the written agreement and any annual compliance reports.