The compromise incentives bill will not have a lower jobs threshold.
At an Appropriations committee meeting this morning, Rep. Rick Glazier said the incentives would still require a company to have a minimum of 2,000 employees, reports Ryan Teague Beckwith.
Last night, legislative staffers said the compromise would lower the threshold to 1,500.
In addition, Glazier said the requirement for a $200 million investment would be backdated to 2006 to allow for improvements already begun at the Bridgestone Firestone plant in Wilson.
Glazier, a Fayetteville Democrat, said Gov. Mike Easley and House and Senate leaders support the compromise.
"In many ways, the bill is not a lot different than the bill we passed back in session," he said.
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