There wouldn't be much of an economy inCenter, Texas, without Tyson Foods Inc. Thecompany has a sprawling chicken-processing plant in town andemploys about 1,600 people in a city of just over 5,000 near theLouisiana border.
So, when Tyson signaled two years ago that it wanted to build a$50 million feed mill, Center's economic development director, JimGibson, was eager to find a location and suggest taxabatements.
Before long, Tyson keyed in on a new benefit: a tax break signedinto law by President Donald Trump, aimed at luring newinvestments to thousands of low-income areas across the countrydubbed "opportunity zones." Center and most of the surrounding areasat squarely in one.
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