 Jimmy John's HQ moving out of IL, maybe to IN? |
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http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/...l#ixzz28AiOdWLX
QUOTE Jimmy John's founder is making a freaky fast move out of Illinois. Jimmy John Liautaud first threatened to move his Champaign-based company away from the state last year after Illinois lawmakers raised the corporate income tax rate. And now it appears he's a man of his word. Last week, Liautaud participated in a Illinois Policy Institute panel and revealed that he's moving to Florida at the beginning of next year, and taking the company's licensing division with him. And that's just the start. "I think you will see us out of Illinois in the next 2-4 years and it will probably be Indiana or Austin, Texas if I was to guess," Liautaud said. Liautaud said Michigan offered him a $3.5 million tax incentive package to move. He said Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels has been courting him hard and Austin, Texas officials flew Liautaud, his wife and a couple of Jimmy John's executive to the city on a private plane in an attempt to woo them. Liautaud says his issue isn't with the tax increase itself, and that he doesn't mind paying Illinois or federal taxes. "What I mind is how they spend the tax. I would stay, but the way they spend the tax is what's really driving me away," he said on the panel. Jimmy John's is the second-fastest growing chain in the country. Source: http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/...l#ixzz28AinRWy2 |
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Oct 2 2012, 01:44 PM
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Spends WAY too much time at CBTL Group: Admin Posts: 5,171 Joined: 11-December 06 From: Indiana Member No.: 10 |
I'm confused. He said IN or TX, and they said FL....which is it?
 Be who you are and say what you feel because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind~Dr. Suess
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Oct 2 2012, 03:30 PM
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Liautaud is moving to Florida, along with the company's licensing division, at the beginning of 2013.
Company headquarters will relocate to IN or Austin, TX in the next 2-4 years. |
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Oct 2 2012, 03:38 PM
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Spends WAY too much time at CBTL Group: Admin Posts: 5,171 Joined: 11-December 06 From: Indiana Member No.: 10 |
Ok. I get it now. Thanks for clearing that up for me.
 Be who you are and say what you feel because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind~Dr. Suess
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Oct 3 2012, 08:08 AM
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Spends WAY too much time at CBTL Group: Admin Posts: 16,421 Joined: 8-December 06 From: Michigan City, IN Member No.: 2 |
Someone should come up with a cute and public campaign. A company like this is all about publicity. A facebook page, some videos, etc would be awesome to create that.
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Oct 12 2012, 02:40 PM
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QUOTE(Southsider2k12 @ Oct 2 2012, 02:32 PM)  Bring em all in to Indiana.....especially to Laporte County. |
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Oct 12 2012, 02:58 PM
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Spends WAY too much time at CBTL Group: Admin Posts: 5,171 Joined: 11-December 06 From: Indiana Member No.: 10 |
I'm for that......
Anyone remember the Quizno's commercials that had the singing cartoon hamster with the real person mouth? That was kinda creepy... Be who you are and say what you feel because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind~Dr. Suess
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