Saturday, December 04, 2004
Dude, Your Getting A Dell
Local bloggers have commented on Dell's decision to locate in the Triad. Ed Cone rings in, as does the Gate Keeper here.
The entire Triad will derive benefits from Dell's location to the area. The new Dell plant, and its suppliers who relocate here, will employ workers who live in several area counties. The plants will also provide business opportunities for small businesses that supply everything from cleaning supplies to equipment maintenance.
The real issue is the incremental benefits for having Dell and most of its suppliers in a particular county. Those additional benefits are hard to quantify with certainty, even for economic experts. There are obvious benefits like reduction of local government expenses from reduced local unemployment, increased property values near the plant, and positive impact on charitable organizations and civic leadership. But , I suspect the real impact lies in Greensboro emerging as a high tech area.
With the decline of the furniture, textile, and tobacco industries, Greensboro has struggled to find a new identity. Adding Dell to RF Micro Devices would make Greensboro/Guilford a bigger player in the high tech game. That is the reason that G/G should aggressively pursue Dell.
Establishing Greensboro as a high tech area would outweigh any incentives paid by our local governments.
The entire Triad will derive benefits from Dell's location to the area. The new Dell plant, and its suppliers who relocate here, will employ workers who live in several area counties. The plants will also provide business opportunities for small businesses that supply everything from cleaning supplies to equipment maintenance.
The real issue is the incremental benefits for having Dell and most of its suppliers in a particular county. Those additional benefits are hard to quantify with certainty, even for economic experts. There are obvious benefits like reduction of local government expenses from reduced local unemployment, increased property values near the plant, and positive impact on charitable organizations and civic leadership. But , I suspect the real impact lies in Greensboro emerging as a high tech area.
With the decline of the furniture, textile, and tobacco industries, Greensboro has struggled to find a new identity. Adding Dell to RF Micro Devices would make Greensboro/Guilford a bigger player in the high tech game. That is the reason that G/G should aggressively pursue Dell.
Establishing Greensboro as a high tech area would outweigh any incentives paid by our local governments.
