City	Island Creek Township (Winterville)
State	OH
Address	843 St. Rt. 43
ZIP code	43953
County	Jefferson
Type of Facility	distribution center
Year Opened	2003
Value of Subsidies	more than $9.2 million

State officials did not respond to our requests for information, but we learned from a Policy Matters Ohio report (http://www.policymattersohio.org/walmartintro.htm) that Wal-Mart was entitled to receive a ten-year tax abatement through Ohio's enterprise zone program worth about $3.6 million. The state also provided $2.8 million in Ohio Job Creation tax credits, a $600,000 roadwork grant, a $484,000 Appalachian infrastructure grant and a $650,000 warehouse equipment sales tax exemption. Jefferson County provided infrastructure improvements and below-cost land, but local officials would not estimate the dollar value. A September 28, 2001 article in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reported the estimated land savings to be $1.1 million.

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