The county's Industrial Development Agency approved incentives worth $775,000 for Starwood over the 11 years of the sublease.
In 1997, the Legislature and the governor approved incentives to encourage school construction, and spending on new schools has tripled since then, to $5 billion.
In March the Senate's industry commission approved incentives for bikers who trade in machines more than five years old for new ones.
Then in 2007, Thai authorities approved incentives for the production of "eco-cars", with the goal of the country to become a regional hub for the production of small, affordable and fuel-efficient cars.
Japan Jumps Into Renewables: Japan recently approved incentives for renewable energy that could unleash billions of dollars in clean-energy investment and help the world's third-biggest economy shift away from a reliance on nuclear power after the Fukushima disaster, report Yuko Inoue and Leonora Walet at World Environment News.
Mr. Wyly has accused the company's directors of neglecting their responsibilities by approving incentive pay for the company's senior executives while investment returns lagged behind the rest of the industry.
Also, a group of 112 economists who specialize in telecommunications, competition policy and auction design sent a letter to President Obama urging him to push Congress to approve incentive auctions.
A second vote, approving incentives to lure a high-powered research lab to the state, split largely along party lines.
Jim Pickens, the director of the Department of Economic Development, said Mr. Huckabee would like to schedule the trip and call a special session quickly to approve incentives to close a deal.
[W.W.F., endfossilfuelsubsidies.org] The Japanese government approves incentives for renewable energy that could lead to billions of dollars in investment to help the country shift from a reliance on nuclear power.
