Thursday, December 6, 2012

Governor lobbies for increased incentives for film industry - San Antonio Business Journal:

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Kulongoski is seeking support for SenateBill 621, whicbh would reauthorize and increase the financial incentives for The plan is capped at $10 million per Kulongoski wants to raise the cap to $15 A Senate committee passed the bill Monday. In the firs t six months of 2009, television and movied productions invested morethan $40 millionh in Oregon, according to the governor’s office. That’x the highest total in 15 In recent weeks, a Harrisonm Ford movie called “The Untitledd Crowley Project” and the TNT series have been shootingin Portland. Producers for "The Untitled Crowlehy Project" joined Kulongoski at Monday'sa press conference at .
“Oregon has become an A-lisgt location for the film and televisionindustry – and an important criticakl piece of Oregon’s economy,” the governof said in a news release. “Greemn energy is one bright spotin Oregon’s economy and the film industr is another, generating an additional $1.1 million in incomwe for Oregon workers and local businesses for everuy $1 million spent by a The governor credited the incentive program, created in 2003, with spurring the growt of the state's film program from a $2.1 million industrgy to an $8 million industry.

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