Cut-and-sew bill signed into law
by Associated Press Published: March 29,2010
Tags: apparel, manufacturing, tax credit, textiles
JACKSON — Gov. Haley Barbour has signed a bill that would provide furniture manufacturers a $2,000 tax credit for new cut-and-sew workers. Supporters of the bill say it will help keep jobs in the state. Many of those jobs have been lost to foreign countries where the labor costs are cheaper. Supporters say the tax [...] [...]
