Article: Duluth, Minn., Port Authority Seeks Tax-Free Status for Job Building Zone Plan.

By Peter Passi, Duluth News-Tribune, Minn. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News

Sep. 26--The Duluth Seaway Port Authority has joined the scrum of entities seeking tax-free status for lands they hope to develop with help from a soon-to-be-launched state program.

Board members on Thursday unanimously approved a resolution asking the city of Duluth to include 140 acres of property in its application for a Job Opportunity Building Zone -- commonly referred to by its acronym, JOBZ.

The Minnesota Legislature this year created 10 zones statewide.

Companies that locate in the zones will benefit from state tax exemptions.

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