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Article: BIG TAX BREAKS FOR BIG BOXES; WHEN NEW YORK TAXPAYERS SUBSIDIZE GIANT RETAILERS, WHAT HAPPENS TO THE LITTLE GUY.(SERIES: The Great Empire Zone Giveaway)(News)
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- The Post-Standard (Syracuse, NY)
- Article date:
- April 1, 2007
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Byline: Michelle Breidenbach and Mike McAndrew Staff writers; Data editor Jeff Rea contributed to this report
Jim Cronk runs the kind of hardware store that offers a good deal on rock salt because he bought it in bulk and divided it into empty kitty litter pails he picked up at a farmers market.
Cronk fuels a coal-burning stove in the Mallory Lumber & Steel showroom, where friends and customers discuss the news and exchange advice about the proper way to install a metal roof.
Cronk's store in Hastings is halfway between the Lowe's Home Center in Cicero and the one in Oswego. He just heard state taxpayers are giving the big-box retailer $3.6 ...