Columbus City Council approved a request from Designer Brands Inc., owners of DSW, to dissolve a Jobs Creation Tax Credit agreement because of pandemic-related changes to its workforce, Columbus Business First reports. As part of the five-year agreement that went into effect in 2017, DSW agreed to “invest $3.6 million in improvements for an 82,000-square-foot space at 4314 E. 5th Ave.,” retain 840 jobs and create 100 additional jobs, the article reports. The company “exceeded the hiring goal in the incentive deal with its more than 1,000 local associates in 2018 and 2019, but it did not hit those goals in 2020 and 2021 due to the pandemic.” While DSW said it still employs more than 1,000 associates locally, a shift to more remote positions means a portion of those positions are “no longer at the facility that received the incentive.” For more, read the full article (subscription may be required).
DSW parent company’s request to cancel tax incentive approved
