FILE - In this March 6, 2017 file photo, North Carolina Lt. Gov. ___COSTARThe AP used figures from North Carolina and Virginia to conclude that CoStar’s decision not to put its facility in Charlotte will cost North Carolina at least $250 million. The AP used 230 jobs over three months for its 2016 calculations, and the same headcount for 2017. Kiely said the company would have ramped up hiring in 2017 to bring 500 jobs to the North Carolina site. ___ADIDASThe AP used figures from North Carolina and Georgia to compute a value of about $67 million for the decision by Adidas not to choose North Carolina for a factory.

Source: Washington Post March 27, 2017 07:30 UTC