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3/3/13 | 4 comments | 2239 views

Incentives start, recession stalls other Bass Pro developments

By Tiffeny Owens
The Decatur Daily

@dd_tiffenyowens

Bass Pro Shops has opened stores in Leeds, Spanish Fort and Prattville with the help of city incentives. In Spanish Fort, the city set up a cooperative improvement district that allowed it to … More »

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On 3/3/13 at 06:28 AM, William from wrote:

Kirby will vote to kill small business.

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On 3/3/13 at 09:12 PM, Tony from wrote:

Kirby cannot spell "small business"

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On 3/3/13 at 09:34 PM, Dave from wrote:

So Bass Pros centered developments have had financial problems. Those little cities don't bring what we have to the table. We need to approve this and ignore what happened elsewhere.

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On 3/5/13 at 11:22 AM, MICHAEL E from wrote:

Amen Dave!

A lot of the Bass Pro stores are not this close to a body of water, this is a ++ for Bass Pro and Decatur.

I don't see this as being a negative for Decatur in anyway.

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