Gwinnett Buzz

YesVideo, a company “that transfers home videos to DVD and other digital formats,” will open a facility in Norcross, creating 300 jobs in the process.  The California-based company hopes to better serve east coast customers from the new location.  YesVideo will receive several government incentives for the facility:

YesVideo, based Santa Clara, will receive a job-training package for employees through the Georgia Quick Start program. Spokesman Roger Brown said it’s too early to say how much that training will be worth.

Gwinnett County also will kick in up to $3,000 in permit fee waivers, said Alfie Meek, the county’s economic development manager.

We often hear liberals decry “corporate welfare” but the incentives for YesVideo provide an excellent example of well-advised government “investment.”  I would much prefer to see government seeking to stimulate job creation by helping people develop long-term marketable job skills and supporting businesses that seek to provide goods and services demanded by the market.  This stands in stark contrast to a pork-loaded stimulus package that funds saving a mouse, the National Endowment for the Arts, and a Big Brother system to store your medical records.

Tags: Barack Obama, Big Brother, business, corporate welfare, economy, George Orwell, government, health records, investment, jobs, liberal, National Endowment for the Arts, Norcross, stimulus, YesVideo

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