How much did Navigator’s defeat cost the Midwest?
With the Navigator CO2 pipeline gone, the Midwest has clearly lost jobs and tax revenue. But the size of that economic loss is up for debate. A study funded by Navigator estimated that the project would have employed an average of 3,900 construction workers a year for a period of four years, and resulted in additional property tax payments of up to $63 million a year across the five-state ...
With the Navigator CO2 pipeline gone, the Midwest has clearly lost jobs and tax revenue.
But the size of that economic loss is up for debate.
A study funded by Navigator estimated that the project would have employed an average of 3,900 construction workers a year for a period of four years, and resulted in additional property tax payments of up to $63 million a year across the five-state pipeline region of Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska and South Dakota.
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