There are no centralized databases of economic development subsidies, but Good Jobs First found 7 deals worth a total of about $15.8 million in Indiana. They include the following:

Auburn (Garrett), IN : estimated $1 million
Boonville, IN : $1.56 million
Fort Wayne, IN : $3.16 million
Gas City, IN : more than $6.4 million
Greencastle, IN : more than $630,000
Seymour, IN : more than $1.5 million
Vincennes, IN : $1.485 million

Many Wal-Mart workers are ineligible for health coverage from their employer or choose not to purchase what is available, because it is too expensive or too limited in scope. These workers often turn to taxpayer-funded health programs such as Medicaid. Indiana is among those states that have not disclosed data on the employers with the most workers or their dependents enrolled in such programs.

For an estimate of how much Wal-Mart is costing the state of IN for taxpayer-funded healthcare, see http://www.wakeupwalmart.com/feature/healthcrisis/map.html#IN

In the course of researching our report Rolling Back Property Tax Payments , Good Jobs First learned of property tax assessment appeals at the following Wal-Mart locations in Indiana:

Seymour, IN : $366,629
Richmond, IN

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