Thursday, January 8, 2026

GOEO Board Meeting and Grant Approval

According to the GOEO meeting agenda, three (3) motions were presented for a vote.

On the same day as the board meeting, the GOEO issued 2 (two) press releases announcing its approval of post-performance tax reductions under the Rural Economic Development Tax Increment Financing (REDTIF) program.

As indicated in the agenda, the GOEO Board also approved an Industrial Assistance Account (IAA) Grant, but—at the time of this revision—has NOT announced it on the state’s business news web page, nor have they issued a press release about it. However, while information about the grant, its value, and the intended recipient is technically available to the public and can be downloaded from the Public Notice page, it is only in audio format, comprising 12 minutes of a 50-plus-minute recording of the meeting:

Audio Recording: “audio1057447450.m4a”

The GOEO would not release any information about the IAA grant in writing until the official minutes of the January 8 meeting were included (as downloadable documents) on the Public Notice page for their next meeting on February 10, 2026—thirty-three (33) days later.