Chiquita owes N.C., Charlotte about $2.5M in incentive payments

By Ken Elkins

As two Chiquita Brands International Inc. units leave Charlotte for Florida, Bill Cronin would like to remind the new owners of a pending bill.

Cronin , Charlotte’s economic development director, and other city officials say Chiquita owes Charlotte about $1 million in incentives that should be returned. The Chiquita relocation means the banana company has broken an agreement to keep the headquarters in Charlotte.

“I i nvoiced them in April or so,” Cronin says.

Last week, reports disclosed Chiquita… …read more

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