We're pleased @Nike will locate its new manufacturing facility in Goodyear, a project that will create over 500 jobs w/ a $184M investment. https://t.co/O63JTrriaU
— Arizona Commerce Authority (@azcommerce) July 11, 2019
Booo!
Via NBC News:
Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey is ready to just do it: Change his mind and welcome Nike with open arms.
Ducey initially tweeted last week that he was ordering the state’s commerce authority to “withdraw all financial incentive dollars” for Nike to build a plant in the city of Goodyear. His decision followed the sneaker company’s announcement that it would not produce a new Fourth of July shoe featuring Betsy Ross’ flag for the 13 American colonies after former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick reportedly expressed concern over its historic representation of the nation’s racist legacy.
“Instead of celebrating American history the week of our nation’s independence, Nike has apparently decided that Betsy Ross is unworthy, and has bowed to the current onslaught of political correctness and historical revisionism,” Ducey tweeted, adding that “Arizona’s economy is doing just fine without Nike. We don’t need to suck up to companies that consciously denigrate our nation’s history.”