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Three years, hundreds of meetings, billions of incentives offered and no deal: How Lockhart lost Micron and what's next

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Three years, hundreds of meetings, billions of incentives offered and no deal: How Lockhart lost Micron and what's next

Now that Micron has announced plans for a multibillion-dollar chip factory in New York, some of those involved in trying to lure the company to Central Texas spoke candidly about how a small, rural corner of the Austin metro nearly landed the huge project. Dozens of interviews yield a unique look at how local leaders court big businesses.