I think it's a mistake to describe it as taxpayer financed. The text I see in the article is all about a reduced tax bill.
"$1.5 billion in state income tax credits for jobs created, up to $1.35 billion in credits for capital investment and up to $150 million in sales tax exemptions on construction materials"
I wouldn't call it a rebate because that implies the full sticker tax bill and expected payment was already belonging to the taxing authority. You can't be rebated something back to you when it was yours to begin with.
"$1.5 billion in state income tax credits for jobs created, up to $1.35 billion in credits for capital investment and up to $150 million in sales tax exemptions on construction materials"