Centene just landed in Sacramento, and promises 2,000 new jobs

Four years ago, then-Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson and the city established what they called an Innovation and Growth Fund. The goal: Compete for new businesses with higher wage jobs by offering cash and other incentives. On Thursday, the city welcomed its first major catch, Centene, a Missouri-based national healthcare insurance giant and Fortune 500 company that had been looking for a place to build a West Coast headquarters.