Environment/Climate/Recreation                     

• Available space with room to build, expand, and enjoy life
• Natural bluffs, rich valleys, rolling hills, lakes,

              and fertile irrigated table lands

• Clean physical environment with high air quality
• Clean underground water
• Four distinct seasons
• Abundant wildlife habitation
• Numerous recreational activities
• Twice the U.S. average of state park acreage per

              1,000 population

Location

• Located near the center of Scotts Bluff County, Nebraska
• Closely tied to the Front Range Region
• Easily accessible markets include the following:
  • Cheyenne, WY 1 1/2 hours
  • Denver, CO 3 hours
  • Rapid City, SD 3 hours
• 40 miles from I-80 in East/West direction and 80 miles from

              I-25 in North/South direction

Growing Business and Industrial Climate

• Variety of manufacturing operations
• Regional center for agriculture and livestock production
• Regional center for health and human services
• Regional center for education, tourism, and recreation

Committed Labor Force

• Strong work ethic and technical proficiency
• Well-educated labor force
• Low absenteeism and labor turnover rates
• “Right to Work” provision in Nebraska Constitution
• Lower than national average unemployment, workers’

             compensation, and wage rates

Educational Opportunities Today and Beyond

• High quality, well-maintained educational system
• Ratio of teacher to pupils is one of the country's highest
• Rate of high school graduates is one of the best
• Panhandle high school students rank significantly above

             the national average on SAT and ACT college entrance exams

• Significant opportunities for continuing education

Outstanding Health Service Facilities

• Regional medical facility providing a complete range of services
• Airlink emergency helicopter service
• Lower than average cost for hospital stays

Transportation

• Network of well-maintained highways
• Common carriers and truck lines
• Federal Express, Airborne, & United Parcel Service
• Two major railroads (Burlington Northern and Union Pacific)
• Commercial air service - Regional airport facility
• No traffic congestion

 

Competitive Utility Rates

• Affordable rates
• Reliable, continuous service

Telecommunications With Digital Infrastructure

• Embarq (formerly Sprint) - local, long distance,

             and wireless broadband - full fiber optic lines

• Allo Communications - local, long distance, and wireless

              broadband for businesses

• Action Communications - wireless Internet
• Charter Communications - high-speed wireless Internet
• Vista Beam - wireless internet
• Mobius Communications - dial up & high-speed internet
• AllTel - cellular phones
• Indigo Wireless - cellular phones
• Viaero - cellular phones

Site Availability

• Several buildings available
• Land in industrial parks
• Financing and incentives available

Appealing Tax Structure

• No state property tax
• No inventory tax
• No personal property tax on intangibles
• No sales tax on raw materials when used as ingredients or

             component parts in manufacturing operations

• No sales tax on sales of energy for processing or

             manufacturing purposes

• No sales tax on water used exclusively in manufacturing and

             processing

• No sales tax on qualified agricultural machinery & equipment
• Sales and use tax refunds on qualifying air and water pollution

             control equipment

• Sales and use tax refunds available on property qualifying for

             certain investment incentives

• Multiple financing and incentive options

Low Crime Rate

• Overall crime rate per 100,000 population is 10-20% lower

              annually in Nebraska than the national average

• Violent crime rate in Nebraska is half the national rate
  

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