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FIGURE 24
SITE SELECTION FACTORS
Labor
Very Minor Of No
Important % Important % Consideration % Importance %
Availability of skilled labor 46.3 38.8 13.8 1.2
Availability of unskilled labor 29.3 36.0 26.7 8.0
Training programs 9.3 46.7 36.0 8.0
Labor costs 52.5 42.5 3.8 1.2
Low union profile 51.4 27.0 14.9 6.8
Right-to-work state 37.1 30.0 22.9 10.0
Transportation/Telecommunications
Highway accessibility 40.3 50.6 7.8 1.3
Railroad service 6.9 13.9 38.9 40.3
Accessibility to major airport 10.7 50.7 21.3 17.3
Waterway or oceanport accessibility 8.5 8.5 32.4 50.7
Availability of telecommunications services 28.6 59.7 10.4 1.3
Availability of high-speed Internet access 44.8 37.3 13.4 4.5
Finance
Availability of long-term financing 30.8 33.3 21.8 14.1
Corporate tax rate 40.8 50.0 6.6 2.6
Tax exemptions 42.7 44.0 9.3 4.0
State and local incentives 45.7 42.9 8.6 2.9
Other
Proximity to major markets 39.7 37.2 19.2 3.8
Cost of land 24.7 54.5 18.2 2.6
Availability of land 17.3 56.0 22.7 4.0
Occupancy or construction costs 26.3 59.2 13.2 1.3
Raw materials availability 28.2 35.9 24.4 11.5
Energy availability and costs 40.5 41.9 13.5 4.1
Environmental regulations 27.3 41.6 27.3 3.9
Proximity to suppliers 15.1 34.2 42.5 8.2
Proximity to technical university 5.7 24.3 41.4 28.6
QUALITY-OF-LIFE FACTORS
Climate 11.1 37.5 36.1 15.3
Housing availability 17.6 36.8 35.3 10.3
Housing costs 20.8 43.1 26.4 9.7
Health facilities 18.8 42.0 27.5 11.6
Ratings of public schools 11.0 53.4 24.7 11.0
Cultural opportunities 7.1 34.3 48.6 10.0
Recreational opportunities 9.9 33.8 43.7 12.7
Colleges and universities in area 13.5 31.1 39.2 16.2
Low crime rate 23.6 47.2 18.1 11.1
*All figures are percentages and are rounded to the nearest tenth of a percent.