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I. Community Characteristics
Instructions
Answer questions as they relate to you. For most answers, check the boxes most applicable to you or fill in the blanks.
Community Characteristics
1.
What overall grade would you give the community as a place to do business?
A (excellent)
B (above average)
C (average)
D (below average)
F (poor)
2.
In the last three (3) years, did the community's business climate get stronger, weaker, or stay the same?
Got stronger
Got weaker
Stayed the same
3.
How did the business climate get stronger or weaker?
(Provide up to three responses.)
4.
What overall grade would you give the retail shopping in the community?
Why this grade?:
5.
Is your firm having any problems with local community services?
Yes
No
6.
If yes, what are the problems?
7.
While the Business Retention and Expansion Task Force can't promise to solve this issue, we are willing to look into it. Would you like our Task Force to contact you regarding this issue?
8.
What is the most significant thing COMMUNITY (insert) could do to help improve your business activity?
9.
What specific concerns would you like to see addressed?
10.
Do you live in COMMUNITY (insert)?
11.
If yes, why?
12.
If no, why?
13.
Please rank the following economic development priorities for this community.
(Rank responses from 1 to 3.)
Economic Development Priorities
14.
Rating the Improvement Needs in Community
Needs Significant Improvement
Needs Improvement
Does Not Need Improvement
Not Applicable
15.
Appearance of buildings
16.
Appearance of business signs
17.
Cleanliness of sidewalks
18.
Cleanliness of streets
19.
Congested streets near your business
20.
Parking near your business
21.
Pedestrian access to your business
22.
Street lighting
23.
Variety of stores
Other Improvements Needed
24.
Please identify other community items that need Significant Improvement.
25.
Please list other community items that need minor improvements.
If your firm (or one just like it) was trying to select a new location, how important would each of the following community factors be in this decision?
Critically Important
Above Average Importance
Average importance
Below Average Importance
Not at all Important
26.
Wage rates
27.
Transportation costs
28.
Energy Costs
29.
Telecommunication Costs
30.
Local Taxes
31.
State Taxes
32.
Interest Rates
33.
Workers' Compensation rates
34.
Unemployment Insurance
35.
Employee Health Care Costs
36.
Availability of Labor
37.
Availability of Raw Materials
38.
Availability of Credit
39.
Proximity of four-lane highway
40.
Airport Facilities
41.
Availability of Industrial Site
42.
Availability of Housing
43.
Availability of Quality Water
44.
Availability of Public Transportation
45.
Telecommunications Quality
46.
Broadband Access
Other factors important in selecting a business location
47.
Please list any other business factors that you rate as VERY IMPORTANT to selecting a new business location that were not included in previous questions.
In the community in which your business is located, are the following business costs higher, lower, or about the same as for your competitors from other communities?
Much lower
Somewhat lower
About the same
Somewhat higher
Much higher
Don't know
48.
Wage Rates
49.
50.
Energy costs
51.
Telecommunications costs
52.
53.
54.
Interest rates
55.
workers' compensation rates
56.
Unemployment insurance
57.
Employee health care costs
In the community in which your business is located, are the following other business factors more favorable, less favorable, or about the same as for your competitors from other communities?
Much more favorable
Somewhat more favorable
Somewhat less favorable
Much less favorable
58.
Labor availability
59.
Raw material availability
60.
Credit availability
61.
Four-lane highway availability
62.
Airport facilities
63.
Industrial site availabilities
64.
Housing Availability
65.
Quality water availability
66.
Public transportation availability
67.
Telecommunication quality
68.
Community-wide computer network
69.
Broadband access
Please indicate whether you believe the cost of doing business in your community is high, acceptable, or low.
High
Acceptable
Low
Does not apply
70.
Building costs
71.
Corporate taxes
72.
Environmental regulations
73.
Health care
74.
Inventory taxes
75.
OSHA requirements
76.
Payroll taxes
77.
Property tax
78.
Public utilities
79.
Transportation of product to market
80.
Workers compensation
From your perspective as a businessperson, please rate the following amenities and services in COMMUNITY.
Excellent
Above average
Average
Below average
Poor
81.
Roads, highways, freeways
82.
Snow and ice removal
83.
Street/Sidewalk cleaning
84.
Street repairs
85.
Water supply
86.
Solid waste disposal
87.
Sewers
88.
Natural gas service
89.
Internet access
90.
Electrical service
91.
Cable television service
92.
Telecom infrastructure
93.
Public transportation
94.
Rail service
95.
Air service
96.
Fire protection
97.
Police protection
98.
Emergency medical services
99.
Hospitals
100.
Medical care, doctors
101.
Schools (K-12)
102.
Technical/Vocational schools
103.
Access to higher education
104.
Quality higher education
105.
Hotel facilities
106.
Conference facilities
107.
Recreational facilities
108.
Recreation services
109.
Housing opportunities
110.
Labor force quantity
111.
Labor force quality
112.
Proximity to major suppliers
113.
Proximity to major market
114.
Overall quality of life
In the community or area in which your business is located, how would you rate the following community services?
115.
K-12 Schools
116.
Community/vocational college
117.
Day care
118.
Public restrooms
119.
120.
Ambulance service
121.
Healthcare/hospitals
122.
123.
124.
Traffic flow/signage
125.
Road maintenance
126.
Zoning/land use planning
127.
Building code
128.
Chamber of Commerce
129.
Others? Use comments section
Please rate the overall quality of education in the community.
130.
131.
Grade K-12
132.
Tech. or vocational school
133.
University or colleges
School District
134.
With which local school district are you most familiar?
School district AAA
School district BBB
School district CCC
Home school
Please rate the following characteristics for Kindergarten through 12th grade for the school system you checked in the previous question.
135.
Quality of instruction
136.
Quality of facilities
137.
Quality of teaching resources (computers, books)
138.
Quality of curriculum
139.
Number of curriculum choices
140.
Quality of sports programs
141.
Quality of music/arts program
Important aspects of school system
142.
Of the characteristics listed in the previous question, which three (3) do you feel are the most important? Please rank. (1=most important)
From the following list of features, please indicate those that enhance or detract from a positive business environment in COMMUNITY.
Strongly enhance
Enhance
Neither enhance or detract
Detract
Strongly detract
143.
Safe environment
144.
Shopping/professional services
145.
Recreation/entertainment/cultural activities
146.
School systems
147.
Library system
148.
Highway infrastructure
149.
150.
Local business environment
151.
Location
152.
153.
Cost of living
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