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Industrial Development Advantages
Ideal Location
- Mid-America, Sun Belt, Mid-Market
- 1500 acre Industrial Park located on Arkansas River
- Slackwater Harbor sites
- 1 mile from Little Rock National Airport
- Level building sites
- 1/4 of U.S. population within 500 miles
Financing Incentives and Community Support
- Industrial development financing available conjoined with negotiated city payment in
lieu of property tax agreement
- Bond guarantee by State Industrial Development Commission
- Advantage AR program
- Sales tax exemption on new equipment
- Low acquisition costs
- Pre-employment training 100% paid by ADED
Transportation
- Inland waterways
- 1 mile to Little Rock National Airport - 8 major airlines
- Port owned and operated rail service connecting with Union Pacific Railroad and by trackage/haulage rights to the Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway.
- 70 trucking companies
- Adjacent to Interstates 30 West, 40 East, and 440
Labor Market
- Large labor force, trainable, productive
- Reasonable labor costs
- Right-to-work state
Utilities
- Fiber Optics
- Water
- Natural Gas
- Electricity
Quality of life
- Temperate climate
- Clean city and surrounding rural areas
- Low cost of living
- Very good primary and higher education systems, including universities and technical
colleges
- Symphony
- Theatre
- Major Sporting Events
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