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You might
be a loser if you are losing profits because you. . .
- spend a week a year in traffic jams
- experience high employee turnover
- pay high labor costs
- pay too much for land
- pay too much in property taxes
- pay too much in corporate income tax
- pay sales tax on raw materials, inventory and office supplies
Willmar
and Kandiyohi County—Your Most Profitable Location!
We challenge you to compare the cost of locating and operating
in Kandiyohi County versus your present or potential site:
Comparative
One-Time Site Selection Costs |
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Kandiyohi County |
Current Location |
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Comparative
Annual Costs |
Expense |
Kandiyohi County |
Current Location |
| Labor |
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Indirect (workers’ compensation,
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| Taxes |
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Willmar
and Kandiyohi County
Your
Most Profitable Location!
There
are a variety of factors that determine the initial cost and
annual return on investment of a site. We believe that Willmar
and Kandiyohi County offer a reasonable initial
investment and reduced annual expense that provides management
the flexibility of operations necessary to achieve your organization’s
growth objectives.
Willmar and Kandiyohi County offer:
- Reduced initial site
costs
- land, site development, construction,
etc.
- Reasonable labor costs
- Well-educated, highly-skilled available
workforce
- laborshed from 9 surrounding counties
- Business-friendly local government
- Planning & Development office,
JOBZ, EconomicDevelopment Commission
- State-of-the art infrastructure
- highways, new airport, railroads,
utilities, broadband, etc.
- Access to raw materials
- Regional market draw
- Affordable, quality housing
- more than 300 new homes have been
built in the area since 2003
- Lower crime rate
- Regional medical center
- Rice Memorial Hospital began a
$52 million expansion in 2004
- Excellent education system
- 8 high-quality K-12 institutions,
1 high-quality community and technical college with
4,000 students
- 360 lakes of 10 acres or more
- 5 quality golf courses
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