One of America's most advanced technical training programs. Rated one of America's best 100 small communities. Rated one of America's Top Ten Home Towns. 10 year exemption from local real estate taxes except school taxes. No local income taxes or sales taxes.
Local governments have very little bonded indebtedness.
No sales tax on purchases of raw materials, processing chemicals, or packaging materials. Right to work law and negligible union activity. No sales taxes on direct purchases of construction materials, machinery, and equipment financed via certain types of bonds. Low crime rate. Exemptions of property taxes on finished goods via free port warehouse law.