Conventional manufacturing and industrial activities, processing plants, distribution centers, maintenance facilities, warehouses, even some operations that handle bulk clerical tasks or after-sales technical support. They decide what pieces of land they would like included in the Zone at the time of application. If the Zone is granted, some changes in included or excluded land may be made with the approval of the state. Under Measure 50, the only way to substantially increase local property tax bases is new development. Adding new buildings or equipment to property tax roles increases tax revenue.
Primary jobs import money into the local economy.
While jobs created by existing businesses are important, a common problem is that most of that growth is in service jobs known in economic development circles as secondary jobs. These tend to have low wages. They do not build the local economy, rather, they circulate the money already here. They are still very important as starter jobs for those new to the workforce. By contacting the local tax assessor s office and asking that someone be sent out to pre-qualify the applicant.