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from Home Page For good
reason: you'll find abundant raw materials and energy, a fully developed infrastructure, a strong work ethic, and a location
that's less than an hour from state capital Columbus and major east-west and north-south
Interstates.
Add in an available work force
with a strong work ethic, a "business-friendly'' environment, and a healthy
manufacturing tax base, and you realize why today, more than ever, Hocking County is a
place where's it's worth building a business! |
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| CLOSE TO CENTRAL
OHIO |
| Close to Central Ohio--And the Whole Midwest! Despite
its rural character, Hocking County is a lot closer to the economic action than a cursory
glance at a map might suggest. It's right on U.S. Route 33, a four-lane highway that can
take you, or your products, to nearby Columbus in less than an hour. From Columbus, Interstates like I-71 and I-70 put
more than a dozen major Midwestern markets-and more than half the consumers and
manufacturing facilities in the U.S.--within a day's drive.
And, when the State of Ohio completes
budgeted improvements to U.S. 33 south of Logan, direct four-lane access
to 1-77 in nearby Ravenswood, West Virginia will open much of the Southeastern U.S. to the
county's businesses.
Those highways--and the motor freight |
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county--also put major ports on the Ohio river, and the deep water ports on Lake Erie,
within an easy reach. A number of sites in the county offer rail freight service, too. |
| AIR TRAVEL |
For air travel, Port Columbus
International Airport just up the road provides national and
international passenger travel and air freight options, while the large, freight-only
Rickenbacker Airport south of Columbus, with its FTZ (Foreign Trade Zone) status, offers a
myriad of air freight options.
Locally, Fairfield County Airport in nearby Lancaster features a
5,000-foot runway for both private aircraft and freight charter service. |
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| QUICK ACCESS |
| Hocking County's quick access to
Central Ohio is a major advantage. For one thing, a lot of people choose to live
in Hocking County with its relaxed, rural lifestyle and still enjoy and still enjoy an
easy commute to the Columbus/Franklin County metropolitan area, capital of the State of
Ohio - and one of the fastest growing communities in the country. Beyond that, Hocking County is an increasingly popular place to
work, too. Many employees and employers are tired of fighting the urban congestion, high
taxes, sky-high real estate costs, and extremely low unemployment rates and resulting high
wage structure) of the state's capital city. . . |
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| WINNING
COMBINATION |
| Logan-Hocking have a lot to offer employers and employees,
but those natural advantages are magnified by two important pluses; Ohio
and Appalachia. Because the State of Ohio, already a leader in economic
development, has developed a special set of incentives available to employers locating or
expanding in the state's river crescent. |
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| OHIO INCENTIVES |
| Ohio's incentives are internationally recognized for their
effectiveness. In fact, during the 1990's, more US companies, over 6000, selected Ohio for
investments in new facilities and expansions than any other state. More global companies
have made Ohio their second home than any other state too. Over 1200 non-US owned
companies have decided to invest in Ohio. |
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| INCENTIVE
PHILOSOPHY |
- Provide meaningful incentives that help companies grow - incentives
such as tax credits that reward investment and job creation, training assistance, and
other programs.
- Offer those programs to new and existing companies, to help
companies that already operate in the state build their future in Ohio
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