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| I. Utility Rates (Industrial) |
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| A. Electric (State Average) |
| Cents per KWH |
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| B. Gas $/MMBtu |
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| II. Workers Compensation Cost |
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| A. Employer Cost per $100 |
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| B. Rank (1 = Best) |
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| III. Right-To-Work Law |
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| IV. Corporate Taxes |
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| A. Corporate Income |
| Tax Rate, 2006 |
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| B. Federal Income Taxes |
| Deductible on State Forms? |
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| C. Apportionment Formula Used |
| to Determine Percent of Total |
| Business Income Attributed |
| to the Taxing State |
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| V. Education |
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| A. Public High School |
| Graduation Rate |
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| B. Public High School |
| Graduation Rank (1 = Best) |
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| C. ACT Scores (Natl. Avg. = 20.9) |
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| D. ACT Rank (1 = Best) |
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| E. Percent of Population > 24 Yrs |
| With High School Diploma |
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| F. Rank (1 = Best) |
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| VI. Quality of Life |
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| A. Healthiest State Rank | |
| (1 = Healthiest) |
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| B. Most Livable State Rank |
| (1 = Most Livable) |
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| C. Most Dangerous State Rank |
| (1 = Most Dangerous) |
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| VII. Labor Force |
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| A. Civilian Labor Force at Least 16 |
| Years Old and Both Unemployed |
| and Actively Seeking Work |
| or Employed (x 000) |
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| B. Rank (1 = Best) |
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| IA |
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| 4.92 |
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| 8.47 |
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| 1.00 |
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| 25 |
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| Yes |
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| First $25,000 6% |
| Next $75,000 8% |
| Next $150,000 10% |
| Over $250,000 12% |
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| Yes 50% |
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| Sales 100% |
| (on profits from sales |
| in state only) |
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| 83.8% |
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| 4 |
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| 22.3 |
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| 9 |
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| 89.7 |
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| 43 |
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| 1630 |
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| 30 |
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| 4.69 |
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| 9.44 |
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| 0.94 |
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| 23 |
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| No |
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| 7.3% |
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| No |
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| Sales 100% |
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| 73.0% |
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| 29 |
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| 20.5 |
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| 40 |
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| 85.9 |
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| 31 |
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| 26 |
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| 21 |
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| 6420 |
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| 4.56 |
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| 8.37 |
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| 1.05 |
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| 30 |
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| Yes |
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| First $50,000 5.58% |
| Over $50,000 7.81% |
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| No |
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| Sales 100% |
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| 81.5% |
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| 7 |
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| 22.1 |
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| 13 |
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| 90.8 |
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| 35 |
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| 991 |
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| 36 |
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| 4.84 |
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| 9.32 |
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| 0.77 |
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| 9 |
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| Yes |
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| No Corporate |
| Income Tax |
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| N/A |
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| N/A |
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| 79.9% |
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| 10 |
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| 21.9 |
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| 88.7 |
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| 15 |
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| 426 |
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