Site Selectors Annual Survey

Site Selector's annual survey of corporate real estate executives reveals factors most important to them. 1) Work Force Skils 2) State & local tax scheme 3) Transportation infrastructure 4) Flexibility of incentives T5) Availability of incentives T5) Utility infrastructure 7) Land/Building costs & supploy 8) State Economic Development Strategy 9) Permitting & regulatory structure 10) Higher education resources

Unemployment Rate Continues to Drop

The Kansas Department of Labor has released the latest unemployment figures for October 2010. According to their report in October of this Mitchell County's unemployment rate was 4.3 %. That is down from 4.6 % in October 2009 and the 4.8 % unemployment rate recorded in September.