Labor Costs (for typical manufacturing job classifications)

• US Dept. of Labor
• La Porte County Statistics
• City of La Porte

Utility Costs

• NIPSCO
• AEP
• Hoosier Energy

Transportation Costs - Location/Distance to Major Industrial and Commercial Markets

• Google Maps
• Mapquest

Taxes

• Corporate
• Personal
• Real and Personal Property Taxes

Incentives

• State
• Local

Cost and Availability of Sites and Buildings

• Local Governments
• NIPSCO Sites and Buildings
• Indiana Properties

Labor Availability

• Indiana Business Research Center

Quality of Workforce - (productivity/years of schooling

• Training Facilities
• Skilled / Unskilled :Labor Availability
• Labor Management Relations

Transportation

• Proximity Map to Industrial Consumer Markets
• Rail Carriers Serving
• Motor Carriers Serving
• Regional Air Service
• US Customs Facilities

Environmental Regulations

• EPA

Quality of Life - Colleges/Universities

• National Center for Educational Statistics
• Indiana Dept. Of Education

Quality of Life - Secondary Schools (SAT/ACT Scores)

• National Center for Educational Statistics

Quality of Life - Cost of Living

• ACCRA/COLI
• Sperling's Best Places
• Housing Costs and Availability

Quality of Life - Crime Rates

• Bureau of Justice
• US Census
• Sperling's Best Places

Quality of Life - Climate

• City Data
• Sperling's Best Places

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