Labor Costs (for typical manufacturing job classifications)
Utility Costs
Transportation Costs - Location/Distance to Major Industrial Commercial Markets
Taxes
Corporate / Personal Income
Real and Personal Property Taxes
Workers Compensation
Incentives - State
Incentives - Local
Costs and Availability of Sites & Buildings
Labor Availability Workforce/Employment
Quality of Workforce
- Tech Training Directory - Training Facilities & Capabilities
- Bureau of Labor Statistics - Skilled/Unskilled Labor Availability
- Bureau of Labor Statistics - Labor Management Relations
Transportation
- Proximity to Industrial Consumer Markets
- State of Indiana Dept. of Transportation - Rail Carriers Serving
- American Trucking Association - Motor Carriers Serving
- Air Travel - Regional Air Service
Environmental Regulations
Quality of Life - Colleges/Universities
Quality of Life - Secondary Schools (SAT/ACT Scores)
Cost of Living
- ACCRA/COLI - American Chambers of Commerce / Cost of Living Index
- Sperling's Best Places
Housing Cost and Availability
- US Census - Select IN as State, La Porte as County, then "Housing"
Crime Rates
Climate








