Labor Costs (for typical manufacturing job classification)

• US Department of Labor - Bureau of Labor Statistics
• La Porte County Statistics
• City of La Porte Statistics

Utility Costs

• NIPSCO
• AEP
• Hoosier Energy

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

• Google Maps
• Mapquest

Taxes

• Corporate Income
• Personal Income
• Sales
• Real and Property Taxes
• Workers Compensation

Incentives

• State
• Local

Cost and Availability of Sites and Buildings

• Local Governments
• NIPSCO Sites and Buildings
• Indiana Properties

Labor Availability Workforce/Employment

• Indiana Business Research Center

Quality of Workforce (productivity / years of schooling)

• Professional/Managerial/Clerical Labor Availability
• Training Facilities and Capabilities

Transportation

• Regional Air Service

Environmental Regulations

• EPA

Quality of Life - Colleges / Universities

• National Center for Educational Statistics
• Indiana Department 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 Cost and Availability - Select IN as State, La Porte as County, then "housing"

Cultural Amenities

• La Porte County
• Sperling's Best Places

Recreational Facilities

• La Porte County
• La Porte

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