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Iowa's Business Incentives - 2
LOW COST OF DOING BUSINESS
Iowa's cost of doing business is ranked as sixth lowest in the United States in the Relative Cost of Doing Business Index of Regional Financial Associates. The index compares business costs in each state to the national
average.
AMERICAS BEST WORKFORCE
Iowa's workforce is highly educated and productive. Iowa's 87 percent high school graduation rate places us among the top four states in the nation. Iowa student scores on the ACT and SAT college entrance exams rank tops in the country. And, according to the Annual Survey of Manufacturers, Iowa workers provide $72.00 in value added labor per hour, compared to a U.S. average of $68.19. Combined with our
cost-saving training programs and our excellent educational institutions, Iowa's workforce provides a profitable advantage for an Iowa business location. Iowa offers screening, assessment and testing services to help your company select the right people for new jobs; plus, special training reimbursements allow you to save valuable time training these workers when they are first
hired.
IOWA LEADS THE NATION IN COLLEGE ENTRANCE EXAM SCORES
Source: The College Board
ACCESS TO MARKETS
Iowa is in the heart of an eight-state market of nearly 900,000 businesses and 33.8 million people with a total of $884 billion in personal income. We're located at the hub of America's most traveled thoroughfares: Interstates 35 and 80 intersect in the center of the state and Interstate 29 serves as a direct route to Kansas City and Canada; and to Mexico on Interstate 35. Iowa also has excellent rail and air connections to all major markets and is bordered on the east and west by the Mississippi and Missouri Rivers, navigable to the Gulf of Mexico.
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