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First Name*

Last Name

Title

Company

Address

City

State

Zip

Phone

Fax

Email

Today's Date

1.	What is your overall opinion of Knox County as a place to do business?

	Excellent
	Good
	Average
	Poor
	Very Poor

2.	What are your top three (3) reasons for locating or keeping your business in Knox County?

	(Select three.)
	Location
	Access to your customers
	Access to your suppliers
	Access to business services
	Available restaurants/hotels
	Recreation facilities/entertainment
	Quality of housing
	Quality of life
	Safety services
	Safe environment
	Other:

3.	Would you recommend another business to locate in Knox County?

	Yes
	No

4.	Please describe your IMMEDIATE business needs or concerns that could be addressed by local government or local private entities.

5.	Please describe your LONG-TERM (more than 2 years) business needs or concerns that could be addressed by local government or local private entities.

	High	Acceptable	Low
6. Building costs (rent)
7. Corporate taxes
8. Environmental regulations
9. Health care insurance
10. Inventory taxes
11. OSHA requirements
12. Payroll taxes
13. Property taxes
14. Public utilities
15. Transportation of product to market
16. Workers compensation

	Excellent	Good	Average	Poor	Very Poor
17. Roads, highways and freeways
18. Water and sewers
19. Natural gas services
20. Telecom services
21. High speed Internet access
22. Electrical services
23. Public transportation
24. Air service
25. Health care services (EMS, hospitals, clinics)
26. School system
27. Child care services
28. Restaurants
29. Professional services
30. Shopping
31. Recreation/cultural activities/entertainment
32. Snow and ice removal
33. Street and sidewalk cleaning
34. Street repairs
35. Fire protection
36. Police protection
37. Business services
38. Hotel facilities
39. Conference facilities

40.	Your business likely buys some materials, supplies, and services from suppliers outside this area. Could some of these items be produced profitably in this locality in your opinion?

	Yes
	No

41.	If yes, please help us identify materials, supplies, or services that could be produced profitably here rather than shipped into the area.

42.	What products, service, or by-products is your company producing for which you would like to find local customers?

43.	Do you have any plans to modernize or expand your present building(s) or equipment?

	Yes
	No

44.	If yes, do you face any constraints?

	(Select all that apply.)
	No constraints
	Need financial assistance
	Need physical facility planning assistance
	Insufficient space
	Other:

45.	What kind of expansion is planned?

	(Select all that apply.)
	Warehouse space
	Manufacturing/production space
	Office space
	Parking area
	Adding another department, division or business
	Other:

46.	Are you considering opening another branch plant or office?

	Yes
	No
	Not applicable

47.	If yes, where?

	Elsewhere in the COMMUNITY
	Elsewhere in this County
	Outside this County, but in Ohio
	Outside Ohio, but in U.S.
	Outside U.S.

48.	If yes, when?

	Within 6 months
	Between 6 - 12 months
	Between 1 - 3 years
	More than 3 years

49.	If you are expanding in Knox County, do you face any constraints?

	(Select all that apply.)
	No constraints
	Need financial assistance
	Need physical facility planning assistance
	Insufficient space in existing building
	Not enough land for expansion
	Parking issues
	Other:

50.	If you are considering moving, why?

	(Select all that apply.)
	Changing market conditions
	Overcrowded facilities
	Land limitation for expansion
	Transportation problem
	Workforce issues
	Environmental concerns
	Rigid code enforcement
	High taxes
	Lease expiration
	Other:

51.	If you are considering moving, where would you move?

	Elsewhere in COMMUNITY
	Elsewhere in this County
	Outside this County, but in Ohio
	Outside Ohio, but in U.S.
	Outside U.S.

52.	When are you considering moving, closing, or selling this business?

	Within 6 months
	Between 6 - 12 months
	Between 1 - 3 years
	More than 3 years

53.	What impact would expanding, moving, closing, or selling have on the number of employees in Knox County?

	No change
	Adds employees
	Reduces employees

54.	About how many employees would be added?

55.	About how many employees would be reduced?

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	Excellent	Good	Average	Poor	Very Poor
56. Quality
57. Quantity
58. Availability
59. Stability

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	Excellent	Good	Average	Poor	Very Poor
60. Quality
61. Quantity
62. Availability
63. Stability

64.	How many employees work at the Knox County company?

	Fewer than 10
	11-20
	21-50
	51-100
	More than 100

65.	Is any part of your workforce unionized?

	Yes
	No

66.	Please check the areas in which your current Knox County employees need training.

	(Select all that apply.)
	Current employees do not need training
	General skills (basic math, reading/writing, problem solving, etc.)
	Managerial skills (finance, business planning, employee management/relations, etc.)
	Professional skills (sales, marketing, accounting, etc.)
	Customer service skills (interpersonal communications, product knowledge, etc.)
	Computer skills (word-processing, database management, computer system installation/maintenance, etc.)
	Other technical skills
	Equipment operation skills
	Mechanical skills
	Specialized skills (medical skills, legal knowledge, etc.)
	Other:

67.	Please indicate the type(s) of training delivered to your employees recently and name of provider(s)?

68.	How long has this business been operating in Knox County?

	Less than 1 year
	Between 1 - 5 years
	Between 5 - 10 years
	More than 10 years

69.	Do you own or lease your space?

	Own
	Lease

70.	From your perspective as a businessperson, please rate the overall quality of life in Knox County.

	Excellent
	Good
	Average
	Poor
	Very Poor

71.	In the space below, please add any comments, thoughts or suggestions.

72.	How could the city of Mount Vernon improve the truck traffic through the city? (i.e. better signage, bypass)

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