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(b) How many employees will be on a reduced schedule? Community Factors 34. In Hugo,are the following business factors more favorable, less favorable or about the same as your direct competitors from other communities? (Circle ONE answer for each factor) Avg. Much More Somewhat About the Somewhat Much Less Favorable More Same (3) Less Favorable (5) Favorable Favorable (1) (4) (2) 3.12 a-Availability of Skilled Labor 5% 13% 39% 5% 5% 3.24 b-Availability of Unskilled Labor 5% 11% 45% 5% 0% 3.63 c--Worker Stability 13% 18% 39% 0% 0% 3.59 d--Worker Productivity 11% 21% 39% 0% 0% 3.29 a-Wage Rates 5% 21% 42% 0% 5% 3.15 f-Employee Health Care Costs 3% 8% 39% 0% 3% 3.27 g-Union Profile 3% 5% 18% 3% 0% 3.06 h--Technical Training Programs 3% 8% 29% 0% 5% 3.85 i-Availability of Land 18% 26% 18% 5% 0% 3.27 j--Cost of Land 8% 21% 26% 8% 5% 3.17 k-Availability of Buildings 5% 18% 18% 18% 0% 3.22 1--Cost of Buildings 0% 26% 24% 8% 3% 3.25 m-Proximity to Major Markets 8% 18% 32% 16% 0% 3.27 n-Proximity to Raw Materials 3% 13% 39% 3% 0% 3.29 o-Proximity to Service Suppliers 3% 16% 42% 3% 0% 3.66 p-Highway Accessibility 18% 26% 32% 8% 0% 2.83 q-Railroad Service 5% 0% 16% 5% 5% 2.85 r-Accessibility to Major Airport 3% 11% 21% 13% 5% 2.67 s--Local Airport 3% 0% 24% 8% 5% 3.12 t-Electricity Cost 3% 11% 47% 3% 3% 3.41 u--Electric Reliability 13% 3% 55% 0% 0% 3.33 v--Natural Gas Cost 5% 11% 47% 0% 0% 3.35 w--Natural Gas Reliability 11% 3% 55% 0% 0% 2.78 x-Unemployment Insurance Costs 3% 0% 37% 0% 8% 2.85 y--Workers Compensation Rates 3% 3% 39% 0% 8% 2.85 z--Local Taxes 5% 3% 42% 13% 5% 2.73 aa--State Taxes 3% 0% 50% 8% 8% 3.17 bb-Availability of Credit 5% 8% 45% 3% 3% 3.24 cc--Cost of Credit 3% 11% 53% 0% 0% 3.14 dd--Environmental Regulations 8% 11% 45% 5% 5% 35. Please rank in order the three factors from Question 34 you would consider the greatest strengths of Hugo as a location for your business and the three factors you would consider the greatest weaknesses for your business. (Specify by corresponding letters in Question 34 above if the response comes from the list) Strengths (Rank from 1-3.) Weaknesses (Rank from I-3.) 1. Highway Accessibility 34% 1. Availability of Buildings 13% Hugo Business Retention and Expansion Strategies Program Chapter 5-page 13