DDA will provide you with all the data and introductions you need for every aspect of a new business location process including, but not limited to the following:

• Introduce you to Denison leaders
• Represent you before public bodies
• Make a success of your commitment to Denison in every way

LOCATION NEEDS

• Assess your requirements
• Locate the best suited building or site
• Schedule interviews with local employers 

SUPPORTIVE DATA

• Prepare a community/trade area profile
• Quantify demographics and traffic
• List economic indicators
• Identify support services
• Provide list of existing industries 

FINANCIAL PROVISIONS

• Provide the right introductions to financial sources
• Acquaint you with financing alternatives
• Assist with financing packages 

TRANSPORTATION COSTS

• Prepare transportation profile
• Obtain freight rate structure
• Prepare comparative costs of trucking and rail 

BUSINESS COSTS

·   List applicable taxes

·   Detail tax exemptions that apply

·   Estimate your tax liability

·   Furnish costs for construction, land, and utilities

·   Conduct labor surveys

·   Outline all available incentives

BUSINESS CLIMATE

·   Meet with federal, state and local government officials to discuss regulations that impact you

·   Provide briefings on community plans for economic development

·   Talk to educational leaders about training programs and plans

QUALITY OF LIFE

·   Produce cost of living information

·   List recreational and cultural assets

·   Describe opportunities available in our progressive educational systems from primary to post-secondary levels