Economic Impact Case Studies of Ethanol Plants on Communities

• Case Study in Local Ownership (Public Offering) versus External Ownership (Private Placement) (.pdf file)
• Case Study Comparison of Impacts for a Typical 50 Million Gallon and 100 Million Gallon Ethanol Project (.pdf file)

Cost of Doing Business Indicators

• Milken Institute Cost of Doing Business Index 2005
  • Index
  • Data
• Iowa Cost of Doing Business: Annual Wages by County 2003

Tax Issues & Iowa Rank

• Appraisal Comments on Tax Increment Financing Effectiveness in the Context of Evaluating Iowa Tax Policy Alternatives (.pdf file)
• Do Tax Increment Financing Districts in Iowa Spur Regional Economic and Demographic Growth? (.pdf file)
• Project 2010 Principles for Tax Policy Reform (.pdf file)
• How Do Iowa Taxes Stack Up?
  (.pdf version)
• Impact of Electronic Commerce on the Iowa Sales Tax Base
  (.pdf version)

Other Internet Resources

• Iowa Department of Revenue and Finance
• Iowa Legislative Fiscal Bureau
• Iowa Profiles
• Governing.com
• National Tax Foundation

Rural Growth Indicators

• Summary of Lessons Learned, Best Practices and Community Vitality Indicators (.pdf file)
• Improving Economic Vitality in Rural Iowa: A Data Based Approach (.pdf file). A report by Dermot Hayes, Bruce Babcock, and John Miranowski and funded by Committee of 82 Foundation initiated by Doug Gross.
• Commercial Property Tax Task Force Final Report (.pdf file)

Previous Articles siting similar 1997 USDA analysis of rural growth indicators and related articles of interest by the CVC Director

• What Makes Rural Communities Grow?
• Economic Engines for Powering Rural Communities
• Can Rural Communities be Business Incubators?