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ADVANTAGES
* Easy access to South Dakota's Port of
Entry and Foreign Trade Zone *
* Free of excessive government regulations
and red tape *
* Healthy and clean environment
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* Fourth lowest average unemployment insurance
rates *
* Excellent air, rail and highway system
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* Attractive financing and employee training
grants *
* Low cost of living *
* South Dakota ranks in the top ten nationally
for SAT verbal and mathematics scores *
* Forty-four percent of the workforce
has completed a year or more of college *
* Low energy and facility costs *
* Number one for high school graduation
rates in the nation *
* Fourth lowest overall crime rate in
the USA *
* Eighth lowest unionized percentage of
all workers in the USA *
* Leading producer of agricultural commodities
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* More fiber optic cable than any other
state *
* 2nd and 3rd generation Northern European
workforce-solid work ethics *
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