EVENTS CENTER Culture & Recreation Tyson Events Center/Gateway Arena

MAJOR ANNUAL EVENTS THEATRES Artsplash, Awesome Biker Nights, Chili/Salsa Cook-Off, Orpheum Theatre, Sioux City Community Theatre, Lamb Downtown for the Holidays, Downtown Live Concert Series, Productions Greek Fest, Mardi Gras Gala, Rivercade Celebration, Saturday in the Park, The Big Parade, Woodbury County Fair MUSEUMS LaunchPad Children’s Museum, Sioux City Public Museum, SPORTS MidAmerica Museum of Aviation and Transportation, Sioux City Explorers (Minor League Baseball) Milwaukee Railroad Museum, Sgt. Floyd River Museum, Sioux City Bandits (CPIFL) Dorothy Pecaut Nature Center, Lewis & Clark Interpretive Sioux City Musketeers (United States Hockey League Tier One) Center Community Park Jefferson Speedway (Auto Racing) SYMPHONY PUBLIC RECREATION FACILITIES Sioux City Symphony Profile 1 Climbing Wall, 10 Golf Courses, 2 Disc Golf Courses, 1 Tubing Hill, 6 Swimming Pools, 42 Tennis Courts, 56 Parks, Over 50 Miles ART of Bike Paths and Walking Trails Sioux City Art Center *Sioux City MSA includes the following counties: Woodbury & Plymouth, IA; COUNTRY CLUBS Union, SD; Dakota & Dixon, NE Dakota Dunes Country Club, Sioux City Country Club

Downtown Loft Condominiums BOATING & FISHING Missouri River, Big Sioux River, Brown’s Lake, Snyder’s Bend Housing HUNTING Quick Facts A varied selection of residential Game is abundant on both private and public property. developments can be found Located at the adjoining points of throughout the tri-state Siouxland MSA Population—168,825 Iowa, Nebraska and South Dakota, region. Homes, apartments and Healthcare condominiums are available in a Siouxland is a prime example of Size of area…Square Miles wide array of price ranges. Siouxland is home to three hospitals: Mercy Medical Center, UnityPoint—St. Luke’s, and Dunes Surgical Hospital. Mercy separate states, counties and cities

and St. Luke’s both are regional medical centers providing a Trauma Center, Cardiac Unit, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, working together to create one Woodbury County, IA 872.8 and Substance Abuse Center. The Dunes Surgical Hospital provides acute care for surgical patients, providing the only Plymouth County, IA 862.9 lithotripsy in Siouxland. united community. Dakota County, NE 264.2 The area is home to over 300 physicians and surgeons and 53 dentists. Other healthcare services include a same day Dixon County, NE 476.2 The tri-state region known as surgery center, burn unit and advanced cardiovascular care, substance abuse and psychiatric services, as well as a cancer Union County, SD 460.4 treatment center and pulmonary services. “Siouxland” includes the cities of Sioux Siouxland MSA 2,936.5 City and Sergeant Bluff, Iowa; South

Education Sioux City and Dakota City, Nebraska; Average Seasonal Temperatures The Siouxland community is nationally recognized for its commitment to excellence at all levels. Siouxland residents— and North Sioux City and Dakota whatever their age or academic level—enjoy an impressive array of options for primary, secondary, post-secondary, and Spring 49.1o Dunes, South Dakota. continuing education. o Summer 72.4 Labor Force Summary—Sioux City MSA o Autumn 49.6 # of Schools The following are the colleges and universities in the Siouxland area: Winter 22o Labor Force 94,900

South North Briar Cliff University Sioux City, IA Employment 91,700 Sioux Sgt. Sioux Sioux Morningside College Sioux City, IA Average Annual Precipitation Unemployment 3,200 Area K-12 City Bluff City City Total Northeast Community College South Sioux City, NE % Unemployed 3.3% High Schools 4 1 2 1 8 St. Luke’s College Sioux City, IA Rainfall 20.9” Middle/Jr. High 3 1 1 1 6 University of South Dakota Vermillion, SD Snow 32.6” Elementary 17 2 6 1 30 Western IA Tech Community College Sioux City, IA Farm & The trade area is comprised of 265,000 Parochial (K-2) 1 0 0 0 1 Households by Income Construction & Agricultural Mining Trans. & Comm. & people within a 50-mile radius of Parochial (K-5) 1 0 0 0 1 4% 5% Utilities Service Sector 5% Sioux City. Parochial (K-6) 1 0 0 0 1 2000 29% Financial Sector 6% Parochial (K-8) 1 0 1 0 2 # of Households 46,339 Parochial (K-12) 1 0 0 0 1 Median Income $38,563 Parochial (3-8) 1 0 0 0 1 Contact Us Parochial (6-8) 1 0 0 0 1 2010 Gvt. & Education 11% Parochial (9-12) 1 0 0 0 1 # of Households 54,012 Median Income $44,038 Manufacturing 19% Trade 21% Transportation With its centralized location, Siouxland

cities have access to excellent air, rail, highway, Interstate, water and pipeline transportation networks. Unlike single

state locations, the tri-state location provides extraordinary options, choices and ease of accessibility to economical

transportation, linking the region to Midwest, U.S. and world destinations. The following compares a salary of $55,000 in State Sioux City with the equivalent salary needed in HIGHWAYS/TRUCKING Forgivable and low-interest loans, grants, tax other cities to have a comparable standard of living. Economic Incentives* credits and refunds, as well as job-training Interstate Highway I-29 City Equivalent Salary A wide variety of incentives are offered by our programs. U.S. Highways 3 (US 20, 75 & 77) Sioux City, IA $55,000 three states, the Siouxland region and our local Motor Freight Carriers 53 Local Communities communities. The following briefly summarizes Kansas City, KS $56,058 Local Terminals 31 Low-interest and forgivable loans, tax abatements, the incentives that are available to companies Sioux Falls, SD $62,933 AIR SERVICE and tax increment financing. locating or expanding in Siouxland: Dallas, TX $70,270 Airport Sioux Gateway Airport/ Col. Bud Day Field *These economic incentives are generally based upon the number of jobs created, the average Minneapolis, MN $71,394 Length of Runways 9,002 Ft. wage rate, and the overall capital investment. Hartford, CT $71,791 6,600 Ft.

Denver, CO $76,088 Time to Downtown 7 minutes America’s Top States in Cost of Doing Business Seattle, WA $102,001 RAIL SERVICE Iowa #6, Nebraska #2, and South Dakota #9 Railroads BNSF Alexandria, VA $102,794 ~ CNBC—2018 ~ Union Pacific Business Taxes/Credits San Mateo, CA $154,093 BARGE SERVICE Source: Sperling’s Best Places Cost of Living Calculator Tax Iowa Nebraska South Dakota Barge Terminal Big Soo Terminal

Corporate Income Tax Rates First $25,000—6% First $100,000—5.58% None Next $75,000—8% Over $100,000—7.81% Next $150,000—10% Over $250,000—12% Proximity to Markets

Federal Income Taxes Yes—50% No N/A Days by Days by Deductible on State Forms City Miles Railroad Motor Freight (Carload) (Truckload) Apportionment Formula (Used Sales 100% Sales 100% N/A to Determine % Total Business (on profits from sales in state (on profits from sales in state Atlanta 1,062 2.5 3.5

Income Attributed to the Tax- only) only) Chicago 494 1 1 ing State) Denver 600 2 2 Tax Incentive for Job Creation Yes Yes N/A Des Moines 200 1 1 Kansas City 298 1 1 Investment Tax Credits Yes Yes N/A Los Angeles 1,683 3 5 R & D Tax Credits Yes No N/A Milwaukee 491 2 1

Sales/Use Tax on Industrial No No Yes—4.5% Minneapolis 281 1 1

Machinery & Equipment New Orleans 1,100 2.5 3.5 Inventory Tax on Goods in No No No New York 1,309 3 4 Transit Source: Siouxland Laborshed Analysis, Iowa Workforce Development, Released October 2016 Omaha 96 1 1 Tax on Manufacturers’ No No No State historic tax credits have Inventories St. Louis 529 2 1.5 accelerated several downtown Sioux City projects. www.siouxlandchamber.com