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Home My WebLink About1963 02-17 CLIMATE STUDYi;:DUSTI:. \IE LO'IJE U C Y1 SS 1 CN Brooklyn Center, Minnesota iNDUSTR !A! CL U.AAT± STUDY February 17, 1963 Listed below is a comparison percentage report of Brooklyn Center and Bloomington's Industrial Climate Study. Please keep in mind, that Bloomington's study was made in November, `1961 and included a cross section of the businesses in Bloomington, We were ffortunate to have used Bloomington's Industrial Climate Study questlonaire as a guide when preparing our questionaire, and now we feel we can be #ter" inttrpr @'l 'our percentages by comparing them with another mun is 1 pa lift'. MARKETS SERVED Brooklyn Center Bloomington Local 40% 28% (Bloomington's comment was Regional 51 36 that the y felt th,e broad National 6 22 markets served could Indic— International 3 14 ate that Bloomington contains some strong industries) SERVICES PROVIDED BY LO:AL GOVERNMENT —Fire, Pol ice, Zonine Ordinance, Building Code, Etc.) Brooklyn Center Bloomington Excel lent 43% 8% ('l'e took above c lass if ic— Fair 14 61 ations separately, plus Poor 7 8 adding Cooperation By No Comment 36 23 Vi l lageffleial s, REAL ESTATE TAXES Brooklyn Center Bloomington High 30% 30% 33 28� Lease 16 25 No Comment 21 17 PERSONAL PROPERTY TAXES Brooklyn Center Bloomington High 27% 33% (Simi1iar comments Average 32 36 heavily In favor of Satisfactory 9 19 eliminating Personal No Comment 32 12 Property Tax.) BUSINESS CLIMATE CF MINNESOTA Brooklyn Center Bloomington Excel lent 34% 23% Fair 51 85% 50 73% Poor 6 19 No Comment 9 8 BUSINESS CLIMATE In: Brooklyn Center Bloomington Excellent 37% 23% Fair 42 79% 44 67% Poor ---7 8 No Comment 12 25 Comparative Percenfeoe Report- Bloomington and Brooklyn Center page 2 LABOR RELATIONS Brooklyn Center Bloomington Excellent 41% 44% Fair 19 25 Poor 3 No Comment 39 28 LABOR RATES IN COMPARI SON Wu'ITH SIMILAR RATES EX PER 1ENf7ED BY COMPETITORS Brooklyn Center Bloomi Higher 4% II% Same 65 56 Lower I 3 No Comment 30 30 NEW PROM': TS DEFINITELY PLANNED Brooklyn Center Bloomington Yes 19% 36% Nothing Planned 34% 44 No Comment 47% 20 DO YOU PLAN DEFINITE EXPANS ION OR RELCCAT ION?-1F "YES \v'HERE? Brooklyn Center Bloomington Yes 36% 44% No 64 53 B. C. or Bloom. 55 63 Twin City Area 27 31 Elsewhere in Minn. 18 6 Elsewhere Out State No C omment 21 3 I F YOU WERE TO EXPAND, ''CULD I T BE IN-B. C, CR BLOOM.? Brook1yn1enter Bloomington Yes 62% 67 (There were many possible No 38 20 reasons for the "No" No Comment 13 resoonses in both studies) TRANSPCPTATICN FACILITIES Brooklyn "Center B l oomi ngton Personal Business Personal Exce I lent 16% 28% 17% Fair 25 26 14 Poor 45 20 44 No Comment 15 25 25 1S SOURCE OF SUPPLY CONVENIENT? Brooklyn Center Bloomington Yes 90% No 10% (Not included in quest! onaire) DO YOU TH INK (B. C. C BL OOMI NGTON 1 1S DOING ALL IT CAN TO ATTRACT NEW fIUUSTRY? Brooklyn Center Bloomington Yes 26% 44% No 56 28 No Comment 18 28 Comparative Percentage Repo :t B Oente:7 ano Bloomington page 3 REASONS FOR FIRMS LOCATING IN 133OO1ZNGTON "INTERCITY *II ERSTATE FREEWAY (easy access from all points of state), large land area; expanding area, friendly people, good zoning, employees live south, location of similar types of businesses, good city planning program and aggressive city officials, central location, close to ball park, close to home,, close to market area, sewer and water, available building, cheap land available rriany years ago, and last of all but not least, some firms located here purely by "chance. Bloomington concluded that the results of the survey indicated that the business climate of Bloomington as generally favorable. They drew this conclusion from the fact that 67% of the companies questioned stated that the business climate there was either fair or excellent while only 8% rated it poor. They supported this statement with the fact that approximately the same percentage said they would build in Bloomington when and if expansion were to take place. To compare above statement with Brooklyn Center, 79% of Brooklyn Center's businesses indicated that the business climate in Brooklyn Center was either fair or excellent while 9% rated it poor.. 62% said they-would build in Brooklyn Center when and if expansion were to take place. Bloomington felt improvements were necessary in the following areas: 1. ZONING AID BUILDING CODES- Many thought they were too restrictive and not administered fairly; 2. PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION- The majority of the answers given indicate that improvement would be welcome. Most people have to rely on private transport- ation to get to work; 3. PUBLICITY of the efforts of the city to attract industry to our community- The answers given to the question "Do you think Bloomington is doing all it can to attract new industry" indicate that perhaps the city could do more to publicize its activity in that area. In comparison with the above comments of Bloomington's Brooklyn Center's report indicated the same improvements were needed. One of the areas most needing attention was indicated by the answers received to the question. "Do you think Brooklyn Center is doing all it can to attract new industry?