2014 National Rural Transportation ConferenceSteve Mary, P.E.

ODOT District 8 Deputy Director

Top States for Doing Business 2014: Site Selection Consultants Survey Results

TOP STATES FOR DOING BUSINESS 2014:

1. GEORGIA

2. TEXAS

3. SOUTH CAROLINA

4. ALABAMA

5. TENNESSEE

6. LOUISIANA

7. INDIANA

8. NORTH CAROLINA

9. OHIO

10. MISSISSIPPI

RATED IN THREE CATEGORIES:

1. BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT

2. LABOR CLIMATE

3. INFRASTRUCTURE & GLOBAL ACCESS

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OVERALL INFRASTRUCTURE AND GLOBAL ACCESS

Overall Rank

1.TENNESSEE

2.GEORGIA

3.TEXAS

4. OHIO

5. ILLINOIS

Next Best: Indiana

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RAIL AND HIGHWAY ACCESSIBILITY

1. ILLINOIS2. TEXAS

3. OHIO

3. GEORGIA 4. INDIANA

5. TENNESSEE

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Transportation Challenges

State & Federal Gas Tax

Federal Gas Tax 18.4 cents since 1993

Federal Diesel Tax 24.4 cents since 1993

State Tax (for both Gas & Diesel) 28 cents since 2005

ODOT receives 17.2 cents per gallon

Transportation Planning

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