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- Ready-to-Build Assistance Tax Deferrals-Exemptions-Credits Infrastructure Development Industrial Revenue Bonds Job Skills Program Community Based Organizations Permitting Process Special Conditions City Government Business Climate Reputation Tenants New Developments		Business Climate Industrial Base Few locations can boast of a stronger industrial and manufacturing base for the local economy than Longview. With such anchors as Weyerhaeuser, Longview Fibre Company, North Pacific Paper Company (NORPAC), and Solvay Interox, the economic principle of one manufacturing job creating three or four other jobs has proven true in Longview. Financial Institutions Numerous banking and financial institutions serve Longview's consumer, commercial, and industrial markets. Major Employers Longview Fibre Company 1,755 PeaceHealth St. John Medical Center 1,605 Weyerhaeuser 1,500 Longview School District 941 J.H. Kelly Inc. 900 Kelso School District 900 Foster Farms 876 Lower Columbia College 745 Safeway 553 Cowlitz County Government 550 NORPAC 447 City of Longview 325 Annual Income Per Capita (Current Dollars Inflation Adjusted) 1990 16,663 18,851 1991 17,679 19,195 1992 18,099 19,022 1993 18,449 18,899 1994 19,159 19,159 1995 19,766 20,339 1996 20,335 21,046 1997 21,057 21,773 1998 21,851 22,266 1999 NYA NYA 2000 NYA NYA Cost of Living Index Inflation Rate 1990 127.3 5.7% 1991 130.8 5.3% 1992 136.6 4.4% 1993 144.7 3.5% 1994 148.9 2.9% 1995 153.2 2.9% 1996 158.6 3.5% 1997 164.0 3.4% 1998 167.1 1.9% 1999 172.6 3.3% 2000 178.0 3.1%

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