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TRANSPORTATION
AIRPORTS
Nearest Commercial Airport -Gulfport-Biloxi Regional Airport
Distance............................22 Miles
Driving time.........................30 min.
Length of Runway..................9,000 feet
Major Airlines............................3
Commuter Hubs:	Atlanta,	Georgia,	Houston
NEW ORLEANS INT'L AIRPORT..........60 Miles
Stennis Air Port* - 2 Miles off Hwy 43 & 1-10
No. of Runways.............................1
Length of Runway.......................8,499
Hangers....................................2
*Note: At the time of this publication, the Hancock County site of the Stennis International Airpark placed adjacent to the western edge of the buffer zone to Stennis Space Center and just north of Interstate 10 and Hwy 43 is in extremely favorable competition for the site relocation of the Regional International Airport facilities from New Orleans, LA.
MOTOR FREIGHT CARRIERS:
Number of Common Carriers......	14
BUS SERVICES:
Intercity....
Municipal.......
Parcel Services
Greyhound
None
Yes
WATERWAYS:
Community of Navigable Water Ways...........Yes
Nearest Port.......................Port Bienville
Distance to port.......................15 miles
Name of Waterway...............Gulf Intracoastal
Channel depth............................12 feet
Port Facilities: Transit shed, rail, terminal operator
Highways:
United States
State ........
Interstate....
U.S. Hwy 90
Hwy 43
1-10
•Railroad.....................CSX
*	Note: At the time of this publication there is a strong action being taken in the Tri-State Commission to reopen the commuter train route from Florida to New Orleans which operated profitably during the New Orleans World's Fair.
TAXES
Mississippi's per capita state and local taxes are the lowest in the nation.
Counties and municipalities levy a property tax on real and personal tangible property. Most property is assessed as 15% of true value. Motor vehicles and utilities (excluding railroads) are assessed at 30%, and owner occupied residential properties at 10% of true value.
Average county millage......97.21 mills
(comprehensive rate for city and county)
*	Example: a home valued at $64,000 at 10% = $6,400 $6,400 x 97.21 / $1,000 (millage rate) =$622 (annual property tax)
SALES AND USE TAX
Retail: 6.00%
Industrial: 1.5%
MANUFACTURER'S PROPERTY TAX
Area	Effective	Rate	/	$1,000
County	6.57
School	5.38
ANNUAL CORPORATE FRANCHISE TAX
$2.50 per $1,000 of Capital used, invested or employed in the state.
UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION
Rate	0.1%-5.4% on $7,000
Weekly Benefits	$145
WORKER'S COMPENSATION
Rate	Varies by	class
Weekly Benefits	Max. 2/3	of Avg. Wk.Wg.
PROPERTY TAX EXEMPTIONS AVAILABLE
Buildings	Yes -10 years
Land	Yes -10 years
Finished Goods	Yes
Equipment	Yes -10 years
CORPORATE INCOME TAX CREDITS
Enterprise Zones	No
Advanced Technical Act	Yes
CORPORATE ORGANIZATIONAL FEE $525
HANCOCK COUNTY TOURISM & GAMING ASSOCIATION
POST OFFICE BOX 3002 - BAY ST. LOUIS, MS 39521-3002 (601) 467-9261