The manpower of the Consolidated Statistical Area (500,000 + people) is known throughout the United States for its work ethic and integrity. Employees are drawn from a 50-mile radius to form the local work force. Tennessee ranked in the Top 10 nationwide for tax incentives available for new and expanding industries. Tennessee ranked higher than any of the eight states that border it, largely due to the fact that the state has neither a property nor a wage-based income tax. State business tax credits of up to $4500 per employee are offered for new job creation. The Tennessee Valley Authority offers TVA manufacturing power rates to new data centers if they have a power demand in excess of 5 megawatts and operate at an average of at least 80 percent of this demand. Johnson City has been ranked as the best performing city in the CSA and 8th in the state. Forbes has included Johnson City in its top 100 places to relocate, and ranked it 9th in the Best Small Metro Areas.
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City of Johnson, TN