Business Climate
Commercial Industrial Services
Number of machine shops in community
1
Number of work stopages in the last 5 years
0
Number of manufacturing employees in community
329
Number of tool/die shops
1
Mins. to nearest machine shop
0
Mins. to nearest tool/die shop
0
Number of electric motor repair shops in community
0
Mins. to nearest electric motor repair shop
22
Names of daily newspapers
None
Number of radio stations
0
Names of weekly Newspapers
The Manning Monitor
Seating capacity of largest banquet room
200
Is city served by cable TV?
Yes
Number of motels/hotels
1
Total number of rooms available
6
Number of financial institutions
3
Number of company-owned national chain retail stores
1
Chamber of commerce?
Yes
Is the manager full-time?
No
Is the community CEPP certified?
Yes
Number of manufacturing plants
4
Number of manufacting plants with a union
0
Municipal Service
Type of local government
Council, Mayor
Date of comprehensive plan
1997
City zoning ordinance in effect?
Yes
Subdivision ordinance with design standards
in effect?
Yes
Number of full-time fire department personnel
0
Number of volunteer fire department personnel
36
Number of full-time city police officers
3
Industrial waste pickup service?
Yes
Percent of city streets paved
99
Tax Structure
Assessed value of property in city
$27,464,138
Tax rate per $1,000 assesed value
28
Bond indebtedness-city
850,000
Bond indebtedness-city
Yes
Bond indebtedness-city
0
Number of volunteer fire department personnel
36
Number of full-time city police officers
3
Industrial waste pickup service?
Yes
Percent of city streets paved
99
Community and county financial incentive:
Residential Housing Tax Abatement in place. The city has a designated TIF area to promote economic development.
Development Services:
City has completed Community Builder program.
Active Civic/Industrial Improvement Programs:
Chamber of Commerce, Senior Citizen Center, Recreation Center, Manning Betterment Foundation, Manning Heritage Foundation, Manning Community Foundation, Quakerdale Resource Council, West Central Iowa Health Care Foundation.
