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Business Climate
A number of high quality and innovative firms call Grand Island home. They have learned that our community offers many advantages for new and expanding companies.
Grand Island is already home to a number of large companies. Nine companies (listed below) utilize at least 40,000 square feet of work space.
Amercian Pharmaceutical Partners
"Invitrogen to purchase Bio Reliance for $430 million"
"$162,000 tax break for Valmed Pharmaceuticals"
"Starline USA to add 80,000 square feet to Island plant"
"The empire State Manufacturing Survey indicates that conditions for New York manufacturers improved suvstantially yet again in July."
|
1990
Census |
2000
Census |
2003
Estimate |
2008
Projection |
|
1990
to 2000 |
2003
to 2008 |
|
|
|
|
|
228
|
3.30%
|
-41.50%
|
-15.60%
|
|
| Avgerage Household Income |
$49,199
|
$69,599
|
$75,498
|
191
|
2.70%
|
-21.80%
|
-20.70%
|
| Median Household Income |
$43,325
|
$60,250
|
$61,342
|
236
|
3.40%
|
33.30%
|
-22.60%
|
|
Per Capita |
$17,498
|
$25,695
|
$28,345
|
326
|
4.70%
|
-36.40%
|
-5.50%
|
|
|
|
|
|
330
|
4.10%
|
-11.60%
|
-13.90%
|
|
|
|
|
303
|
4.70%
|
-18.30%
|
-7.90%
|
|
| Disposable Household Income |
|
|
|
526
|
4.30%
|
-37.90%
|
-2.30%
|
|
|
|
Percent
Change |
626
|
7.50%
|
-28.70%
|
-14.50%
|
|
|
2003
Estimate |
2008
Projection |
2003
to
2008 |
|
9.00%
|
-28.90%
|
1.50%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
9.00%
|
7.10%
|
-15.20%
|
|
| Median Household Disposable Income |
$49,571
|
$51,939
|
4.80%
|
|
16.30%
|
180.10%
|
-9.30%
|
