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Businesses & Careers - Financial Incentives

The Stark Development Corporation is an economic development organization assisting in creating quality business opportunities and quality of place in southwestern North Dakota.

Tax abatements, Low-cost capital, Zero-cost grants, Paid workforce training and more will give your business the running start that puts you ahead of the competition. In Southwest North Dakota, we will be your partners in success.

Stark Development Corporation has a number of tools available to reduce the cost of capital necessary to start up, expand or relocate your primary sector business to Southwestern North Dakota. By blending programs available from State agencies, our State-owned bank, and other resources, attractive long term rates have been realized for a number of companies. We strongly believe we are not in the business of creating paperwork, just prepare your business plan and leave the rest to us. Don't forget to ask us about the possibility of siting grants that will significantly reduce your start-up costs and preserve capital for operations.


PACE Low Cost Capital Program (Partnership in Assisting Community Expansion)
The PACE Fund is designed to assist North Dakota communities in expanding their economic base by providing for new job development. This program has two major elements: (1) the participation by Bank of North Dakota (BND) with a local lender in a community based loan, and (2) the participation by the PACE Fund with the local community in reducing the borrower's overall interest rate.
 
Qualifying Requirements
Borrower - The borrower can be any person or entity whose business is in manufacturing, processing, value-added processing, major destination tourist attractions, and targeted service industries. Targeted service industries are businesses involved in data processing, telemarketing, telecommunications and major destination tourist attractions.
 
Tax Abatements
North Dakota has one of the most favorable tax climates in the Nation for your primary sector business.
Advantages Include:
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Property Tax Exemptions
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Personal Property Exemptions
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Income Tax Exemption
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Wage & Salary Credit
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Seed Capital Investment Credit
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Nonprofit Development Corporation Investment Credit
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Research Expense Credit
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Deduction for Renting or Selling to a Beginning Business Person
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Jobs Training Assistance
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Sales Tax Exemptions
   
 
Contact: Gaylon Baker
Stark Development Corporation
Street Address: 314 Third Avenue West
Mailing Address: PO Box 765
Dickinson, North Dakota 58602-0765
Phone: 701-225-5997
Toll free: 1-888-880-7963
Fax: 701-227-8647
Email: gaylon@starkdev.com
www.starkdev.com

Photograph of Gaylon Baker, Director of Stark Development


 
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