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Award-winning outdoor television and radio host Tony Dean could live anywhere in the country and be successful. He chooses to live in Pierre, where the balance of business and quality of life is the best he’s ever seen.

Seems others agree: American City Business Journal, the nation's largest publisher of metropolitan business newspapers, says the Pierre area (Hughes County) ranks first in the state and 95th in the nation for quality of life.

For businesses, Pierre, South Dakota, does have its advantages:

No corporate income tax

No personal income tax

No personal property tax

No business inventory tax

No inheritance tax

Competitive workers' compensation rates

Lowest average unemployment insurance rates

Right-to-work state

Fourth lowest overall crime rate state in the nation

Average commute time of under 10 minutes

Expansion Management Education Quotient Gold Medal school district

Highest graduation rates in the nation

Over 25 percent of adults with college degrees

 

For a quality lifestyle, Pierre, South Dakota, has just as many advantages:

Check out life along the Missouri River, with its bountiful game, fish and recreational opportunities, at www.pierre.org.

 

  
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