The State of Kansas provides a number of incentives for relocating or expanding businesses:

• Training grants for workforce development
• Property tax abatements
• Sales tax exemptions
• No inventory tax
• Machinery and equipment property tax exemption
• No Kansas franchise tax
• Tax credits for research and investment in training
• Machinery and equipment expensing deduction
• Promoting  Employment Across Kansas (PEAK)
• CID/IRB/TIF financing  

For more detailed information on the advantages Kansas offers, follow the pdf link: Business Incentives Document_website.pdf

The City of Hays offers local incentives to qualified business, based on job creation and capital investment:

• Tax abatements
• Community Improvement Districts (CID)
• Tax Increment Financing (TIF)
• Others determined on a case-by-case basis

Contact the Ellis County Coalition for more information.