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Columbus Business Development Center Enterprise Zone Business Application
Columbus Business
Development Center
Business Application
General
Information
Project Name:
Project Physical Address:
Parcel Id:
City:
State:
Zip:
Proposed Type of Business/Service Enterprise:
Manufacturing Warehousing/Distribution Processing Telecommunications
Tourism Research & Development Finance Insurance
Real
Estate
Day-Care
Other
(SIC Code):
Benefit Type:
Renovate Existing Facility New Facility
Expand Existing Facility Machinery/Equipment
Is the Project Located in a Vacant Building? Yes No
Applicant Organization/Agency:
Federal Tax ID Number:
SIC Code:
Type of Organization:
S-Corporation C-Corporation LLC Other:
Public Corporation:
Yes; incorporated or formed (year): No
Primary Product:
Contact
Information
Primary Business Representative:
Title:
Phone:
Fax:
Email:
Mailing Address:
City:
State:
Zip:
Local Contact Person:
Title:
Phone:
Fax:
Email:
Mailing Address:
City:
State:
Zip:
Columbus Business Development Center Enterprise Zone Business Application
Project
Description
Provide a description of the companys plans, including projected capital investment of the
business in the zone for a 10-year project designation period (expansion, consolidation,
relocation,
etc.)
Projected Capital Investment:
(To be made in the Zone over the entire 10-year tax abatement
period)
Land:
$
Buildings:
$
Manufacturing Machinery:
$
Other Machinery and Equipment:
$
Other:
$
Grand Total:
$
Business
Description
Provide an introduction, history, and description of the qualified business. Its products,
services, total sales, number of employees, locations (international, national, and in
Georgia), description of primary materials purchased, product transportation,
etc.
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Local Significance
Explain specifically how the project will benefit Muscogee County residents. Attach any
additional information
Job Creation
(Projected for 10-Year Tax Abatement
Period)
The business making the investment and paying taxes must also create the jobs and be the project
designee. In order to be eligible for incentives, eligible businesses must:
* Increase employment by five or more new full-time jobs;
* Maintain the jobs for the duration of the tax exemption period;
* Whenever possible, at least 10% of the new employees filling the jobs that satisfy the job creation
requirement should be low or moderate income individuals.
Note: Leased, contract, temporary, and construction employees do not qualify as new employees.
Number of New Full-Time Jobs to be Created (5 Minimum):
Number of Low/Moderate Income People Hired (10%):
A Low/Moderate Income Individual is Defined in (A-H), In Which Category(ies) Your New Employees Qualify?
(Select all that apply):
(A) Unemployed or unemployed for three of the six months prior to the date of hire;
(B) Homeless;
(C) A resident of public housing;
(D) Receiving temporary assistance for needy families or who has received temporary assistance for needy families at
any time during the 18 months previous to the date of hire;
(E) A participant in the Workforce Investment Act or who has participated in the Workforce Investment Act at any time
during the 18 months previous to the date of hire;
(F) A participant in a job opportunity where basic skills are required or who has participated in such a job opportunity at
any time during the 18 months previous to the date of hire;
(G) Receiving supplemental social security income; or
(H) Receiving food stamps.
Number of Local Residents Hired:
Estimated Amount of Payroll for YR
: $
New Jobs Breakdown (4 YR Period Example)
Title
Annual Salary
or Hourly Rate
Year One Year Two Year Three Year Four
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
Annual Grand Total
Columbus Business Development Center Enterprise Zone Business Application
Financing
Plan
Describe or attach the project financing plan. Submit any financial supporting
documentation If applicable, for example bank commitment letters, balance sheets, and
profit and loss statements.
Additional Requirements
Columbus’ Ordinance (#98-30) requires that projects receiving tax exceptions must
incorporate a landscaping requirement. If the façade material is visible from the street and
is of brick, masonry, or glass, Option B as explained in #98-30 must be pursued. Which
option will you pursue?:
Option A, Landscaping Option B, Façade Material/Landscaping
Additional Incentives Requested
Other incentives that may be granted will be negotiated on a case-by-case basis by the
Planning Department and could include exemption from any or all of the following:
Building Permit fees
Sign Permit fees
Business License Administration fees
Rezoning fees
Engineering fees
Other
local
fees:
Project
Timeline
Construction Start Date:
Construction Completion Date:
Operation Start Date:
Date Begin Hiring New Employees:
Date Purchase of Machinery/Equipment:
Date Other Improvements like Landscaping or Façade Material
will be Incorporated:
Tax Abatement Start Date (NLT Completion). Attach Plat with
Identified Phases (if applicable):
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Project
Timeline
Project Name - Timeline
Deliverables
Owner Duration
Year One Year Two Year Three Year Four Year Five Year Six Year Seven Year Eight
Year Nine
Year Ten
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Acquisition Phase
Construction phase
Operations phase
Machinery/Equipment Acquisition Phase
Landscaping/Façade Phase
Employee Hiring Phase
Tax Abatement Phase
Annotations
Columbus Business Development Center Enterprise Zone Business Application
I certify that the information contained in this application is true and correct and that it contains
no misrepresentations, falsifications, intentional omissions, or concealment of material facts
and that the information given is true and complete to the best of my knowledge and belief.
Signature of Authorized Official
Name of Authorized Official
Title
Date
Application Checklist
Complete
Incomplete
If Complete, Initial
and Attach
Completed Application
Financial Supporting documentation (if
applicable), for example bank commitment
letters, appraisal report, profit & loss statement.
Three years of financials must include income
statements/balance sheets.
Copy of the Muscogee County Business License
or application and Evidence of property
access,
i.e., copy of warranty deed or executed
lease
agreement.
Site Plan Drawing. Include Proposed Landscap-
ing Areas, if needed.
Project Timeline
Submit this application and all required information using one of the following methods:
Rex "Trey" Wilkinson
Planning Department
PO Box 1340
Columbus, GA 31902
Email to wilkinson.rex@columbusga.org
For Official Use Only
Approving Authority
Approve
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Development Authority
Planning Department
Inspections and Code Enforcement
Engineering Department
Finance
Occupational Tax
Tax Assessors Office
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