Waynesville / St. Robert / Fort Leonard Wood …

1 Waynesville / St. Robert / fort Leonard Wood Pulaski County, Missouri Demographic Profile 2017. A place for opportunity and growth Located just outside the two main gates of fort Leonard Wood are with a unique partnership of academia, military, state government Waynesville and St. Robert , Missouri. Both are dynamic and fast and business. From start-ups to the nation's leading Fortune 500. growing cities in Pulaski County. The county is Intersected by corporations, many businesses are represented at fort Leonard Wood Interstate 44 and with rail service to the north, Pulaski County is the and in Pulaski County. Pulaski County is working toward the fifth fastest growing county in Missouri with sixty percent of progress of the City of Waynesville industrial park on Interstate 44.

2 Military retirees staying in the fort Leonard Wood Region. Neighboring Rolla and the Missouri University of Science and Industry and businesses located in the area have first choice of a Technology (Missouri S&T) are to the east and Lebanon and its highly trained and disciplined workforce. Retired military, military manufacturing base are to the west. spouses and graduates of Missouri S&T offer a wide-ranging pool of motivated and knowledgeable workers. With life style and quality The County's diversified industrial base includes fort Leonard of life becoming more important to the American worker, the low Wood. The post is home to the Maneuver Support Center of cost of living and diversified economy provide many opportunities Excellence and has a daily population of about 32,000 people, many for people and business in the Pulaski County region.

3 Of whom travel from as far as 50 miles. fort Leonard Wood is a multi-Service center of excellence primarily focused on the training The 2010 census for Pulaski County reveals that fort Leonard and doctrine development for three regiments. The Center includes Wood's population increased by 10 percent to 15,061 residents. This the Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear School, number accounts for approximately 29 percent of the total Engineer School and Military Police School. The post also serves as population for Pulaski County. fort Leonard Wood trains almost a primary motor transport school for all Services, training several 80,000 students a year, with an estimated number of 200,000 visitors thousand drivers annually.

4 The unique and diverse missions of the who attend graduation ceremonies annually. The average day-time post bring together a wide variety of officers, NCOs and civilians population of fort Leonard Wood is about 32,000. The estimated from all facets of the military. The post is also home to the Army's economic impact of fort Leonard Wood to the surrounding region in Prime Power School. fort Leonard Wood is a Joint Services facility military spending and job employment is $2 billion annually. fort training not only Army, but also Air Force, Navy, Coast Guard, and Leonard Wood contributes to the economic growth and sustainability Marine Corp. It has the largest Marine Corp training detachment not of the local communities is the primary reason that the area has located on a marine base.

5 This rich environment allows the post to effectively withstood the adverse effects of the downturn in the maintain a relevant instructional and developmental base with a national economy. tactical edge. The average officer rank is Major with an average salary of $84K. fort Leonard Wood is an integral part of the County and an active The average enlisted rank is Sergeant with a salary of $43K. This supporter of the surrounding communities. With almost 80,000 does not include housing, food, incentive pay, and other benefits service members graduating from training every year, an average of which vary by rank and marital status. Average federal service civil- three friends and family members per trainee visit the area weekly ian salary is $43K for the 3,200 assigned.

6 In addition, there are for ceremonies. 2,600 other civilians employed on fort Leonard Wood. fort Leonard Wood has an annual operating budget of more than $430 million. The Leonard Wood Institute and a technology business park located on fort Leonard Wood are together touted as the first in the nation City of Waynesville City of St Robert 100 Tremont Center Waynesville -St. Robert Area Chamber of Commerce Pulaski County Growth Alliance 194 Eastlawn Ave, Ste. A. Waynesville , MO 65583 137 St. Robert Blvd., Ste. B 137 St. Robert Blvd., Ste. B St. Robert , MO 65584. Phone: 573-774-6171 St. Robert , MO 65584 St. Robert , MO 65584 Phone: 573-451-2000. Fax: 573-774-5647 Phone: 573-336-5121 Phone: 573-336-2123 Fax: 573-336-5714. Fax: 573-336-5472 Property Tax Rates Transportation Total Retail Sales Rate Waynesville -St.

7 Robert Year Pulaski County City Regional Airport 2011 $363,006,578. Waynesville Commercial Airline Carrier; Cape Air 2012 $372,777,876. St. Robert Flights daily to and from St. Louis, Missouri 2013 $365,953,501. Primary Runway: W, 150 ft.; L, 6,038 ft., ILS 2014 $370,534,550. Schools General Aviation facilities Available 2015 $374,358,002. R-VI Highways Source: Missouri Department of Revenue Property Tax Comparisons Interstate 44 Cost of Living Tax for Select Missouri Locations Through Waynesville and St. Robert Cost of Median Parallel to Historic Rt. 66 Community Living Housing Waynesville $ Index Value (2015). State Highways -- 7, 17, 28, 133. Waynesville $ Bus Services Pulaski County $122,000. St. Robert $ Rural St.

8 Robert $ State of Illinois $147,900. USA Express, and Greyhound Bus Lines St. Louis $ City Railroad State of Kansas $129,700. Springfield $ City Burlington Northern Kansas City $132,300. Real Property Tax: Property is appraised at 32% for Com- Parcel Service St. Louis $98,400. mercial 19% for Residential, 12% Agriculture, per $100 of appraised value. A $ surcharge is added to commercial UPS, Fed Ex, DHL, US Postal Service State of Missouri $132,100. Source: property. Source: Pulaski County Assessor Office Incentives & Information Traffic Counts For Development Planning Interstate 44 30,330 Top Area Employers 1. Enhanced Enterprise Zone Missouri Avenue 26,985. Ichord Avenue at Military 17,319. 2. Utilize TIF, TDD, & CID Department of Defense 3,994.

9 JCT 44 13,219. 3. Missouri Works Route 66 in Tourism Industry * MDT Annual Re- 4. Work Ready Community St. Robert 5,678 port 2,573. 5. Airport Development Plan Route 66 in Federal Civilian Employees 2,517. 6. Targeted Industry Study Waynesville 4,448 Government Contractors 1,237. 7. Economic Development Organization Waynesville R-VI School District 700. Source: MODOT 2011. Source: Pulaski County Growth Alliance Army & Air Force Exchange 482. Wal-Mart 397. Missouri Department of Revenue Cities of Waynesville and Sales/Use Tax Rates St. Robert 153. Crocker Piney Ridge Center 135. Dixon Lowes 120. fort Leonard Wood Richland Ehrhardt Properties 117. St. Robert Interstate Plaza/North Town Village TDD Pulaski County 98. (St.)

10 Robert Blvd.). Farris Family TDD (Hidden Valley Shopping Center, 3 Hotels, McDonald's and 2 Restaurants behind) Industry Classifications Plattner CID Ehrhardt TDD. (El Cabrito, Alliance Inn and Eagle Stop Gas station). 2012 Code Meaning # of local NAICS establishments (Liberty Lodge area/restaurants/gas station to include JC Chicken). Liberty Commons CID 23 Construction 57. (Colton's, Cantina Bravo, Hardees, and Liberty Park Apts.). Waynesville Bowman TDD in Waynesville 31-33 Manufacturing 13. (Shopping Center besides Price Cutter to Orscheln's). Westgate CID (Westgate Express/ Burger King and vacant lot area behind-GW Lane Corner Lot for 44-45 Retail Trade 138. Landing and Theater). Pulaski County with Ambulance District Tax State 48-49 Transportation and warehousing 14.