How satisfied are businesses operating in Mohave County? More specifically, how well do the Big 3 (Bullhead City, Kingman, Lake Havasu City) stack up?
That’s the question Mohave County set out to answer in a study conducted by the Mohave County Economic Development Division (MCEDD). Their findings have been released in a report entitled the “Tri-Cities Comparison Report.”
The information in the report comes from the MCEDD program, Building Bridges to Business:
Building Bridges to Business (B3) is a business retention and expansion tool that addresses the needs of existing businesses throughout Mohave County. Using a combination of sophisticated survey instruments and customized computer software, the program evaluates each company’s value to the community, growth potential and risk of relocation or downsizing.
With the help of our many B3 Partners, each year Mohave County, Lake Havasu City, Kingman and Bullhead City publish Annual Reports to evaluate their progress and provide area decision makers with valuable insight about the local business environment.
The Tri-Cities Comparison Report uses data collected from 130 businesses to rate the Big 3 in the following categories:
- Education
- Transportation Infrastructure
- Government Services
- Workforce
- Community Services
- Emergency Services
- Utilities
- Technology
All three cities ranked fairly high in Emergency Services, Utilities, and Community Services, while two of the most notable specific areas of dissatisfaction were Airlines and Cellular Service. Surprised? Me neither.
As far as the comparison among the Big 3, Kingman rated slightly higher than Bullhead City and Lake Havasu City in several areas, but it wasn’t a landslide.
The Mohave County Tri-Cities Comparison Report can be downloaded from the Mohave County Economic Development Division website.
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For those from out of town, what is the normal operating procedure for airline flights? Do you drive to Vegas, PHX, ??? or do you take a hopper flight?
Depending on where they’re traveling from, people usually fly into Las Vegas and do the 90 minute drive to Bullhead City. There’s even a shuttle service that does scheduled trips to McCarran airport a few times a day. If you’re coming from AZ, it’s not a bad drive to Bullhead City. I drive to Phoenix about once a month. It takes me 3 1/2 hours.