City of Raymore, MO
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The City of Raymore is committed to connecting business owners and developers with building sites, existing locations, skilled workers and customers.
Our community is centrally located in the southern portion of the KC Metro, and within minutes of four major interstates for international commerce, I-70, I-35, I-29 and I-49.
Highlighted Properties
The Good Ranch
- Owned by Good-Otis, LLC
- 600+ acres of land
- Commercial, light industrial and multi-family/senior residential
- 3 miles of I-49 frontage
- Directly adjacent to full-access diamond interchange at I-49 & North Cass Parkway
- Local development incentives potentially available (TIF, CID, Ch. 100, IRBs)
- Connection to 291 Hwy/Lee's Summit
- Future frontier of growth
- Potential for industrial/commercial
- 21+ acres, 5 parcels
- #1 Bush lot A 1.8 acres-SOLD
- #2 Bush tract 2 (4.5 +/- acres)
- #3 Bush tract 5 (16.5 +/- acres)
- #4-5 Johnston (13.83 +/- acres)
- Can be combined
Raymore Gateway/Galleria North
Available Sites & Buildings
INCENTIVES
City of Raymore Incentives Policy
The purpose of a local economic development incentives policy is to provide guidance to property owners and developers on the use of public economic incentive tools by Raymore, Missouri. This policy is also designed to provide direction and an understanding of the City’s expectations regarding the process, standards and policies that will be applied by the City to the use of economic development tools.
The City of Raymore, Missouri is committed to the high quality and balanced growth and development of the community, to preserving the City's character and atmosphere and to revitalizing and redeveloping areas of the City. The City recognizes the importance of continued economic development to meet the needs of its residents, and its obligation to balance the demand for economic development with the judicious use of economic incentives, reserving the use of these incentives for projects that demonstrate significant public benefit.
LOCATION BASED INCENTIVES
Tax Increment Financing (TIF)
Tax Increment Financing (TIF) is a method of redirecting tax revenues to enable the redevelopment of property that is either: (1) blighted, (2) a conservation area, or (3) an economic development area. The TIF Act authorizes the capture of 100% of the incremental increase in property taxes above the property taxes generated by the property prior to redevelopment, called “payments in lieu of taxes” (PILOTs) and 50% of the new economic activity taxes (EATs) generated from the redevelopment project through sales taxes, earnings taxes, and utility taxes.
TIF is a method to encourage redevelopment of these designated areas. The Missouri TIF law authorizes cities and counties to adopt a redevelopment plan that provides for the redevelopment of a designated area, and to use TIF to fund a portion of the project costs.
The net effect of TIF is to permit a developer to use a portion of property taxes that otherwise would be paid on the completed project to repay all or a portion of the development costs, thereby reducing the net annual debt service on the completed project (and thus increasing the rate of return on the project). In this manner, future tax increases are not abated but rather used to fund costs of the project.
Community Improvement District (CID)
A Community Improvement District, or CID, is a local special taxing district that collects revenue within its designated boundaries to pay for special public facilities, improvements, or services. CIDs are created by ordinance of the local governing body of a municipality upon presentation of a petition signed by owners of real property within the proposed district’s boundaries, typically encompassing a commercial, not a residential area. A CID, although approved by the local municipality, is a separate political subdivision with the power to govern itself and impose and collect special assessments, additional property and sales taxes. CIDs may also generate funds by fees, rents or charges for district property or services and through grants, gifts or donations. CID annual reports are filed with the Clerk of the creating municipality and a copy filed with the Department of Economic Development.
Transportation Development District (TDD)
Commonly referred to as TDD, a Transportation Development District is a transportation project development tool designed to facilitate specific public transportation improvements through the collection of taxes and the borrowing of funds. A TDD has geographical jurisdiction and the revenue of a TDD (most frequently sales tax) can only be used for public transportation and transportation-related improvements.
Summary by Missouri Department of Transportation
Missouri Chapter 100 Tax Abatement
Missouri Chapter 100 industrial development bonds (IDBs) allow local governments to offer personal property and real property tax abatement to companies looking to expand in or relocate to Missouri. Under Chapter 100, the facility, construction materials and certain tangible personal property may be purchased tax exempt by the City and then leased back to the Company.
IDB financing is a useful tool to attract responsible new industries to locate in the area, as well as encourage companies already in the area to remain by assisting them in improving their present facilities or in building new ones. The end result is often a combination of increased job opportunities, existing job retention and large-scale capital investment.
Summary by Missouri Department of Economic Development
Chapter 353 Tax Abatement
Under Missouri Chapter 353, an eligible city or county may approve a redevelopment plan that provides for tax abatement for up to 25 years, thus encouraging the redevelopment of the blighted area. To be eligible for the abatement, the Urban Redevelopment Corporation must take title to the property to be redeveloped.
During the first 10 years of tax abatement, the following may occur:
(1) Up to 100% of the incremental increase in real property taxes on the land can be abated; AND/OR
(2) Up to 100% of the real property taxes on all improvements can be abated; AND/OR
(3) the property owner continues to pay real property taxes on the land in the amount of such taxes in the year before the redevelopment corporation takes title.
During the next 15 years, between 50% and 100% of the incremental real property taxes on all land and all improvements are abated. Payments in lieu of taxes (PILOTS) may be imposed on the Urban Redevelopment Corporation by contract with the city or county, as applicable, to achieve an effective tax abatement that is less than the abatement established by statute.
The Urban Redevelopment Corporation may take title to lots, tracts or parcels of property within the redevelopment area in phases, in order to maximize the tax abatement during a phased redevelopment project.
Summary by Missouri Partnership
State of Missouri - Business Incentive Programs
Missouri Works
One of Missouri’s signature programs to help create jobs and investment in Missouri, the Missouri Works program offers achievable, flexible, and competitive benefits to companies investing in Missouri. The retention of the state withholding tax on the new jobs and/or state tax credits, which are refundable, transferable and/or saleable make this a powerful business attraction program for businesses that qualify.
Summary by Missouri Partnership
RSMo Sections 620.2000-620.2020
Missouri Works Training
Funding can be targeted to include areas such as technical training, quality training, or soft skills training. Missouri companies can choose any combination of service delivery including the use of their own in-house staff, preferred training vendors, or local community colleges.
Summary by Missouri Partnership
Missouri BUILD
Provides a financial incentive for the location or expansion of large business projects. The incentives are designed to reduce necessary infrastructure and equipment expenses if a project can demonstrate a need for funding.
Summary by Missouri Partnership
Data Center Incentives
Data centers may be eligible to receive exemptions from state and local sales taxes associated with a variety of activities necessary to build a new facility or expand an existing facility in Missouri. These sales tax exemptions could include utilities, machinery, equipment, computers and construction equipment and could last for up to 15 years for new facilities and up to 10 years for expanding facilities.
Summary by Missouri Partnership
Sales Tax Exemptions for Manufacturers
Benefit program that provides state sales tax exemptions to qualifying manufacturing companies. These exemptions are possible on items such as machinery, energy, water, materials and more.
Summary by Missouri Partnership
Income Tax Allocation
In 2016, Missouri led the nation as the only state that allowed companies to annually select from either three-factor (property, payroll and sales) or single-factor (in-state sales only) income tax apportionment. Today, Missouri is one of only two states to offer this strategic advantage for manufacturing and service companies.
Summary by Missouri Partnership
STATE OF MISSOURI ADDITIONAL INCENTIVE PROGRAMS
Bring Jobs Home Act
Provides a tax deduction for expenses associated with eliminating a business
located outside of the state and reestablishing it in Missouri.
Business Facility Tax Credit Program
New or existing Missouri companies looking to embark on locating or expanding their headquarters in the state may be able to access incentives based on the number of news jobs and investment associated with the project.
Summary by Missouri Department of Economic Development
RSMo Sections 135.100-135.150, and 135.258
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