Community strengths

Town/Community:

• sustainable development of the Community on the basis of:
  • Development Strategy,
  • Local Development Plan,
  • Study on Conditions and Directions of Spatial Development;
• favourable economic and social conditions;
• community is in a good situation;
• increasing share of community′s own revenues;
• membership in associations as well as local and transregional unions;
• takes actions to prevent corruption among local government officials;

Office:

• all matters related to the investment may be dealt with in:
  • Community Office;
• high quality service;
• quick and efficient decision making;
• short deadlines for issuing decisions and permits;
• well qualified and competent staff;
• creative staff;
• over 50% of staff have a higher education diploma;
• radio, TV and press coverage of local business initiatives;
• close cooperation between local authorities and entrepreneurs;
• environmentally friendly community investment;

Location:

• advantageous location in the vicinity of the country′s border in: the South-East;
• conveniently located in the vicinity of: Krosno, Rzeszów;
• conveniently located in the vicinity of passenger airport in: Rzeszów-Jasionka;
• conveniently located in the vicinity of sports and leisure airport in: Krosno;
• near a border crossing point for car traffic;
• near a tourist border crossing point;
• near a border crossing point for pedestrian traffic;
• attractive geographical location for tourism-related activity;
• conveniently located at the crossing of important communications routes;
• picturesque location of the community;

Environment:

• clean environment;
• environment protection is a matter of importance for the authorities;
• environment improvement due to high quality pro-environmental measures;
• selective waste collection throughout the community area;
• tourism-related advantages that favour active leisure activities:
  • forests,
  • mountains,
  • rocks,
  • rivers,
  • tourist routes;
• access to clean surface and subterranean waters;

Culture/sport/leisure:

• interesting tourism opportunities, for more details, see:
  • www.beskidniski.org.pl/,
  • www.miejscepiastowe.pl;
• opportunities for active participation in cultural events - cinemas, theatres, concert halls, museums, etc.;
• numerous culture centres of various profiles;
• rich calendar of cultural and social events - numerous mass cultural, entertainment or sports events:
  • www.gokmp.net,
  • www.miejscepiastowe.pl;
• active Community Culture Centre;
• bicycle lanes: 55 km;
• culture and sports facilities hosting events at the:
  • national level,
  • international level;
• specialised sports and recreation centres for sports professionals:
  • hall,
  • swimming pool;
• sports fields and pitches open for all;
• active sports clubs;
• numerous accommodation facilities of varying standards;
• well-developed agricultural tourism;
• maintaining and developing cultural tradition: folk music, handicraft, etc.;

Education and training:

• dense network of primary and lower secondary schools:
  • primary schools: 9,
  • lower secondary schools: 3;
• dense network of secondary schools - number of schools: ;
• easy access to universities in neighbouring towns:
  • Rzeszów,
  • Kraków,
  • Lublin;
• well-qualified potential staff of various training levels and profiles;
• a variety of professional qualifications among the inhabitants;
• well-qualified teaching staff;
• high standards of education;
• high quality equipment in education facilities;
• computer rooms open for all;
• numerous public libraries of varying types;
• community authorities support for the professional development of teachers;

Society:

• actively involved inhabitants;
• well-educated society;
• inhabitants are willing to work;
• positive birth rate;
• high income per capita;
• well-functioning social care facilities;
• particular care for public safety;
• sustainable birth rate;
• welcoming and friendly inhabitants;
• inhabitants await new investment;
• cultural diversity;
• thriving rural women associations;

Technical Infrastructure:

• modern technical and public utility infrastructure;
• good technical infrastructure in the community:
  • gas for technological and heating purposes available in 100% of community investment,
  • water available in 80% of community investment,
  • sewage system available in 100% of community investment,
  • electricity available in 100% of community investment,
  • telephone available in 100% of community investment,
  • Internet connection available in 100% of community investment;
• operating rubbish dump at close distance;
• good road infrastructure:
  • international road,
  • national roads network,
  • regional roads network,
  • district roads network;
• good Internet connections;

Business Infrastructure within the Community:

• tax incentives and other reliefs for investors;
• actively operating organisations for enterprise;
• the district features:
  • Customs Department,
  • District Court,
  • Revenue Office,
  • District Authorities Office;
• wide variety of insurance services;
• wide variety of banking services;
• well-developed economy, including SMEs, trade and craft;
• market-economy structure of ownership - predominance of private sector entities;
• diversified structure of business entities;
• dense trade network;
• well-organised healthcare system;
• active involvement of social organisations;
• training centres in the community area;
• access to railway with a siding;
• sustainable community policy as regards public utilities;
• well-developed industry branches:
  • Processing industry:
    • Manufacture of foods and beverages,
    • Manufacture of clothes and furs,
    • Manufacture of wood, wood products, straw and wicker products,
    • Manufacture of pulp, paper and cardboard,
    • Publishing; printing and reproducing recorded media,
    • Manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products,
    • Manufacture of radio, television and communication equipment and apparatus,
    • Manufacture of furniture; other manufacturing,
    • Recycling; recycling of metal waste and scrap;

Investment:

• valid space development plans covering community investment areas;
• valid space development plans in the community cover the surface of: 35%;
• level of community spending on own investment is increased every year;
• high standards of spatial planning;
• community assistance in providing access to public utility networks in investment areas;
• attractive prices of land;
• easy road access to investment areas;
• favourable conditions for agricultural tourism activity;
• favourable conditions for healthy and ecological food production;
• excellent natural conditions for tourism and recreation or accommodation activities;
• favourable conditions for the development of tourism-related activities and services;
• positive attitude towards investment;
• buildings available for adaptation by investors;

Agriculture:

• good situation of agriculture in the community;
• favourable conditions for ecological farm practices;
• large scale pig farms;
• fruit farming in expansion;

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