Bowen National Research is conducting a Housing Needs Assessment (HNA) of Florence on behalf of the city of Florence. As part of this study, we are reaching out to employers in the area to solicit their views and insight on a variety of housing and employment factors. All responses will remain confidential and only aggregate results (your responses combined with those of other respondents) will be published.

We appreciate your participation in this important matter. Should you not be the appropriate person within your organization to participate in this survey, please forward it to the appropriate party. Because this survey is targeted and you and/or your organization were selected for your specific area of expertise and knowledge, please do not forward this survey to others outside your organization.

For any questions regarding this survey, please contact Desiree’ Johnson, Director of Operations at Bowen National Research, 614-833-9300 or desireej@bowennational.com.

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1. Provide Your Contact Information

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2. Describe the primary type of company/industry you represent.

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3. Approximately how many people do you employ locally?

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4. Approximately what number of your local employees are part-time, full-time and seasonal?

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5. Approximate the number of jobs that the company may create over the next three years by annual wage.

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6. What are the three most common housing issues/challenges experienced by your employees:

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7. Has housing adversely impacted your business in the past couple of years?

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8. In what ways, if any, are local housing issues impacting your business? (Select all that apply)

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9. If additional housing was provided in the area that adequately served the needs of employees, to what degree would this increase the likelihood that your company would employ more people in the next three years?

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10. If housing was not an issue in hiring, how many additional employees would you hire in the next three years? (If you don't know, please state "don't know")

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11. Describe any type of housing assistance your company offers to its employees (e.g. down payment assistance, housing subsidy, workforce housing, etc.). If none are offered, please state “none”.

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12. What type of assistance, if any, would you consider providing to your employees to assist them with housing? (Select all that apply)

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13. What is the level of importance of any future government housing programs, policies or incentives that could be implemented to assist employees with housing or addressing the market’s housing issues?

  Least Important Somewhat Important Most Important N/A
Homebuyer Assistance
Renter Assistance
Housing Assistance for Public Employees (Police, Fire, Teachers, Etc.)
New Housing Development/ Redevelopment
Direct Government Investment in Land for Workforce Housing (Land Banking)
Development of More Public Housing

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14. In terms of product pricing, what are the three most-needed housing price-points for your employees?

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15. In terms of product type, what are the three most-needed types of housing for your employees?

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16. Do you have any additional comments regarding housing issues and needs that impact employees in the area?

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