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UAS Business Opportunities
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| The University of North Dakota has a proven track record of obtaining Certificates of Authorizations (COAs) allowing access to airspace for testing, training and research. |
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A growing cluster of UAS research, business and military interests call North Dakota home. Successful partnerships among private businesses, universities and the state continue to strengthen North Dakota’s position as a UAS leader. North Dakota boasts one of the most unencumbered and accessible airspaces in the nation.
| Visit North Dakota Department of Commerce representatives and other Northern Plains Unmanned Systems Test Site partners at UAS events and conferences throughout the year. |
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Advantages to Doing Business in North Dakota
- Income tax credit for research expenditures.
- Corporate income tax credit for new and expanding businesses.
- Sales and use tax exemption for manufacturing equipment.
- No personal property tax - including equipment, inventory, materials in process and accounts receivable.
- Grant, low-interest loan and training programs.
- Lowest workers compensation rates in the nation.
- UAS industry support among state and local government, industry, academia and general aviation.
- Existing manned and unmanned aviation best practices.
- History and culture of aviation safety.
- Uncongested airspace.
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