Technical skills are the skills necessary to accomplish or understand the specific kind of work being done in an organization. This exercise will enable you to practice your Internet skills to obtain information for making a decision.

Exercise Background
Assume that you are a business owner seeking a location for a new factory. Your company makes products that are relatively “clean”—that is, they do not pollute the environment, nor will they produce any dangerous waste products. Thus, most communities would welcome your plant.

You are seeking a place that has a stable and well-educated workforce, as well as ample affordable housing, access to quality health care, and a good educational system. You have narrowed your choice to the following towns:
1. Santa Cruz, California
2. Madison, Wisconsin
3. Manhattan, Kansas
4. College Station, Texas
5. Amherst, Massachusetts

Exercise Task
With this background information as context, do the following:
1. Use the Internet to research each of these cities.
2. Rank-order the cities on the basis of the criteria noted.
3. Select the best city for your new factory

Answer rating: 100% (QA)

Madison is the capital of the US state of Wisconsin and the seat of Dane County As of the 2020 censu... View the full answer