Trump tax cuts help Tri County Tower make an impact on its community

The Trump tax cuts of 2017 led to an economic boom.

Wages grew, employers added jobs, and inflation remained low. The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act also provided incentives that encouraged would-be entrepreneurs to enter the marketplace and start small businesses that could serve their communities.

Chris Thomas was one of the American innovators who struck out on his own.

A former project manager, Chris acquired Tri County Tower, LLC in North Jackson, Ohio, in 2018. The company flourished in part because of the TCJA.

Tri County Tower: Small-town company works tirelessly to serve residents

When cell or radio towers go down, the effects reverberate through a community. Local businesses are forced to shut down, and family members cannot easily check on one another. Worse than that, if downed towers aren’t fixed quickly, local economies could lose hundreds of thousands of dollars, and vulnerable populations become more isolated.

Chris built a company that helps fix these vital pieces of infrastructure when they fail. The company’s policy is simple: It operates 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Emergency crews are dispatched from Tri County Tower’s main office, which is conveniently located just minutes away from major highways and interstates so Chris and his expert technicians can easily get anywhere they are needed.

Tri County Tower is the type of community-minded business lawmakers had in mind when they reduced tax burdens in 2017. Their goal was to help these homegrown companies expand, hire more workers, and better serve their communities.

That is just what Chris did the year the TCJA went into effect.

Chris uses Trump tax cut savings to give back to community

The TCJA helped turbocharge America’s small business sector.

At Tri County Tower, the 2017 Trump tax cuts allowed Chris to reinvest profits into his company — upgrading equipment, increasing salaries by an impressive 30%, and expanding employees’ benefits. As a result, Chris has built a competitive workforce that continues to contribute to North Jackson’s small-town economy.

With the TCJA in place, Tri County Tower can also continue investing in employees’ future advancement. Under the company’s continuing education and training program, for example, Tri County Tower employees have gained valuable experience with advanced technology associated with strobe and aircraft obstruction lighting, microwave installations, dish alignment, and power tower inserts.

Like many business owners, success for Chris is not about creating a luxurious life for himself — it’s about creating a better life for his employees and neighbors.

Chris and his wife actively support local nonprofits, including Potential Development and Dylan’s House, which focus on special needs education and autism housing solutions.

“In a small town, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act has allowed us to become one of the leading employers in the area,” Chris said. “It’s helped us raise up the people in our community.”

Tri County Tower, North Jackson would suffer without TCJA

If Congress allows the Trump tax cuts to expire, 26 million American small businesses would see their taxes increase by 43%.

For Chris, that could mean cutting staff, reducing his philanthropic involvement in the community, raising employees’ health insurance costs, or asking his team to forgo new training opportunities that would lead to higher wages.

For you and your family, the TCJA expiration could mean an average tax increase of about $1,500. And remember, for families like yours, the TCJA also led to:

• More jobs and investment across the country
• Higher wages
• Broader economic growth that helped develop stronger, safer communities

As Americans, we cannot afford to go backward.

Tell your representatives in Washington to make the 2017 Trump tax cuts permanent.