Once a traditional agricultural community, St. Johns has become a location where traditional values and new technology meet at the crossroads.  Two fossil-fueled electric-generating plants employ more than 400 people.  One the cutting edge of technology, a data communications earth station is also located near St. Johns. St. Johns serves as the Apache County seat and center of governmental activities, providing employment for more than 300 people.  the Arizona Department of Corrections completed a new facility near St. Johns in 1994.  The facility employ about 115 people.  With a high quality of life and among the lowest property tax rates in the state, the city's economic future is indeed bright.  All of Apache County is a part of the state's Enterprise Zone program.