By Leilanie G. Adriano Staff reporter SAN NICOLAS, Ilocos Norte—Over the past four years, San Nicolas has become a hall of fame most business-friendly local government unit under the Level 1 category awardee; now it is ready to claim the title as a first class municipality in this province. Based on income classification, only the municipality of Vintar has so far met this requirement in Ilocos Norte’s 21 municipalities; being the largest town with around 61,435 hectares’ land area, thus, have the biggest share of Internal Revenue Allotment (IRA); where it largely sources its income for expenditures. San Nicolas town, on the other hand, is the second smallest town of Ilocos Norte with a land area of approximately 49.3 square kilometers. However, it is one of the most progressive towns in the province to date, being host to various public and private partnership infrastructure development projects such as the premiere Robinsons Mall, Accenture Philippines and Expert Globa