Core Industries of East Central Indiana
The area is known for its industrial innovation and is diversifying it's economic base to reflect the technology resources of the region. East Central Indiana core industries include:
| Advanced Manufacturing Alternative Energies Education Glass Containers Healthcare Services Logistics/Distribution Retail |
Agribusiness Automotive/Transportation Food Processing/Culinary Green Industries Life Sciences New Media Software/Technology |
Largest Employers in East Central Indiana
(excluding government)
| RANK 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. 32. 33. 34. 35. 36. 37. |
BUSINESS BallStateUniversity Cardinal Health System General Motors St. John’s Health System Community Hospital Anderson Community Schools Pendleton Correctional Facility Marion General Hospital Muncie Community Schools Henry County Hospita lHoosier Park Racing/Casino Red Gold Veteran’s Hospital Wal-Mart Distribution Center Wal-Mart Stores New Castle Community Schools Fayette County School Corp. American Woodmark Marsh Super. / Village Pantry Sallie Mae Fayette Regional Health Systems Indiana Wesleyan University Dollar General Distribution Center Carter Express Alphabet Inc. FCC (Indiana) Mfg. Affiliated Computer Services Jay County School Corp. Draper, Inc .First Merchants Corporation Wal-Mart Stores Anderson University Youth Opportunity Center Taylor University St. Gobain Containers Tyson Inc Anchor Glass Containers |
EMPLOYEES 3,497 2,826 1,724 1,718 1,466 1,450 1,436 1,242 1,135 1,014 950 900 865 850 825 775 750 715 704 675 649 625 620 617 615 550 548 520 510 495 490 480 476 474 460 450 410 |
COUNTY Delaware Delaware Grant Madison Madison Madison Madison Grant Delaware Henry Madison Madison Grant Grant Delaware Henry Fayette Grant Delaware Delaware Fayette Grant Grant Madison Jay Jay Madison Jay Henry Delaware Madison Madison Delaware Grant Jay Jay Randolph |
Largest Communities in East Central Indiana
(Source - Stats Indiana - 2008)
| RANK 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. |
COMMUNITY Muncie* Anderson* Marion* New Castle* Connersville* Elwood Yorktown Hartford City* Portland* Rushville* Alexandria Gas City Winchester* Pendleton Fortville Upland Union City Dunkirk Fairmount Middletown Albany Knightstown Edgewood Frankton Lapel *County Seat |
POPULATION 64,975 57,282 30,212 18,339 13,931 9,027 8,523 6,302 6,158 6,068 5,854 5,683 4,601 4,207 3,732 3,642 3,324 2,950 2,734 2,354 2,311 2,015 1,867 1,860 1,845 |
COUNTY Delaware Madison Grant Henry Fayette Madison Delaware Blackford Jay Rush Madison Grant Randolph Madison Madison Grant Randolph Jay Grant Henry Delaware Henry Madison Madison Madiso |
East Central Indiana Offers You Many Competitive Advantages
- Central location to North America
- Established transportation networks
- Available, low-cost utilities
- Low cost of operation and living
- Available buildings and sites
- Strong Indiana values and work ethic
- Quality workers of all skill levels
- High quality of living and work-life balance
- Excellent business environment
- World class educational institutions
- Home to many international companies
- Temperate four-season climate
- Easy access to metropolitan areas
- Competitive economic development incentives
- Economic and cultural diversity
- Clean, friendly and safe
- Public-private collaborations
- Personalized choices
- Variety of recreational opportunities
- Personalized choices
- Vibrant community spirit
- Excellent general aviation airports
- Very short commute times
- Leadership in green technology
- Many college communities in region
Achieve Your Best Work-Life Balance in East Central Indiana
Since ECI workers don't have to deal with long commutes (Indiana has the 2nd shortest coming times in the nation), they have more time to spend with their families, hobbies, community involvement and other interests. Work-life balance is achieved when workers feel equally satisfied about their occupations and personal lives. East Central Indiana provides an opportunity for residents to control more of their time.
ECI is a region of choices. Live your dream - in the country, on a golf course, in a city or town, downtown, in the suburbs - you have plenty of choices in our region to fit your lifestyle. The cost of doing business and living in ECI is stable and about 90% of the national average - benefiting you, your employees and your business. Live your best life in East Central Indiana.
Our world-class colleges and Universities: Anderson University, Ball State University, Indiana Wesleyan University, Ivy Tech Community College and Taylor University provide a focus on education, plus they are great assets to the region with their diverse cultural and recreational opportunities. The internationalization of our universities supports the growing internationalization of our business community.
East Central Indiana is an ideal place to raise a family - friendly, clean, safe and full of activities. Our residents are known for their Midwestern values, integrity and wok ethic. Plus, we are only minutes away from larger cities such as Indianapolis, Fort Wayne, Dayton, and hours away from Chicago, Cincinnati, St. Louis, Columbus and Detroit.
2009 Business Expansions, Relocations and Investments
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ACS Advanced Cabinet Systems AEP / American Electric Power Affordable Housing Corp. Ag Growth Air Robotics LLC Altair Nanotechnologies American Mobile Power Anderson Board of Public Works Anderson University Any Time Fitness Applegate Livestock Equipment AT&T Atlas Foundry Avionic Structures of Indiana Ball Memorial Hospital Ball State University Basic Systems USA Beckford Place Apartments Bell Aquaculture LLC Benic Enterprises Big R Stores Boutique 125 & 1/2 Brevini USA Brevini Wind Bright Automotive Inc. Brooks 1st Construction Canine Choice Carbon Motors Cardinal Ethanol LLC Central Indiana Ethanol Central Indiana Contractors Concannon's Bakery Comfort Motion Technologies, LLC Crandall Engineering, Inc Crest Lanes Culver's CVS Dairy Queen Dollar General Distribution Center Donald White Dunham's Distribution Center E-On Earthwise Plastics Inc Emerson Climate Technologies F & T Cleaning Family Hospice First Farmer's Bank & Trust First Option, Inc. Fisher Meats Inc. Flagship Enterprise Center Franklin Electric Fort Credit Union Garmong Construction Services General Cable General Motors GPS America GR Blackford MHC Horizon Wind USA Inc. Horners Fairmount Hy-Tech Machining I-Power Energy Systems IHOP IMI Pipe Creek Junior Indalex Aluminum Solutions Indiana Corrugated Indiana Finance Company Indiana Wesleyan University Industrial Maintenance Specialists Innovation Connector Ivy Tech Community College |
J Trans Jason Smoker Jimmy John's Marion John Earnest Jordan Manufacturing Company KVK U.S. Technologies, Inc. Lahody's Meats Landmark Management Fairmount LifeTouch Lowe's Madison County Community Health Center Main Street Properties Group Marion Business Center Marion Engineering & Technology, Inc Marion General Hospital Marion Open MRI Marion Supply Marsh Supermarket Mayco International McCreary Concrete Products, Inc. Medley Realty Miasa Automotive, LLC Miller's Merry Manor Moe's Southwestern Grill Monogram Foods Munciana Volleyball Inc. Muncie Community Schools Mursix Corporation / Twoson Tool National Machinery & Conveyor, Inc Nestle Nicholson Realty Northstar Aerospace Inc. Omnicity Corporation Park Forest Apartments Peerless Machine & Tool Renaissance Apartments RIck Reichenbach Roseburg Event Center Saint-Gobain Containers Schreiber Law Sertech Heating and Air Conditioning, Inc. Sierra Resources Spitzer Law Office Super Scoop Swayzee Telephone Taylor University Tomasco Indiana LLC Trane, Inc. TriEnda LLC Trio Development Truck Emission Control Technologies Inc. TS Tech Tyson Foods U.S. Internet Unified Group Services Upland Apartments VAT Energies LLC VAT Service LLC Wal-Mart Wal-Mart Distribution Center Weaver Cove Weaver Popcorn Company Western Place White Castle Wike Equipment Winterfield LLC Winterland YMCA Young Construction Zatkoff Seals & Packing Zivello |