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Economic Development

Pro-Business Tax Climate

  • Corporate Income Tax Rate: 4.9%
  • Personal Income Tax Rate: 3.2%

Pro-Business Regulatory Climate

  • 0% Backlog on Permits From IDEM

Low Cost of Living & Doing Business

Fiscally Stable

  • Record Reserves in FY 2021
  • Low Debt
  • Healthy Pensions
  • Exceeded Revenue Projections
  • AAA State Credit Rating

Innovation + Entrepreneurship

  • Venture Capital Fund
  • Manufacturing Readiness Grants
  • Innovate Within High School
    • Entrepreneurship Program

Business Attraction + Expansion

  • Tripled Foreign Direct Investment From 2016-2019
  • In 2021: $3.7B in New Committed Capital Investment*
  • In 2021: 17,598 Committed New Jobs*
  • In 2021: Average Wage of New Committed Jobs: $27.92*
  • % Employment RateEMPLOYMENT RATE
  • 4.1% Unemployment Rate
  • Increase in RV + Boat Manufacturing Revenue
  • In-Migration Population
  • Tax Refund

Workforce Development

K-12 Graduation Pathways

  • Earn To Lean/Dual Credit/CTE Vocational/JAG
  • School Choice - Expansion of Voucher Program Noted Nationally
  • Top 3 State For Financial Aid

Post-Secondary Pathways

Serving Employees

  • NextLevelJobs.org
  • Workforce Ready Grant: 44,900 Enrolled/24,588 Completed, $6,800 Median Wage Gain
  • Your Next Step / Ivy Tech Coaches
  • Indiana Career Connect: 125,714 Open Jobs Posted In June 2021
  • Next Level Veterans

Serving Employers

  • Employer Training Grants: 2,900 Emplyers, 26,500 Employees; $6,000 Median Wage Gain
  • ABC/Union - Apprentices
  • Military

College to career Pathways

  • Intenrships
  • Graduation Placement Centers

Department of Correction

  • Skilling Up Offenders for Indiana Jobs Before Release

Community Development

Roads

  • Next Level Roads - State Projects
  • Community Crossings - Local Projects
  • Completing I-69 Three Years Ahead of Schedule
  • $475 Million in Funding Dedicated to U.S. 231 and SR 101
  • U.S. 30 and U.S. 31

Rail

  • South Shore Line
  • Westlake Corridor

Water Ports

  • $8.2 Billion in Business Through the Three Ports in Indiana

Airports

  • Indianapolis International Airport Named Best Airport in North America for Nine Straight Years by Airports Council International

Broadband Internet

  • Next Level Connections

Housing

  • Hot Housing Market
  • Single-Family Building Permits

Trails

  • $150 Million in Funding for Next Level Trails, The Largest Infusion of State Trail Funding in Indiana History

State Parks

Trees + Land Conservation

Wastewater/Drinking Water

Public Safety

  • $70 Million in Funding for Improvements to Training at The Indiana Law Enforcement Academy
  • Equip All Field Indiana State Police Officer With Body Cams
  • Signed Criminal Justice Reform Bill (HEA 1006) Into Law to Support The Criminal Justice Community With Increased Transparency and Accountability

Cybersecurity

Good Schools

  • Quality Research Institutions
  • IVY TECH and Vincennes University
  • 30 Private Institutions
  • Public Universities
  • K-12 Education

Hospitality Destinations

  • NCAA Basketball Tournament
  • Indianapolis 500
  • Indiana State Fair
  • NBA All-Star Weekend
  • West Baden Resort
  • Children's Museum
  • National College Football Championship
  • Dunes National Park

Health and Wellness

Infant/Maternal Mortality Rate

Addiction Recovery Programs

Mental Health

Food Insecurity

Childcare

Foster Care