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Elkhart County Rankings
Corporate
Investment
Top destination
for new corporate investment in 2009 among metropolitan areas
with populations less than 200,000
Data tracked in Conway Data Inc.'s New Plant Database.
Most Patents produced in the
State of Indiana
Elkhart County
produced 8.6% of Indiana patents since 1976 with just 3.1% of
the State's population.
"Elkhart County's Innovation Landscape Study: Finding Our Place
in the New Global Economy", 2007
Strong
Post-Secondary Educational Achievement
Bachelor's Degree attainment - 22nd in the State
Number of HS Graduates going on to higher education - 9th in the
State
Number of HS Graduates going on to a 4-year college - 10th in
the State
Number of HS Graduates going on to a 2-year college - 10th in
the State
Number of HS Graduates going on to a Vocational/Technical School
- 8th in the State
Metro GDP per
Capita
Elkhart County
is ranked 2nd in the State
Source: www.incontext.indiana.edu/2008/january/6.html
Metro Real GDP
annual change
Elkhart County
is ranked number 1 in the State (South Bend/Mishawaka is
2nd)
Source: www.incontext.indiana.edu/2008/january/6.html
Manufacturing
Elkhart County
is ranked 2nd in the State in Real Manufacturing GDP and
Manufacturing Employment
Source: www.incontext.indiana.edu/2008/january/6.html
Rail Switching
Yard
Norfolk Southern
Elkhart Rail Yard is the 2nd largest Rail Switching Yard in the
US
Indiana Economic Development Corporation
Indiana Rankings
Doing Business
Indiana ranked as top state in the Midwest
in which to do business. (6th in the US, up 10 spots this year)
"Best & Worst States" survey, Chief Executive Magazine
Business
Friendliness:
Indiana ranked in the top 5 (4th)
"Cost of Doing Business" - 2009 - CNBC
Transportation
Indiana ranked in the top 5 (4th)
"Cost of Doing Business" - 2009 - CNBC
Cost of Doing
Business
Indiana ranked in the top 15 (13th)
"Cost of Doing Business" - 2009 - CNBC
Combined score for: Cost of Doing Business, Workforce, Quality
of Life, Economy, Transportation, Technology & Innovation,
Education, Business Friendliness, Access to Capital , Cost of
Living
State Business
Tax Climate
Indiana ranked
in the top 10 (10th)
The Tax Foundation - 2010
Best States for
Business
Indiana ranked
in the top 10 (8th)
NACD Directorship - Boardroom Guide to Best States for Business
- 2010
Litigation Rank
Indiana ranked
in the top 5 (2nd)
NACD Directorship - Boardroom Guide to Best States for Business
- 2010
Cost of Living
Indiana ranked
in the top 15 (11th)
NACD Directorship - Boardroom Guide to Best States for Business
- 2010
Tax Climate
Indiana ranked
in the top 15 (14th)
NACD Directorship - Boardroom Guide to Best States for Business
- 2010
Business Costs
Indiana ranked
in the top 10 (6th)
The Best States for Business - Forbes - 2008
Regulatory
Environment
Indiana ranked
in the top 15 (15th)
The Best States for Business - Forbes - 2008
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