Job Opportunities in Indiana!

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In considering your opportunities for the future, first be aware of all that the State of Indiana has to offer. Check out these facts:

• A 2002 survey conducted by Site Selection magazine placed Indiana 10th in the nation for economic activity, tied with California (www.indypartnership.com).
• Indiana ranks in the top five states in the nation for producing items as diverse as pharmaceuticals, surgical supplies, aircraft engines and parts, compact discs, musical instruments, trucks and bus bodies, electronic resistors and steel (Indiana Department of Commerce).
• The life sciences industry is Indiana’s largest private employer, providing more than 82,000 jobs. Indiana ranks second among states in surgical appliance sales, fifth in pharmaceutical sales and ninth in surgical and medical instrument sales and employees (Pharma Voice July/August 2002, www.indypartnership.com)
• Indianapolis is the 14th hottest real estate market in the nation (“Make Real Estate a Part of Your Site Decision”, Strategic moves 2001-2002, www.indypartnership.com).
• Government and business leaders in Indiana are serious about advancing the state’s fortunes. Small business and technology incubators are springing up in many communities, including West Lafayette, Kokomo, Terre Haute and Elkhart. (GRAD Real Life Indiana, 2003-2004).
• Indianapolis was the only Midwestern city in the Microsoft bCentral report, as one of the top ten locations in which to start or grow a company. The Web-based magazine noted that Cognetics Inc., an economic research firm, had ranked Indianapolis as the seventh best location in which to start or expand a company (www.indypartnership.com).
• Indiana unveiled an innovative statewide economic plan called Energize Indiana, investing over a billion dollars in bold initiatives designed to stimulate new and existing businesses (Indiana Department of Commerce).
• Indiana has recently passed the most sweeping tax restructuring plan in our state’s history, that is lowering and even eliminating many taxes for companies that call Indiana home (Indiana Department of Commerce).

You do not have to leave all that is familiar to you to find success. The opportunities are right here!