Leading Employers
From agriculture to automotive companies, industry in Indiana and Illinois is thriving. More than three million people are employed in Indiana, according to 2007 statistics, many of them for automotive companies such as Honda or pharmaceutical firms like Cook industries. In Illinois, more than 223 million work for companies like Abbott Laboratories and Boeing.
Some of the leading employers in Indiana include:
| Company |
City-Town/County |
Product |
Employment |
| Batesville Casket |
Batesville/Ripley |
Burial Caskets |
3,000 |
| OFS |
Huntingburg/Dubois |
Furniture |
1,500 |
| NTN |
Columbus/Bartholomew |
Driveshafts |
1,349 |
| GECOM |
Greensburg/Decatur |
Auto Parts |
1,300 |
| Honda Motors |
Greensburg/Decatur |
Auto Assembly |
1,000 |
| Waupaca Foundry |
Tell City/Perry |
Metal Castings |
930 |
| Toyota Industrial Equipment Mfg. |
Columbus/Bartholomew |
Forklift Mfg |
855 |
| Valeo Engine Cooling, Inc. |
Greensburg/Decatur |
Auto Parts |
850 |
| Best Chairs, Inc. |
Ferdinand/Dubois |
Furniture |
750 |
| TOA |
Mooresville/Morgan |
Auto Parts |
600 |
| AK Steel |
Rockport/Spencer |
Steel |
400 |
| ATTC |
Tell City/Perry |
Auto Parts |
387 |
| Footboy Industries of America |
Vincennes/Knox |
Auto Parts |
298 |
| NVIC (North Vernon Industries Company) |
North Vernon/Jenings |
Counterweights |
230 |
| Mitsubishi Climate Control |
Greenwood/Johnson |
Auto Parts |
160 |
| Grain Processing Corporation (GPC) |
Washington/Daviess |
Grain Processing |
148 |
| Daramic |
Corydon/Harrison |
Auto Parts |
125 |
Leading employers in Illinois include:
| Company |
City
|
|
Employment |
Chase
|
Chicago |
|
20,000 |
Adjutant General
|
Springfield |
|
13,000 |
AllState Insurance Co.
|
Northbrook |
|
13,000 |
State Farm Mutual Auto Insurance Co.
|
Bloomington |
|
13,000 |
Abbott Laboratories
|
North Chicago
|
|
12,000 |
University of Illinois, Chicago
|
Chicago |
|
11,515 |
University of Illinois, Urbana Champaign
|
Champaign |
|
11,056 |
AllState Co.
|
Northbrook |
|
10,000 |
State Farm Fire & Casualty Co.
|
Bloomington |
|
10,000 |
State Farm Life Insurance Co.
|
Bloomington |
|
10,000 |
University of Illinois
|
Champaign |
|
10,000 |
U.S. Post Office
|
Chicago |
|
10,000 |
American Association of Teachers
|
Carbondale |
|
9,500 |
University of Chicago
|
Chicago |
|
8,534 |
Johnston R. Bowman Health Center
|
Chicago |
|
8,000 |
Loyola University Hospital
|
Maywood
|
|
8,000 |
Smart Choice Auto Sales
|
Round Lake Beach
|
|
7,500 |
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Featured Industry: Indiana Automotive Companies
With 24 Japanese auto plants, Indiana has become a leading location for automotive companies in the United States. Japanese companies like Honda and Toyota operate facilities in Indiana, and since locating here, several have undertaken expansions of their investment in Indiana. As an example, Honda recently invested $550-million in a new plant in Decatur County, Indiana, creating 2,000 local new jobs.
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