#5 Indiana
7.24 out of 10 in Taxation and Regulation
7.50 out of 10 in Workforce Quality
7.24 out of 10 in Living Environment
Right to Work? ✓
State Profile
Indiana’s Major Moves 2020 is a program to widen and rehabilitate heavily-traveled, four-lane interstates in Indiana that are now approaching 50 years of age. According to the Indiana Dept. of Transportation, Major Moves 2020 and other projects within the state’s $1B infrastructure program will strengthen Indiana’s economic competitiveness and quality of life by improving travel times and reliability.
Key Industries
Avaiation/Areospace, Agribuisiness, Energy, Information Technology, Film, Life Sciences, Logistics, Manufacturing, Motorsports
Key Companies
Cummins
Eli Lilly
Nestle
Raytheon
Republic Airways
Steel Dynamics
Wellpoint
Key Contacts
Indiana Economic Development Corporation
CEO Comments
“Indiana: predictable tax rates and state legislature. Very pro-business and Indianapolis is particularly a progressive city. Fails in healthy living statistics and perhaps too conservative on social issues.”