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| "Why should a business invest
in Indiana?" Indiana state economic
development professionals who are responsible for the attraction of business
investment projects and providing site selection assistance to executives
and their consultants were invited in April 2006 to provide an informative
article on this simple topic.
We publish their
point of view here for convenient reference. This reflects their local
market knowledge, project experience, and selective facts about their state business environment
and the competitive business investment climate in their region as presented below.
Additional comments and
research suggestions follow their article.
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Who to contact for business investment projects in
Indiana. The
article below about the competitive site selection advantages for business
investment projects, and the support services provided as companies grow in
Indiana, is from :
<contact>
<title> - This
will be updated when the article is received
Indiana
Economic Development Corporation (IEDC)
(replaced the
Indiana Department of Commerce in 2005)
TEL
(317)232-8800 <e-mail
optional>
www.in.gov/iedc/
or
www.indianacommerce.com
Indiana :
News
for project announcements or other PR
Indiana :
Buildings and
sites -
for commercial real estate searches
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| Local business clusters can also be researched through
our Indiana directory of economic development agencies or other
directories, including
site selection
consultants. |
Similar articles
are also available from other state economic development agencies.
See :
The Long List : Why Invest In This
Business Location? and
www.OnTheShortList.com |
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Surveys : Local Summary |
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Ad Recall -
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Event
Recall - places to meet |
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PR :
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Existing
Companies, Clusters |
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Sites,
Buildings, Business Parks |
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Science
Parks and Incubators |
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Available
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Incentives |
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This article was prepared by professionals who are responsible for the attraction of
business investment projects to the state, such as for new offices,
factories, distribution centers, etc. These articles are not edited to
reflect our own research, experience, or point of view, nor do we validate
the assertions which they have made in the article, or make any warranty about such
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GUIDE research work. |
Please let us
know if there are other topics which you would like these articles to cover,
or if you feel that any updates or corrections are needed.
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professional research reports which we can summarize and make available
through links to relevant websites where they are published. |
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