In the middle of 1.2 million workers and 146 million consumers
Morgan County, Indiana is at the center of a 50-mile labor shed that’s home to more than 1.2 million hard-working, highly skilled individuals. Our location also puts us within a single-day’s truck drive of than 146 million consumers, with a top-quality highway network that ensures your shipments will move quickly and efficiently.
In addition, Indiana’s reputation as a pro-business, low-tax, right-to-work state makes it a pleasure to do business here, and Morgan County’s remarkably affordable cost of doing business, low-cost utilities, and excellent facility sites helps companies achieve superior profitability.
We welcome businesses in every industry sector, but believe our county is well-suited for the types of industries that already do business here. Select any of them to learn more about our specific advantages in those areas.
Is your company seeking a metropolitan location with an experienced workforce that is renowned for turning metals and composites into speed and reliability? Do you want a cost-efficient, central US location in the aircraft and aerospace supply chain? Would proximity to world class engineers and cutting-edge resources benefit your bottom line? If so, check out Morgan County, Indiana and the advantages that we offer to businesses seeking speed to market.
Located in the flight path of Indianapolis International Airport – just minutes from the airport’s terminal – Morgan County, Indiana offers everything that you need to supply your customers with products that are delivered on time every time. In the metro Indy region, speed is your market advantage!
Our workforce makes and shapes products that go fast. As part of the Indianapolis economy, we’re surrounded by leading universities that are well known for materials that break speed barriers – think race cars, airliners and space travel, and you’ll see why Morgan County offers a cost-effective, metropolitan location that delivers your products faster. For more information on the advantages of life on the edge of Indy, click on the button below – we’ll show you how to cut costs and time while improving your bottom line.
What do we offer?
- Metro location with immediate global market access via Indianapolis Int’l. Airport
- Access to experienced and skilled workforce and higher education institutions with industry sector focus
- Speed to global supply chain and markets via air cargo and OTR delivery
- Industry sector cluster
Indiana is a state that is renowned for its automotive manufacturing and assembly – both OEM and after-market. Morgan County, Indiana provides a cost-efficient alternative for companies that seek to gain traction in the supply chain. We’re at the heart of nearly 600 automotive manufacturers with several assembly plants located throughout the state. Just minutes away from Indianapolis International Airport, Morgan County is the home of automotive companies that range in size from the single entrepreneur to a company with more than 1,200 associates in manufacturing and assembly.
Our metro Indy location puts hundreds of thousands of skilled workers in proximity to Morgan County’s automotive sector jobs. Purdue University, Rose Hulman Institute of Technology and other higher education institutions offer access to world-class engineers that are ready for the opportunity to design the components that make our cars more efficient and faster. Faster? Did we note that the Indianapolis Motor Speedway is just on the other side of our international airport?
What do we offer?
- Central location in Midwestern auto assembly economy
- Cost-efficient alternative in metro Indianapolis real estate and labor markets
- Access to global leaders in automotive engineering and manufacturing
- Industry sector cluster
It’s about people and location. Morgan County is at the middle of both! As part of the Indianapolis metro economy, our workforce and our location make the first mile and the last mile and all miles in between as profitable as possible. Do you make products that need immediate access to domestic or global markets? Are you in the business of logistics – delivering products that make a difference for your customers and theirs? Isn’t it all about expediency and accuracy?
Just minutes away from the world via Indianapolis International Airport, Morgan County also touts immediate access to the nation’s crossroads via I-69 and I-70, both of which traverse our metro location and link Morgan County to most of the nation’s consumers within one and two-day drives. Our trucking and delivery businesses thrive in the booming metro Indy service and logistics sectors. Businesses that seek immediate access to air freight have an edge on the southwest side of Indy – let us show you how our location cuts your shipping time and costs.
What do we offer?
- World class air and OTR transportation systems
- A workforce that is continuously expanding in air, road and rail logistics
- Market demand for logistics space near Indianapolis International Airport
- Unrivaled domestic and global market accessibility with industry cost-setting standards
Agriculture remains the most prolific industry in Indiana. Morgan County is at the center of Indiana’s Ag scene, and we make products for the farming economy – why not make it an agriculture and manufacturing combo? Morgan county is home to companies that make the machines that prep the fields, cut the crops and process the products that feed America. Our metro Indy location – just between the big city and rural agriculture – makes Morgan County a natural fit for companies seeking a cost-efficient location and a skilled, productive workforce that is cross-trained in agriculture and manufacturing. What a perfect fit!
What do we offer?
- Immediate access to agriculture machinery market
- Workforce skilled in manufacturing and agriculture
- Network of materials and suppliers in industry cluster
- Unique soils compositions for testing and applications
Is your medical device company seeking a metropolitan location that provides a skilled and diverse workforce? Are you a supplier to Indiana’s medical device manufacturers in need of proximity to your customer base?
If you want to cluster and interact with companies such as Cook Medical, Hill-Rom, Roche, Zimmer Biomet and others, Morgan County, Indiana can place you on the cutting edge of metro Indianapolis’ medical device network. Our workforce is experienced in metals and composites as well as plastics and processes that exceed market expectations, and our manufacturers thrive in our lower-cost business environment that is just minutes away from Indianapolis International Airport and its access to international opportunities. And, the I-69 interstate corridor from Indy to Bloomington runs right through Morgan County – a corridor that is certain to seek an influx in medical device companies and advanced manufacturing.
What do we offer?
- Experienced workforce
- Proximity to medical device cluster and major manufacturing operations
- Immediate access to global markets via Indianapolis International Airport
- Cost efficient local services and resources
Morgan County, Indiana has a history of health care production. Did you that Eli Lilly and Company relied upon local farmers to supply chicken eggs to the company to manufacture the penicillin that cured what ailed us? Is your health care company seeking a metropolitan workforce that can meet a variety of health care industry needs from research to production or from farm field to laboratory?
Our metro Indianapolis location offers a perfect backdrop for companies that want to make the products that result in healthier living. Our manufacturing workforce is experienced in processes that complement the production of medicines and materials. Our proximity to major hospitals and supply chains in central Indiana and our lower cost business environment result in greater opportunity for your business to engage in health care and Hoosier longevity.
Let’s face it – we all need to take better care of ourselves and Morgan County is here to help you take better care of your profits – the most important gauge of your company’s own health!
What do we offer?
- Supply chain – from raw materials to finished goods
- Access to Indy’s health care manufacturing sector at lower business costs
- Metro workforce experienced in health care manufacturing and services
- Sub-market opportunity for real world application of health care services
Is your company seeking raw materials to process? Is it a processor of mined materials, forest products or other natural resources? If so, consider Morgan County, Indiana and its unmatched natural resources as a location for your metro Indianapolis operations.
If you make the machines that extract the minerals, make them in Morgan County with our lower business costs. If you operate those machines, you’ll dig our location on White River and our county’s abundance of various stones and gravel, and its soil composition.
Wait – soil? That’s right. Morgan County, Indiana ranks in the top three counties in the United States for soil variations. Incredible! Glaciers once proceeded and retracted across present-day Morgan County, leaving a variety of soils, hills and hollows that make Morgan County unique among its metro Indy neighbors.
Does your company process wood products? Morgan County is renowned for its woodlands including state forests, nature preserves and private lands that are regularly harvested, processed and shipped around the world to meet the demand for hard and soft wood products. Our history is filled with wood manufacturing and skilled craftsmanship from home furniture to building construction materials. Yeah, we got wood.
What do we offer?
- Abundant natural resources
- Experienced workforce in mining, extraction, forestry and manufacturing
- Favorable land use policies
- Market access for raw materials and finished goods