Major Employers in Southwest Indiana, the Evansville Region
Manufacturing is still going strong in the Evansville region. The strength of the manufacturing sector and a broad economic base of the region have helped to build a strong economy which is known for its stability, diversity and vitality. Evansville has grown from its early days as a river port to become a 21st Century center of advanced manufacturing, warehousing and distribution, retailing, health care and finance and business services.
Today the Evansville region is known for the production of a wide variety of manufactured products including: motor vehicles, refrigerators, nutritional products, pharmaceuticals, prepared foods, aluminum sheet and billots, auto glass, cold rolled steel, paints, plastic compounds and plastics products.
Major Employers
| Company |
Product/Service |
Number Employees |
| Toyota Motor Mfg. Indiana |
Pick Up Trucks, SUV's |
5000 employees |
| Deaconess Hospital |
Medical Services |
3000 employees |
| St. Mary's Medical Center |
Medical Services |
2600 employees |
| ALCOA Warrick Operations |
Aluminum Sheet and Ingot |
2450 employees |
| Bristol-Myers Squibb |
Nutritionals/Pharmaceuticals |
2300 employees |
| Whirlpool Corporation |
Refrigerators |
2200 employees |
| Koch Enterprises, Inc. |
Industrial & Autoparts mfgr. |
2200 employees |
| T.J. Maxx |
Distribution Center |
1700 employees |
| American General Finance |
Financial Services |
1400 employees |
| GE Plastics |
Plastics-Lexan, Valox, Ultem |
1300 employees |
| Vectren |
Utility - Gas and Electric |
1300 employees |
| Industrial Contractors |
Construction |
750 employees |
| Casino Aztar |
Gaming, Entertainment |
1200 employees |
| Berry Plastics |
Injection Molded Plastics |
1100 employees |
| Old National Bancorp |
Banking and Financial Services |
900 employees |
| Ameriqual Foods |
Meals Ready-to-eat |
900 employees |
| Black Beauty Coal Co. |
Coal Mining |
730 employees |
| Guardian Industries |
Plastics Manufacturing |
630 employees |
| Total Interior Systems America |
Automotive Seating |
500 employees |
| Red Spot Paint & Varnish |
Coatings for Automotive Plastics |
500 employees |
| PPG Industries |
Automotive Glass |
500 employees |
| Anchor Industries |
Tents, Canopies, Canvas Accessories |
500 employees |
| Atlas World Group |
Mover, Corporate & Household |
500 employees |
| Keller-Crescent Co. |
Advertising - PR Commercial Printing |
450 employees |
| Fifth Third Bank |
Banking & Financial Services |
450 employees |
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The Evansville Region has a broad economic base with diversity and vitality.
Companies located in the Evansville region maximize profits and minimize costs by taking advantage of the area’s excellent operating environment. They benefit not only from the region’s strategic central location, but also from the skilled and productive workforce, utility rates that are among the lowest in the United States, and low costs of doing business.
Expansion Management Magazine ranks Indiana's workforce development programs fifth in the nation. The survey polled more than 80 corporate site location consultants for the results.
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