TRANSPORTATION IN MISHAWAKA

The City of Mishawaka is conveniently

located less than 30 minutes away from the South Bend Regional Airport, and 2 hours from the Fort Wayne International Airport. Both airports are Foreign Trade Sites, and have current and on-going plans for expansion.

Mishawaka is criss-crossed by our

nation’s largest interstate highways, including the Interstate 80/90 toll road and U.S. Route 31, which directly con-nect our community to Chicago, Cleve-land, Indianapolis and southwestern Michigan. By highway, Mishawaka is located:

100 miles from Chicago, Illinois 140 miles from Indianapolis, Indiana 200 miles from Detroit, Michigan The City of Mishawaka is served by two

of the largest Class I Freight Railroad companies: Canadian National and Nor-folk Southern. The Norfolk Southern line operates out of the Robert Young Railroad Yard, located in nearby Elkhart, Indiana.

Many of the nation’s largest shipping

companies, including FedEx, the United States Postal Service, and American In-ternational Freightways are regionally headquartered in the Mishawaka area.

Mishawaka occupies one of the busiest intersections in “America’s Crossroads”, making it a prime location for transporting people

and goods across the country or around the world.

12 Hours 10 Hours 4 Hours 2 Hours

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ECONOMIC DIVERSITY The diversity found in the region’s workforce successfully supports a wide variety of employment sectors. Life Science: Nephrology, Inc., St. Joseph Regional

Medical Center Computing and Technology: Metronet fiber op-

tics network, Notre Dame Consortium on Nanoelectron-ics and Architectures

Advanced Manufacturing: Bayer, Inc., AM Gen-eral, Nyloncraft, Janco Composites

Agriculture: The agricultural developments in St. Joseph County area contribute to Indiana’s rank as the nation’s 4th largest producer of soybeans and 5th largest producer of corn.

Logistics: 44 major national truck lines and several hundred local logistics firms serve the city, including BGI Worldwide Logistics, Inc. and Associated Trans-portation Systems, Inc.

International Business: Mishawaka is home to a growing number of international firms, including Cul-ture Systems, Inc., and ThyssenKrupp Materials.

EDUCATION Mishawaka is home to a large, diverse, and educated workforce, supported by the city’s secondary schools and places of higher learning.

Accredited Secondary Schools The City of Mishawaka is served by three accredited secondary schools: Mishawaka High School, Penn High School, and Marian High School, which offer rigorous college-preparatory curriculums as well as career and technical education through the Elkhart Career Center.

Colleges and Universities

University of Notre Dame 2007—Ranked in US News and World Report'‘s

Top 25 Best Colleges Bethel College 2007—Ranked in US News and World Report'‘s

Top 25 Best Comprehensive Colleges Indiana University South Bend Traditional undergraduate and graduate pro-

grams, technical certification and pre-professional programs

Saint Mary’s College Holy Cross College Goshen College

Technical Schools Ivy-Tech College Purdue University of Technology South Bend Elkhart Career Center Brown-Mackie College Tri-State University Indiana Institute of Technology (SOURCE: 2007-2008 Stats Indiana, IEDC)

Mishawaka High School University of Notre Dame

AM General Manufacturing St. Joseph Valley Metronet

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The City of Mishawaka has invested over 60 million dollars in developing and refurbish-ing its utilities and infrastructure facilities in an attempt to provide better, more effi-

cient services to its citizens. Wastewater Treatment Plant Expan-

sion The city has invested 39 million dollars

in an effort to update its wastewater treatment plant. The project is slated for completion in the next year.

Neighborhood Initiatives Program This program consists of a coordinated

effort to improve Mishawaka’s neighborhoods. The Neighborhood Ini-tiatives program has been instrumental in the installation of new sewer sys-tems, curbs and sidewalks, and has spear-headed an effort to provide owner-occupied home rehabilitation and spot-blight elimination throughout the city.

(**Rates subject to change. See www.mishawaka.in.gov/murates for more information.)

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COST OF DOING BUSINESS

TAX RATES

**The following information is for illustrative purposes only. Rates are subject to change.

SOURCE: Penn Township Assessor, Federal Tax Administration, United States Bureau of Labor Statistics, The United States Tax Foundation, 2008

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IN IL MI OH

State Sales Tax (2008) 7 % 6.25 % 6 % 5.5 %

12 28 29 46

$ 36,410 $ 43,050 $ 42,210 $ 38,640

State Business Tax Climate Index Rating

Average Annual Wage

(SOURCE: United States Census Bureau, Stats Indiana, United States Bureau of Labor Statistics)

Bringing Business Home

MISHAWAKA

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