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WAREHOUSING, LOGISTICS & DISTRIBUTIONThe South Bend Region is a perfect location for logistics businesses. Our region received A grades in manufacturing industry health, logistics industry health, tax climate and global reach, according to the 2014 Manufacturing and Logistics Report Card by Conexus Indiana. This is six consecutive years of an A level rating in manufacturing industry health and four consecutive years of an A rating in logistics industry health.

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• Close proximity to the second largest FedEx hub in the world (Indianapolis Airport). FedEx Ground announced the building of a $15-25 million distribution center on the northwest side of South Bend with a May 2016 completion.

• Indiana is a Right-to-Work state, no longer allowing companies to negotiate a contract with a union that requires nonmembers to pay fees for representation.

• Experienced and educated workforce with higher than state averages for people aged 25+ with a college degree and those with a high school diploma.

• South Bend boasts Metronet, a high-capacity fiber-optic network that runs throughout the city and provides unparalleled internet connectivity and speed.

• Region has one of the largest concentration of fiber-optic long-haul carriers in the country.

• Education epicenter with major universities and colleges: University of Notre Dame, IU South Bend, Saint Mary’s College, Bethel College and others.

• One of the lowest costs of redundant power in the country, Industrial power rates, averaged for 12 months ending June 30, 2014, were 5.89 cents per kilowatt-hour. This was 16% less than the state average and 17% less than the national average.

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1 Forward Air Corp.2 Bounce Logistics, Inc.3 Worldwide Freight Corporation4 Keystone Logistics Inc.5 JC Freight Services LLC

6 CEVA FREIGHT, LLC7 C.H. Robinson Freight Services, Ltd.8 USF HOLLAND INC.9 Tech Data Distribution Center.

10 Tire Rack11 Gibbs Wire & Steel Company, Inc.12 Patterson Companies13 Hubbel RACO14 MGE Wholesale

15 FedEx Ground16 FedEx Freight17 Chase Plastics18 Archway (6 buildings)19 FedEx Express

20 United Parcel Servcie21 Estes Express Lines22 Ameritech Distribution Center23 PEI Genesis

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REDEFINING THE SOUTH BEND REGION

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LOCATION• Hub of North Central Indiana perfectly situated within the “Crossroads

of America.”• Within a one-day drive of 80% of the U.S. and Canadian populations,

making it second in the nation in the number of people accessible within a day’s drive.

• Indiana’s 14 interstates make it second in the U.S. for interstate highway access.

• Close proximity to three major U.S. cities:• Chicago, Ill. (west): 96 miles• Indianapolis, Ind. (south): 138 miles• Detroit, Mich. (northeast): 215 miles

QUICK POPULATION STATS• Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) population of 319,226 people.• The greater South Bend Region boasts more than 1.65 million people

within a 60-mile radius of South Bend.

LOW COST OF LIVING• Indiana has the fourth lowest cost of living in the country.• Cost of living composite score of South Bend is 90.1, compared to other

cities: Indianapolis 93.5, Atlanta 99.6, Boston 137.7, Chicago 116.7, Cleveland 100.9, Philadelphia 119.5, Phoenix 96.2 and Portland 125.1.

• Median house price is favorable: South Bend/Mishawaka $102,100, Chicago $192,500 and Indianapolis $139,200.

GREAT PLACE TO DO BUSINESS• Indiana ranks first in the Midwest and sixth in the nation for “Best

States for Business” (Chief Executive, May 2015).• Indiana named 10th in the country and best in the Midwest in the

State Business Tax Climate (2015 Tax Foundation).• Indiana ranks best in the Midwest and seventh in the U.S. for “Best

States for Doing Business” (Area Development, 2014).• Indiana ranks sixth in infrastructure and global access, and tied with

Georgia and Texas for third for Distribution/Supply Chain Hubs. • Indiana ranks 13th in U.S. for Best Business Environment

(Site Selection, 2014).• Indiana is one of only 11 states to receive a AAA credit rating from all

three major credit rating agencies.• Indiana’s corporate income tax rate has been phased down over four

years to 6.5% as of July 1, 2015. The rate is scheduled to decline further at a rate of 0.25% per year to a low of 5.25% on July 1, 2020.

AIR• FedEx Express and UPS Airlines have operations at South Bend

International Airport.• South Bend International Airport (second busiest airport in Indiana):

Nonstop flights to Las Vegas, Orlando/Sanford, St. Petersburg/Tampa Bay, Phoenix/Mesa, Punta Gorda/Fort Myers, Atlanta, Detroit, Minneapolis, New York City/Newark and Chicago (O’Hare).

• Fixed-based operator at airport is Atlantic Aviation, which offers fueling, servicing and storage of aircraft and charter services.

• The South Bend International Airport is the host for the regional Foreign Trade Zone 125.

RAIL• Freight railroads operating in the South Bend Region:

Canadian National, Norfolk Southern, CSX, Chicago South Shore, South Bend railroads.

• Passenger Lines: Amtrak, South Shore Line between Chicago and South Bend.

• Nearby Elkhart Rail Yard is the second largest rail switching yard in the nation.

ROADS• Major stops off of Interstate 80/90, the two longest interstate

highways in the U.S. • U.S highways 6, 20, and 31.• State highways: 1, 4, 23, 104, 331 and 933.• By the end of 2015, over $11 billion will be invested on road

construction in Indiana.

PORTS• Close proximity to Burns Harbor, Ind., which handles more sea-going

cargo than any other U.S. port on the Great Lakes. • Indiana has three ports and ranks seventh in the U.S. waterborne

shipping and 15th in total foreign and domestic waterborne shipping.

ADDITIONAL REASONS• Hub for technological discovery with Innovation Park at Notre Dame,

Union Station Technology Center and Ignition Park.• 5-Star Accredited St. Joseph County Chamber of Commerce

–highest designation.

FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT President and CEO Jeff Rea at 574.400.4000, email jrea@southbendregion.com, or Director of Business Growth Greg Lorch at 574.400.4002 or email glorch@southbendregion.com.