INDIANA — Almost $2 billion in investments by companies to overhaul production facilities or expand corporate footprints is a tend economic experts are saying puts Indiana at the forefront of states with manufacturing-heavy economies. Indiana leads the nation in manufacturing employment with almost 17 percent of the state workforce being employed by manufacturers. Over 30 …read more.

According to The Agurban, Indiana is the leading state in which manufacturing “still matters”. According to the publication, a report from 24/7 Wall Street in August examined at manufacturing output as a percentage of GDP (Gross Domestic Product). The Agurban reports manufacturing accounted for more than 12 percent of the United States’ GDP in 2013, with output …read more.