THE FOUR Rs
The corridor with more.
Companies that locate in The Fouridor gain an immediate advantage with access to four transportation options to move people, products, materials, and services quickly and inexpensively. Plus, with two-thirds of the U.S. population within a day’s drive, they have close access to markets and suppliers.
River
The Port of Indiana-Jeffersonville is one of the fastest-growing ports on the Ohio-Mississippi river system, handling more than two million tons of cargo for manufacturers and agribusinesses.
Runways
We have access to four airports within The Fouridor that cover both commercial and general aviation services, including UPS’s Worldport at the Louisville International Airport.
Rail
Commercial transport is provided by CSX, Norfolk Southern, Louisville Indiana Railroad in Indiana, and Canadian Pacific in Louisville. Louisville is also one of four regional hubs for CSX.
Roads
We sit at the convergence of three major interstates (I-65, I-64, and I-71), allowing companies to ship and receive cargo to and from two-thirds of the U.S. population within a day.
QUICK RESPONSE TEAM
Let's go places.
South Central Indiana’s Quick Response Team is made up of people from several cooperating organizations, including One Southern Indiana, Duke Energy, The Port of Indiana-Jeffersonville, and the River Ridge Commerce Center. We pull together to eliminate any obstacles and expedite processes to help get your business up, operational, and profitable as quickly as possible. As one site consultant recently declared, “I can’t believe it was this easy!”
Matching
We’ll help you find the ideal facility or greenfield site that meets your needs and makes your path to profitability easy and fuss-free. Once we know your business needs, we’ll know what to do.
Supporting
If you need state and local support, we’re here to help you identify the tax and incentive programs that help your business succeed, as well as help to expedite any required permitting.
Touring
We like to show off our area, so we happily arrange and host site, building, and community tours to give you the lay of the land and an in-depth experience of The Fouridor and all of its assets.
Guiding
We’ll provide professional assistance through your entire selection process, from incentives guidance and permitting assistance. We’ll guide you long after the ribbons have been cut.
SITE AVAILABILITY
Something to build on.
From one of the largest business parks in the Midwest to state-of-the-art speculative buildings, South Central Indiana has everything you need to be at a competitive advantage. Whether you’re looking for an existing facility that meets your production and distribution needs or a greenfield site that affords you a logistical advantage, you can find it here.
Available buildings
We have a large inventory of cutting-edge facilities ready for you to call home. From new, customizable spec space to previously used buildings ready for a new life, you can find it here.
Available land
Want to build your facility? We’ve got an abundance of site-ready greenfield locations served by modern, industrial-level infrastructure. Search for your perfect site on Zoom Prospector.
Megasite
South Central Indiana is home to a certified Megasite within one of the largest business parks in the U.S. — the River Ridge Commerce Center. It’s one of the rare Megasites with close access to a metropolitan area.
Energy
Duke Energy is one of the largest energy holding companies in the U.S. and the largest electric supplier in Indiana. Businesses will benefit from both abundant and affordable electric supplies.
WORK FORCE
Work is our ethic.
South Central Indiana is home to talent from a surrounding 23-county region, based in traditional agrarian roots and made up of varying skill sets and aptitudes. We work smart and we work hard with determination. Quit is not in our vocabulary here in The Fouridor.
Transferable Skills
You’ll find that growing your workforce in The Fouridor is satisfyingly easy. Our strong primary and secondary educational systems combined with the resourcefulness built into our local culture makes for a very capable population from which to choose your employees.
Education
More than 30 colleges and universities offering 850+ degrees are available in and around South Central Indiana. Plus there are a number of adult education and workforce development opportunities available.
Training
The Fouridor and surrounding areas offer a number of training resources, headlined by Metroversity, a consortium of eight institutions of higher education practicing intrastate reciprocity on tuition with a focus on professional development.
Proof
We could brag about The Fouridor 24/7. But you might relate more to Briova, a company that was able to hire a significant number of pharmacy techs in just two days. Or Amazon, which is able to ramp up to 6,000 seasonal employees at the drop of a hat.
QUALITY OF LIFE
Best of both worlds.
South Central Indiana offers a highly affordable quality of life that combines small town charm with metropolitan amenities. Plus, the area boasts spectacular landscape and river views that other places simply can’t offer. Best of all, you’ll find the people here are friendly, hard-working, and well, fun.
Small town, big city
Located on Louisville’s north shore, The Fouridor offers its residents easy access to urban amenities, all from a bucolic rural setting. It’s really the best of both worlds.
Affordable
The Louisville area is highly affordable. Trulia.com ranked Louisville as the Third Most Affordable Place to Live in the U.S. And Southern Indiana is even more affordable and just minutes away.
Cultural
Southern Indiana and Louisville offer a number of local art galleries and fairs, along with entertainment options like the Louisville Ballet, Kentucky Opera, the Louisville Orchestra, and the Broadway Series.
Great location
As Indiana’s Southern border, South Central Indiana is the gateway to the Southeast, and culturally speaking we have much in common with our neighbors to the south. Check it out, y’all.
BUSINESS-FRIENDLY STATE
Grow your business here.
Grow your business here.
At both the state and local level, there’s a deep understanding and appreciation of the value in getting businesses up and operational (and profitable) as quickly as possible. The Fouridor, located in South Central Indiana, is leveraging the state’s economic strength and momentum, and propelling us on a trajectory toward growth and prosperity.
Incentives
Indiana offers a number of tax breaks and credits to aid in innovation and business growth. Our goal is to help your business get up and running as quickly and as profitably as possible.
Low taxes
Currently ranked 10th in “Best State Climate Tax Index” by The Tax Foundation, Indiana is determined to climb even higher by lowering taxes year by year until 2021. The corporate tax rate as of now is only 5.75% and falling.
Minimal regulation
According to Forbes, Indiana ranks third in “Best States for Regulatory Environment.” Our goal, as always, is to keep red tape to a minimum and profitability to a maximum.
Low cost of business
When you combine one of the top 10 tax environments, a top-three regulatory environment, and a low cost-of-living index with being a right-to-work state, you’ll get one of the lowest costs of doing business anywhere.