POPULATION: 6,345,289 (2007)

LABOR FORCE: 3,281,535 (2007)

RIGHT TO WORK: Contractual

TRADITIONAL INDUSTRIES: Agriculture, steel, automotive, wood and wood products, electronics, plastics, food processing

EXPANDING INDUSTRIES: Life sciences, advanced manufacturing, distribution and logistics, information technology, motorsports

COLLEGE GRADUATES: (Age 25 and over) 19.4%

BASIC BUSINESS TAXES:
Corporate Adjusted Gross Income Tax: 8.5 percent

Sales and Use Tax: 7 percent

Property Tax: Real estate and personal property are assessed at 100 percent of true value; raes vary locally. Beginning in 2010, homeowner property taxes will be capped at 1 percent of a home's assessed value, and business property will be capped at 3 percent of assessed value.

BUSINESS INCENTIVES:
21st Century Research and Development Fund
Certified technology parks
Economic Development for a Growing Economy (EDGE)
Tax Credits
Headquarters Relocation Tax Credit
Hoosier Business Investment Tax Credit
Industrial Development Grant Fund
Industrial Recovery Tax Credit
Media Production Expenditure Tax Credit
Research and Development Tax Credit
Shovel-Ready Site Program Tax increment financing
Technology Enhancement Certification for Hoosiers (TECH) Fund
Skills Enhancement Fund (SEF)
Training Acceleration Grant (TAG)
Trade Show Assistance Program
Venture Capital Investment
(VCI) Tax Credit