Incorporated in 1949, Hoosier Energy is a Rural Electric Cooperative (REC) whose electric generation plants provide energy solutions to central and southern Indiana. Hoosier Energy serves as the wholesale power provider for virtually every county south of I-70, providing reliable, abundant and affordable electricity to industrial, commercial and residential consumers.

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Community and Economic Development
Consider enhancing the cost-effectiveness of your business in a low cost housing and real estate territory situated in the Midwest, with a cost of living 25% below the national average. Indiana offers a steady housing market, without housing bubbles or huge value drops. Indiana counties offer among the lowest real estate expenses in the region, while still remaining within easy reach of large and small communities. For a detailed exploration on this topic, click here.

Retail/Commercial Development
The beauty of our peaceful Indiana counties speaks for itself, with quaint communities and small cities tucked between beautiful countryside, offering ideal locations for a variety of businesses, from small community shops, large industrial factories, expansive golf courses, agricultural businesses, science and technology parks, and everything in between.

Honda Automotive, DOT Foods, Cooper Tire, SAIC and many more companies have significant presences on rural electric cooperative lines in Indiana, providing millions of jobs to the our talented pool of highly trained local citizens. Click here.

Health Care
Access to health care is a prime consideration for any business. Indiana offers scores of hospitals, emergency facilities and healthcare providers, whose physicians serve as an information hub concerning personal fitness, nutrition and wellness. Learn more by clicking here and here.

Technical Services
Hoosier Energy offers its clients abundant, affordable energy from an established, reliable, well-maintained resource, with key account executives who regularly call upon industrial and commercial customers to discuss improved power use. Additional services provided to local economic development professionals in the region include:

• education and professional development
• strategic planning
• marketing and promotion
• aerial photography

Quality of Life
With over 50 state parks, 30 local wineries and 80 farmers’ markets throughout Indiana counties, the Hoosier Energy service territory provides access to vast recreational and cultural resources. Some of the many events and attractions available in and around our service territory include:

• The Oliver Winery in Bloomington (largest winery in Indiana)
• The home of T.C. Steele, featuring more than 70 original paintings
• An Indiana wine trail that spans 8 varied wineries
• A yearly Performing Arts Series featuring free musical and theatrical performances throughout Bloomington
• Taste of Bloomington festival: a combination of superb local restaurants and fresh local talent
• Downtown gallery walks on the first Friday of each month in Bloomington
• Indiana University basketball games and other college sporting events
• Local publishing houses, including the IU Press, Authorhouse and Patiamole Books
• Colts and Pacers games
• Lakes Monroe and Patoka
• The Columbus, Indiana architectural tour

Hoosier Energy--Indiana’s RECs

Incorporated in 1949, Hoosier Energy is a Rural Electric Cooperative (REC) providing energy solutions to communities throughout central and southern Indiana. A generation and transmission cooperative of 17 electric distribution cooperatives, Hoosier Energy serves as the wholesale power provider for virtually every county south of I-70, providing reliable, abundant and affordable electricity to industrial, commercial and residential consumers.

Hoosier Energy serves 48 Indiana counties, close to 750,000 consumers, with electric service. Hoosier Energy services large and small businesses, from large plants--such as the Honda Automotive Assembly Plant or the Waupaca Foundry--to smaller “mom and pop” manufacturers. With offices throughout the region, our personnel are locally accessible to discuss your individual service needs. Hoosier Energy combines the personalized service of a small company with the resources of a major corporation.

Hoosier Energy also strives to reduce its “environmental footprint” by embracing clean energy alternatives. We opened our first renewable energy generating station in Clark County, where we burn landfill methane gas to generate power. Going forward, we’re exploring several opportunities to expand our presence in the realm of exciting “green” energy.

Hoosier Energy’s Power Network will soon include 1 Illinois REC serving 11 counties in Illinois. Click here to see a full list of our members with contact links.

With easy access to the airport, highway and railway transportation systems, Indiana remains a major attraction for manufacturers and distribution centers. And our labor force is specially trained in the agriculture, manufacturing and financial industries, with tech-savvy future leaders educated at many acclaimed local universities, including Indiana University, Purdue University, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, Ball State University, Butler University, Ivy Tech and many more.

Growth

• Several available and buildings sites conveniently located with easy access to highway, rail and air shipping options
• Continued investment in robust electric transmission systems to maintain the highest reliability
• Over the last decade, over 180 industrial and commercial customers have expanded their facilities, and over 220 new industries have located to our area, generating over 15,000 new jobs and $3.7 billion in new investments, translating to an increase of over 316 megawatts of industrial need for electricity.

Infrastructure and Target Industries

• Prevalent warehouse manufacturing zones
• Traditional Industrial/assembly plant workforce
• Strong growth in cutting edge/technology/green companies
• Agricultural/value added companies
• Established supporter of professional and amateur sports and supporting businesses
• Established corporate home of medical and pharmaceutical giants such as Lilly, Cook, Roche and more
• Access via Hoosier Energy to a strong, established electric transmission infrastructure

Telecommunications Network

• Over 40 local competitive wireline and wireless companies
• Over 125 companies offering goods and services to telecommunications companies
• Telephone service in approximately 93% of households in the state
• Major local exchange companies include AT&T, Verizon and Embarq
• Learn more at Indiana Telecommunications Association

Education/Training

• Continued robust manufacturing sector
• More than 82% of workforce has a high school diploma or higher
• Rapid growth in cutting edge computer, industrial and medical technology fields
• Local campuses of Indiana University, Rose-Hulman, Purdue and Ivy Tech lead the way in engineering, science and medical technologies

Tax Incentives
Relocating to Indiana brings with it a variety of significant financial advantages, including:

• State grants and incentives
• Local incentives
• Tax abatement
• Low workers compensation and unemployment insurance costs

View Hoosier Energy’s page devoted to the topic of financial incentives, including a comprehensive list of grants available, here.

To calculate a quick estimate of what your workers comp taxes would be in Indiana, check our website.

To calculate the value of a tax abatement on new real property or equipment investments in Indiana, click here.

Indiana Business Research Center
Created and maintained by Indiana University’s Kelly School of Business, the Indiana Business Research Center offers a thorough, flexible and convenient research portal. The Center lets you sift through the plethora of information to pinpoint factors most important to you to make an informed decision about relocating to our remarkable territory. Click here to go to the Indiana Business Research Center.

Hoosier Energy Economic Development

Mailing Address:
PO Box 908
Bloomington, IN 47402-0908

Street Address:
7398 North State Road 37
Bloomington, IN 47404

Harold Gutzwiller
harold@hoosiersites.com
(812) 876-0294

The Hoosier Energy Power Network Economic Development team brings nearly 100 years of combined experience and expertise to Indiana’s business development efforts and your specific project. As professionals on both economic development and our service territory, our economic development staff is prepared and excited to provide you with information and personalized assistance as you explore Indiana for your business growth or expansion.

To learn more about each member of our skilled economic development team, download their bios or contact them below:

Mike Rampley
As Senior Vice President of Marketing and Business Development, Mike Rampley is the corporate leader of Hoosier Energy’s Economic Development program.
Contact: mrampley@hepn.com / (812) 876-0378

Harold Gutzwiller
With over 12 years experience with Local Economic Development Organizations (LEDOs) and numerous advisory boards, Harold Gutzwiller is well-placed to contribute to Hoosier Energy Economic Development’s Indiana business development goals and endeavors. Harold serves as the Hoosier Energy Manager of Key Accounts and Economic Development.
Contact: hgutzwiller@hepn.com / (812) 876-0294

Charles “Chuck” Martindale
Having experienced a long and distinguished career of public service in which he worked for Indiana communities and state government for nearly 30 years, Chuck Martindale now holds the title of Senior Economic Coordinator.
Contact: cmartindale@hepn.com / (812) 876-0378

Jeff Quyle
Before joining the Hoosier Energy Economic Development team, Jeff Quyle, now Hoosier Energy's Economic Development Coordinator, spent more than 20 years working with rural electric cooperatives and economic development organizations in Indiana.
Contact: jquyle@hepn.com / (812) 876-0229 / Connect on LinkedIn

Randy Haymaker
A former president of the Indiana Economic Development Association, Randy Haymaker’s role at Hoosier Energy is to advise the President and CEO on public policy issues and legislative matters.
Contact: rhaymaker@hepn.com / (812) 876-0324 / Connect on LinkedIn