Job Growth Leader
08/20/2009
A recent CNN Money article identified Hamilton County as one of the nation's 25 fastest job markets between 2000 and 2008. Specifically, the analysis showed Hamilton County as the 11th fastest growing job markets with an increase of 57 percent5.
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Fishers, IN - Top Ten 2008 Best Places to Live
07/14/2008
Fishers, IN is a Top Ten place to live according to CnnMoney.Com. The fast growing Hamilton County community was cited for great livability, top notch schools and housing.
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Best Place to Raise a Family
07/03/2008
The latest release from Forbes.com identifies Hamilton County, IN as the best place to raise a family in American. Using a series of data points including cost of living, public schools, taxes and crime, Forbes.com ranked the top 20 counties in the U.S. In the past few years, Fishers, Carmel and Noblesville have all received similar recognition as places to live, work and play.
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Alliance Performance in 2007
03/31/2008
The Alliance had a very active year in 2007 with 25 companies expanding or newly locating. Notable among these was SMC, Allied Solutions, and the headquarters of Oxford Biosignals Medical. In total, the Alliance successfully assisted 24 businesses. Projects assisted by the Alliance will generate more than 1,200 new jobs, create capital investments in excess of $55 million, and generate over $700,000 in new local tax revenue.
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Roche Grows in Hamilton County
03/20/2008
Roche Diagnostics is expanding its Fishers presence with an announcement that it is has signed a 10-year office lease. The company will transfer 440 marketing employees to their new facility over the next three years. The Fishers Town Council approved a tax abatement request to facilitate the expansion.
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Alliance Assists Businesses
12/13/2007
The Hamilton County Alliance assisted 21 existing businesses in their expansion activities in 2007. The Alliance helped these companies in securing $1.65 million in grants in support of employee skills and certifications.
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SMC Relocates HQ to Hamilton County
09/03/2007
SMC,a Japan-based manufacturer of pneumatic production automation systems, has announced the relocation of its North American headquarters to Noblesville. The company will invest $45 million to construct a 825,000 square foot facility and bring 725 new jobs to Hamilton County. The new facility will be SMC's largest facility outside of Japan.
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Beck's Hybrids Expands
05/24/2007
Beck's Hybrids, a leading provider of high quality traited seed corn and other products is expanding their operations in Atlanta. The Hamilton County-based company will invest more than $8 million and create 25 new jobs. The company was assisted in its expansion through a county approved tax abatement proposal.
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Capital Group Expands into Hamilton County
05/15/2007
The Capital Group, an investment management firm, is relocating 300 office jobs into Carmel, Indiana. The positions will be Provided by Capital Bank and Trust.
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Hamilton County Schools Are Gold
04/17/2006
The latest edition of Expansion Management Magazine's Education Quotient has four Hamilton County school districts included in the report as being Gold. The schools included are Carmel Clay, Hamilton Southeastern, Noblesville and Westfield Washington. Based upon enrollment, Hamilton Heights and Marion-Adams school districts were not included in the study. Hamilton County is the only Indiana county to garner 4 Gold-rated school districts. The Gold rating places each school district among the top 16 percent of all public school districts in the U.S. The evaulation is based upon academic performance, spending on public education, community education attainment and community income.
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Hamilton County - A National Leader in Population Growth
03/16/2006
New data released by the U.S. Census Bureau ranks Hamilton County #18 in the nation in population growth. The data show Hamilton County grew by 32% between 2000 and 2005. The growth rate equals a poopulation gain of more than 57,000 people. Census Bureau detais indicate that most of the grow came from in-migration. It was also noted that Hamilton County was the 7th largest county in population with a 2005 figure of over 240,000. Hamilton County has consistently ranked among the nation's fastest growing counties for more than a decade.
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Strong Business Retention/Expansion Activity 2005
08/19/2005
The Hamilton County Alliance is reporting a strong showing for business retention/expansion activity through the first half of 2005. The Alliance has assisted 16 existing Hamilton County businesses with expansion projects so far. These business are adding nearly 350 new jobs and showing over $25 million in new capital investment. The Alliance has also assisted these companies in receiving more than more than $400,000 in skills training and over $500,000 in other skill enhancement training funds. 26 differnt businesses have been assisted in this year's effort to-date.
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Carmel To Build Performing Arts Center
06/01/2005
The Carmel City Council has approved a measure to build a major cultural center. The $80 million facility will include a 1,600-seat concert hall and a 500-seat multipurpose theater. The city will initiate a private sector fundraising campaign to supplement the public funding. The facility is expected to be completed in about four years and will anchor City Center, Carmel's downtown initiative.
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