Strategically located along the I-70 transportation corridor, Hancock County is considered a location of choice within Central Indiana. Part of the Indianapolis MSA, Hancock County is the third fastest growing county in the State of Indiana. With a population of over 66,000 citizens and access to the nation’s major East-West and North-South transportation corridors, corporate nameplates Elanco Animal Sciences, Covance, Caterpillar, Sam’s Club and Adidas call Hancock County, Indiana home.
The Hancock Economic Development Council provides site location assistance, cost of doing business analysis, and economic impact modeling to site location consultants, the corporate real estate community, and individual businesses. We also serve as a liaison between local government and the business community.
Local government is represented nationally and internationally through aggressive marketing and relationship management programs.
The mission of the Hancock Economic Development Council is to “enhance the quality of life in Hancock County through the attraction and retention of quality jobs and promoting a diversified tax base.”
To that end, projects managed by the Hancock Economic Development Council have resulted in 1,250 jobs created or retained, over $60,000,000 in new payroll injected into the local economy, and over $147,000,000 in new capital invested into Hancock County.
Let us put our resources to work for you. Call us at (317) 477-7241.
Dennis Maloy, Executive Director
