Editing Evansville, Indiana (section)

==Economy==
[[Image:Evilleriverfront.jpg|thumb|The downtown riverfront area features tiered seating]]

Evansville is the regional center for a large trade area in [[Indiana]], [[Kentucky]], and [[Illinois]].  The largest industry sectors in size in Evansville are healthcare, finance, education, and manufacturing. Other major industries by employment are energy, warehousing and distribution, and retail.

Corporate headquarters in Evansville include [[Accuride]], Ameriqual Group, Anchor Industries, [[Atlas Van Lines]], [[Berry Global]], Evana Tool & Engineering, [[Karges Furniture]], Koch Enterprises, Lewis Bakeries, Metronet, [[Old National Bank]], Red Spot Paint & Varnish, [[Shoe Carnival]], [[OneMain Financial]], and Traylor Brothers. Major manufacturing operations near the city include [[Alcoa]] in [[Newburgh, Indiana|Newburgh]], [[AK Steel Holding Corporation|AK Steel]] in [[Rockport, Indiana|Rockport]], [[SABIC]] in [[Mount Vernon, Indiana|Mount Vernon]], and [[Toyota Motor Manufacturing Indiana|Toyota]] in [[Princeton, Indiana|Princeton]]. Other major employers with workforces of 500 or more in the area include [[AT&T]], [[Bristol-Myers Squibb]], [[SRG Global]], [[Skanska|Industrial Contractors]], [[Mead Johnson]], [[Peabody Energy]], PGW Pittsburgh Glass, [[T.J. Maxx]], and [[Bally's Evansville]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.southwestindiana.org/ss_major_employers|title=Major Employers - Southwest Indiana Economic Development Coalition|website=Southwestindiana.org|access-date=27 August 2017|archive-date=2014-01-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140106033022/http://www.southwestindiana.org/ss_major_employers|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Evansville was the headquarters of [[natural gas]] and electric [[public utility|utility]] [[Vectren]] from its 2000 founding to its 2019 merger into [[CenterPoint Energy]].

Evansville has emerged as the [[Illinois–Indiana–Kentucky tri-state area|tri-state]]'s major center for the healthcare and medical sciences industries. [[Deaconess Health System]] and Ascension St. Vincent Evansville (formerly [[St. Mary's Hospital and Medical Center]]), including the [[Deaconess Gateway and Women's Hospital]] just outside city limits, provide the anchors for a health care system that are among the region's largest employers.<ref>{{cite web|title=Major Employers in Southwest Indiana|url=http://www.southwestindiana.org/ss_major_employers|access-date=5 March 2012|archive-date=2014-01-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140106033022/http://www.southwestindiana.org/ss_major_employers|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Educational institutions such as [[Evansville Vanderburgh School Corporation]], [[Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana]], [[University of Evansville]] and the [[University of Southern Indiana]] also contribute thousands of jobs to the tri-state annually.

Evansville's strategic location on the [[Ohio River]], strong rail and highway infrastructure, and its designation as a [[United States Customs|U.S. Customs Port of Entry]], make it an ideal location for the transfer of cargo, including internationally. Chemicals make up 64% of international exports from the metro area, followed by transportation equipment (18%) and food manufacturing (5%).<ref>{{cite web| title=Economic Strength Rankings 2007 | publisher=POLICOM Corporation | url=http://www.policom.com/EconomicStrength2007.pdf | access-date=2007-11-19 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20071128032557/http://www.policom.com/EconomicStrength2007.pdf <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archive-date = 2007-11-28}}</ref>

Evansville is also a regional energy hub because of regional energy-related facilities such as [[BWX Technologies]] Nuclear Operations Group, [[Coal industry|coal mines]], Global Blade Technology,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gbtholding.com/|title=チャットレディとして稼ぐためのアドバイス|website=www.gbtholding.com}}</ref> several large [[ethanol]] and [[biofuel]] facilities, and a network of [[natural gas|gas]] and [[oil]] pipelines.<ref>{{cite web|title=Project Green|url=http://www.indianaprojectgreen.org|publisher=Project GREEN|access-date=20 March 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120326000349/http://www.indianaprojectgreen.org/|archive-date=26 March 2012|url-status=usurped|df=dmy-all}}</ref>

The city of Evansville offers a tax structure for companies locating inside the Evansville urban enterprise zone. Established in 1984 as one of five enterprise zones in the state, the {{convert|2.1|sqmi|km2|adj=on}} area offers inventory tax credits and other tax credits to eligible businesses.<ref>{{cite web| title=In the Zone: A Look at Indiana's Enterprise Zones|publisher=Indiana Business Review| url=http://www.ibrc.indiana.edu/ibr/2005/summer/article3.html| access-date=2009-10-30}}</ref>