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== Economy == A plethora of businesses call Jeffersonville home, including both locally owned and operated companies, as well as national ones. As of 2020, some of the top employers in the city included: [[Greater Clark County Schools]] (1600), Clark Memorial Hospital (now [[Norton Healthcare|Norton]] Clark Hospital; 1500), Clark Memorial Hospital Foundation (1066), [[Heartland Payment Systems]] (850), and Republic Bank & Trust of Indiana (721).<ref>{{Cite web|date=October 12, 2020|title=Local Businesses β City of Jeffersonville|url=https://cityofjeff.net/local-businesses/|access-date=October 11, 2021|website=cityofjeff.net|language=en-US|archive-date=October 24, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211024172726/https://cityofjeff.net/local-businesses/|url-status=live}}</ref> ===Food outlets=== [[File:Micks Lounge.jpg|thumb|200px|Mick's Lounge where [[Papa John's Pizza]] began]] Jeffersonville has a variety of restaurants along the riverfront, downtown, and other areas such as the Quartermaster Depot. These include small bars, restaurants, and fast food chains.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cityofjeff.net/dining/diningmain.htm |title=Dining |publisher=City of Jeff |access-date=July 28, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100925040758/http://cityofjeff.net/Dining/DiningMain.htm |archive-date=September 25, 2010 }}</ref> Jeffersonville is also the birthplace of the pizza chain [[Papa John's Pizza]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Wolfson |first=Andrew |title=The real Papa John: Pizza entrepreneur John Schnatter makes no apologies for wealth, success, Obamacare remarks {{!}} Math whiz mixed pizza passion, finance |url=https://www.courier-journal.com/story/money/2013/01/13/the-real-papa-john-pizza-entrepreneur-john-schnatter-m/28936389/ |access-date=September 14, 2022 |website=The Courier-Journal |language=en-US |archive-date=January 28, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240128020849/https://www.courier-journal.com/story/money/2013/01/13/the-real-papa-john-pizza-entrepreneur-john-schnatter-m/28936389/ |url-status=live }}</ref> === Kitchen Kompact === Kitchen Kompact manufactures cabinetry in a converted portion of the Quartermaster Depot. The 750,000 square foot facility employs nearly 300 workers with an average tenure of 15 years. They produce around 10,000 cabinets per shift.<ref>{{Cite web|title=About Us|url=https://kitchenkompact.com/our-history/|access-date=October 11, 2021|website=Kitchen Kompact|language=en-US|archive-date=September 26, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210926003417/https://kitchenkompact.com/our-history/|url-status=live}}</ref> === National Processing Center === Jeffersonville is home to the [[United States Bureau of the Census]]'s National Processing Center β the bureau's primary center for collecting, capturing, and delivering data. The facility comprises approximately one million square feet, and processes millions of forms per year. It also employs 1200 to more than 6000 people, making it one of southern Indiana's largest employers.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov/npc/ |title=National Processing Center |publisher=Census.gov |access-date=July 28, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100711030617/http://www.census.gov/npc/ |archive-date=July 11, 2010 }}</ref> === River Ridge Commerce Center === The River Ridge Commerce Center is an industrial zone located on the outskirts of Jeffersonville near [[Charlestown, Indiana]]. Built on land previously occupied by the [[Indiana Army Ammunition Plant]], it now hosts a variety of industries. These include manufacturing, aerospace, automotive, food & beverage, life sciences, logistics, and more.<ref>{{Cite web|title=River Ridge Commerce Center {{!}} Industrial Park in Indiana|url=https://www.riverridgecc.com/|access-date=October 11, 2021|website=River Ridge|language=en-US|archive-date=January 28, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240128020922/https://www.riverridgecc.com/|url-status=live}}</ref> [[File:2016WIKI JeffBoatFromBig4 June13.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2|Part of [[Jeffboat]] in Jeffersonville. Jeffboat was the largest inland shipbuilder in the U.S.]] === Shipbuilding industry === Until 2018, Jeffersonville was the home of [[Jeffboat]], the largest inland shipbuilder in the US. At its peak, the [[barge]] manufacturer employed over 13,000 employees. The company closed due to an overproduction of barges, marking the end of 200 years of shipbuilding in Jeffersonville.<ref name="Grady">{{Cite web|last=GRADY|first=DANIELLE|title=Historian: End of Jeffboat is end of nearly 200-year-old era|url=https://www.newsandtribune.com/news/historian-end-of-jeffboat-is-end-of-nearly-200-year-old-era/article_231238ec-3527-11e8-8eab-974bc1a24de3.html|access-date=October 12, 2021|website=News and Tribune|date=April 2, 2018|language=en|archive-date=October 29, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211029172454/https://www.newsandtribune.com/news/historian-end-of-jeffboat-is-end-of-nearly-200-year-old-era/article_231238ec-3527-11e8-8eab-974bc1a24de3.html|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2022, city officials announced intentions to redevelop the 80-acre property.<ref>{{Cite web |date=September 14, 2022 |title=Jeffersonville officials announce partnership to redevelop former Jeffboat shipyard |url=https://www.lpm.org/news/2022-09-14/jeffersonville-officials-announce-partnership-to-redevelop-former-jeffboat-shipyard |access-date=February 8, 2023 |website=Louisville Public Media |language=en |archive-date=February 8, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230208210041/https://www.lpm.org/news/2022-09-14/jeffersonville-officials-announce-partnership-to-redevelop-former-jeffboat-shipyard |url-status=live }}</ref>
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