Editing Batesville, Indiana (section)

==Economy==
There are two large publicly traded companies headquartered in Batesville. There are also smaller manufacturing companies in Batesville, as well as a telecommunications company formerly known as Enhanced Telecommunications Corporation,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://gpcom.com/|title=Great Plains Communications &#124; Fiber Internet, Phone, & TV|website=gpcom.com}}</ref> that serves several surrounding towns and cities like Greensburg. Metal parts manufacturer [[Batesville Tool & Die]] is based in the city.

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Batesville Casket has been in business since 1884 and is still a flourishing business for Batesville. Batesville Casket is one of the leading casket companies in the US<ref>Batesville Historic Philosophy. Retrieved November 22, 2008, from Batesville Casket Company Web site: {{cite web |url=http://www.batesville.com/web/guest/whoweare/ourhistory |title=Batesville Casket Company - Our History |access-date=2008-12-01 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080224125943/http://www.batesville.com/web/guest/whoweare/ourhistory |archive-date=2008-02-24 }}</ref>

The largest industry in Batesville is the manufacturing of hospital and health care equipment, most notably hospital beds. William Hillenbrand and his aunt Mary Mitchell founded [[Hillrom|HillRom]] in 1927. The business grew rapidly after the [[Great Depression]] ended. William convinced hospitals to use his wooden hospital bed for six months free of charge.<ref>Hill-Rom History. Retrieved November 22, 2008, from Hill-Rom Web site: http://www.hill-rom.com/usa/About_History.htm</ref>