EMPLOYMENT AND LABOR |
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MAJOR EMPLOYERS |
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| Year Established | Company | Number of Employees |
| 1919 | Cummins Engine Co., Inc. Products: Diesel engines and components Union: Diesel Worker's Union & Office Committee Union (Both independent) |
5,130 |
| 1917 | Columbus Regional Hospital Service: Healthcare Union: None |
1,829 |
| 1989 | NTN Driveshaft, Inc. Products: CVJs, Wheel Hub Units Union: None |
1,540 |
| 1965 | Bartholomew County School Corporation Service: Education Union: Columbus Educators Association (CEA) |
1,300 |
| 1935 | Dorel Juvenile Group (formerly Cosco,
Inc.) Products: Furniture, housewares and juvenile products Union: United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America, Local #1155 |
1,015 |
| 1919 | EMCON Technologies (formerly ArvinMeritor, Inc.) Products: Automotive & truck exhaust systems Union: IBEW, Local #1331 |
988 |
| 1988 | Toyota Industrial Equipment Manufacturing,
Inc. Products: Forklift Trucks Union: None |
857 |
| 1985 | Enkei America, Inc. Products: Aluminum wheels Union: None |
749 |
| 1989 | Wal-Mart Supercenters Products: Retail shopping Union: None |
646 |
| 1980 | Interstate Brands Corp.-Dolly Madison
Cakes/Sap's Foods Products: Wholesale and retail bakery products Union: Bakery, Confectionery and Tobacco Workers International Union of America, Local #132 |
450 |
| 1821 | City of Columbus Service: City Government Union: None |
423 |
| 1821 | Bartholomew County Service: County Government Union: None |
408 |
| 2004 | Columbus Components Group Products:Metal stampings & assembly for auto industry Union: IBEW, Local #1331 |
405 |
| 1986 | Impact Forge, Inc. Products: Small forgings Union: None |
339 |
| 1971 | Columbus Container, Inc. Products: Corrugated Cardboard Union: None |
286 |
| 1987 | PMG Indiana (formerly Diamet) Products: Transmission Parts, Fuel System Parts, Via Powder Metal Union: None |
249 |
| 1995 | Rightway Fasteners, Inc. Products: Fastener Manufacturer Union: None |
231 |
| 1961 | Baldor Dodge Relicance (formerly Rockwell Automation) Products: Gears, bearings, mechanical adjustable speed drives and clutch brakes Union: IAM and Aerospace Worders, Local #1074 |
184 |
| 1979 | Caltherm Corp. Products: Diesel Thermostats Union: None |
160 |
| 1872 | The Republic Products: Newspaper Union: None |
143 |
| Source: Economic Development Board | ||
NEW COMPANIES |
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| New Companies Locating in Columbus, Indiana-1995 - 2005 | ||
| Over 800 Jobs were Created by the Following New Companies | ||
| Year Established | Company | Product |
| 1995 | Right Way Fasteners, Inc. | Fastener manufacturer |
| 1995 | Kamic Corporation | Piston pins, shafts, transmission parts |
| 1997 | Toyota Industrial Equipment | Sales, service and marketing for T.I.E.M. |
| 1997 | Uniplast Midwest, Inc. (purchased PCL Building) | Plastic film |
| 1998 | Crescent Manufacturing | Medical biopsy blades |
| 1998 | MACtac, Inc. | Adhesive labels |
| 1998 | Sterling Industries | Mfg. of engine & other component parts |
| 1998 | Maumee Industries, Inc. | Distributor of fasteners & other small parts |
| 1999 | National Healthcare Recovery | Health care services |
| 1999 | B.F. Composites | Concrete barriers, bumpers, fence & deck |
| 1999 | Tata Consultancy Services | Software development and research |
| 2000 | Indiana Die Technologies | Trading company for special steel |
| 2000 | ArvinMeritor IT Center | Information Technology Center |
| 2000 | TST Products, Inc. | Design & mfg. eng. enhancements |
| 2001 | CAPCO, LLC | Automotive parts |
| 2001 | ArvinMeritor Shared Services | Financial and personnel services |
| 2002 | OSR LLC | Mfg. screws and bolts for auto applications |
| 2002 | CoCo Consulting | Information technology consulting |
| 2002 | Sunright America | Mfg. nuts for auto applications |
| 2002 | TWB | Laser-weld steel for auto industry |
| 2002 | Georg Utz | Plastic Industrial Containers |
| 2003 | Key Essentials | Nutritional foods, drink mixes |
| 2004 | DKK of America | Heat treating equipment |
| 2006 | Enkei America Molding, Inc. | Mfg. car wheel molds |
| 2007 | LHP YinChang | Sourcing, engineering, mgt. consulting |
| Source: Economic Development Board | ||
INDUSTRY EXPANSION |
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| From 1995 - 2007 the following companies expanded their operations in Columbus totaling over $1.6 billion in new investment and creating aver 4,000 new jobs. | ||
| Advance Mold & Engineering | Liberty Advance Machine | |
| Analytical Engineering | Machinery Mounting | |
| Applied/Blairex Laboratories | MACtac | |
| Baldor Dodge Reliance (Formerly Rockwelll Automation) | Mariah Foods | |
| Big Train | Maumee Industries | |
| Boyer Machine | MC Aluminum | |
| Bradford Soap | Nagakura Engineering | |
| Caltherm | Net Forge | |
| CAPCO Inc. | NTN Driveshaft | |
| Christopher Stephen | OSR Inc. | |
| Columbus Container | P & M Fabrications | |
| Columbus Components | Permawick | |
| Cummins Inc. | PMG Indiana | |
| Cunningham Patterns | Precise Mold | |
| Dorel (Cosco) | Quality Machine | |
| Dyno One | Rightway Fasteners, Inc. | |
| Engelking | Rohbi | |
| Enkei America | Sacoma International | |
| Flambeau | Screen Tech | |
| Hardigg Battery Products | Smurfit Stone Container | |
| Hartup Tool | Sterling Industries, Inc. | |
| Home News Enterprises | Sunright America | |
| Hoosier Tool & Die | TIEM | |
| Impact Forge | Tobar | |
| Kamic Corporation | Top-Seal | |
| Kroot Corporation | Toyota Tsusho | |
| LED Mechanical, Inc. | TWB | |
| LNP Corporation | George Utz | |
| LHP Software | ||
| Source: Economic Development Board | ||
WORK FORCE |
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| Bartholomew County Employment Base |
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| Source: STATS Indiana www.stats.indiana.edu |
11 COUNTY COMMUTING AREA |
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| Labor Force Estimates, October 2005 | |||
| County | Labor Force | Unemployed | Unemployment Rate |
| Bartholomew | 38,490 | 1,213 | 3.2% |
| Brown | 8,014 | 262 | 3.3% |
| Decatur | 12,383 | 502 | 4.1% |
| Jackson | 22,202 | 776 | 3.5% |
| Jennings | 13,585 | 811 | 4.5% |
| Johnson | 71,057 | 2,261 | 3.2% |
| Lawrence | 22,866 | 1,219 | 5.3% |
| Monroe | 67,167 | 2,136 | 3.2% |
| Ripley | 13,910 | 584 | 4.2% |
| Scott | 11,122, | 515 | 4.6% |
| Shelby | 23,924 | 829 | 3.5% |
| Totals | 304,720 | 11,108 | N/A |
| NOTE: Commuting patterns to Columbus from
the 10 surrounding counties are well established. Source: Indiana Department of Workforce Development www.in.gov/dwd |
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WAGE RATES/HOURLY AS OF NOVEMBER 2007 |
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| SERVICE | MANUFACTURING | |||||
| Firms With Less Than 500 Employees |
Firms With Over 500 Employees |
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| Job Category | Ave. Entry Wage Per Hour ($) |
Ave./All Workers Per Hour ($) |
Avg. Entry Wage Per Hour ($) |
Ave./All Workers Per Hour ($) |
Avg. Entry Wage Per Hour ($) |
Ave./All Workers Per Hour ($) |
| Controller | 28.84 | 38.48 | 29.71 | 36.51 | 48.56 | 57.13 |
| Chief Information Officer | 25.41 | 45.15 | 35.50 | 35.50 | 60.10 | 60.10 |
| Information Technology Director | 39.09 | 49.97 | 27.63 | 33.14 | 44.18 | 49.11 |
| Database Administrator | 19.89 | 30.48 | - | - | 26.48 | 30.21 |
| Network Administrator | 23.24 | 36.61 | 15.73 | 20.74 | 22.26 | 26.54 |
| Project Manager/Leader | 25.03 | 36.88 | 23.93 | 28.48 | 30.12 | 44.11 |
| Systems Analyst | 19.06 | 25.30 | 22.60 | 28.25 | 27.10 | 31.15 |
| Programmer | 21.58 | 27.82 | 14.00 | 16.75 | 20.08 | 25.65 |
| End User Support Technician | 14.90 | 19.91 | 10.00 | 17.00 | 14.53 | 18.52 |
| Computer Operator | 8.65 | 12.13 | - | - | 14.05 | 17.56 |
| Office Manager | 24.48 | 28.85 | - | - | 28.13 | 28.13 |
| Administration - Professional | 16.39 | 25.21 | 15.22 | 18.88 | 20.04 | 27.90 |
| Administrative Assistant | 15.86 | 18.78 | 9.58 | 12.08 | 15.93 | 20.32 |
| Accounting Clerk | 15.24 | 16.41 | 9.95 | 13.90 | 12.17 | 15.44 |
| Clerk Typist | 11.28 | 11.28 | - | - | 10.46 | 14.95 |
| Receptionist | 10.71 | 12.53 | 9.69 | 11.45 | 11.49 | 13.90 |
| Secretary | 10.59 | 12.95 | 11.00 | 14.70 | 13.47 | 16.44 |
| Senior Secretary | 15.25 | 17.32 | 14.39 | 16.41 | 14.43 | 18.76 |
| Customer Service Coordinator | 17.86 | 19.50 | 13.33 | 15.90 | 16.49 | 17.56 |
| Teller/Cashier | 11.06 | 13.64 | - | - | - | - |
| Assembler | - | - | 8.75 | 9.93 | 12.62 | 14.52 |
| Drafter | 17.09 | 20.19 | - | - | - | - |
| CAD Designer | - | - | 17.32 | 22.97 | 16.47 | 22.11 |
| Electrician | - | - | 12.16 | 16.60 | 16.38 | 18.90 |
| Electronic Technician | - | - | 15.00 | 19.75 | 18.72 | 20.40 |
| Engineering Technician | - | - | 15.30 | 20.50 | 16.79 | 21.58 |
| Qual. Cont. Tech./Coordinator | - | - | 14.80 | 17.10 | 120.51 | 24.95 |
| Engineer-Electrical | 27.10 | 31.81 | 27.41 | 33.18 | 23.66 | 31.68 |
| Engineer-Industrial | - | - | 23.21 | 28.08 | 27.26 | 32.83 |
| Engineer-Mechanical | - | - | 23.97 | 29.27 | 24.57 | 33.24 |
| Fork Truck Op/Mat. Handler | - | - | 9.82 | 11.63 | 12.69 | 14.34 |
| Foreman/Supervisor | - | - | 14.75 | 19.87 | 20.36 | 26.41 |
| Gen. Maintenance Mechanic | 16.11 | 18.85 | 12.09 | 15.86 | 15.54 | 19.06 |
| Machinist-Skilled | - | - | 11.80 | 15.70 | 12.30 | 15.30 |
| Production Worker-Unskilled | - | - | 9.64 | 11.05 | 12.08 | 12.81 |
| Production Worker-Semi-skilled | - | - | 9.98 | 12.43 | 11.81 | 13.55 |
| Production Worker-Skilled | - | - | 11.64 | 14.72 | 12.53 | 16.21 |
| Production Leadman/Team Ldr/Group Ldr | - | - | 11.87 | 14.64 | 13.68 | 15.78 |
| Prod./Material Scheduler | - | - | 12.53 | 16.19 | 20.77 | 26.29 |
| Production Control Specialist | - | - | 11.33 | 14.37 | 16.53 | 21.83 |
| Tool & Die Maker | - | - | 13.21 | 16.22 | 19.05 | 19.61 |
| Welder | - | - | 10.60 | 12.00 | 13.08 | 14.51 |
| Quality Control Inspector | - | - | 10.30 | 12.22 | 13.93 | 15.87 |