FDI Preferred Destination

For more than four decades, the communities of Columbus and Bartholomew County, Indiana, have been leaders in supporting foreign direct investment projects by welcoming the operations of leading firms such as Faurecia, NTN Driveshafts, Toyota Material Handling, Enkei, Dorel Juvenile Products, and many more. The #1 source of our community’s foreign direct investment has been Japan, with more than two dozen Japanese companies choosing us for their U.S. home. Companies from all over the globe choose us because we understand the needs of international operations, and because they are seeking a welcoming community that will offer them the perfect mix of production, engineering, and logistics strengths.

Growth

Stemming from the growth of both our international companies as well as from our local firms who recruit internationally, the Columbus community offers a richness of international diversity that is not found in any other Midwestern community of our size. In our public schools, 1,300 students speak 54 unique languages. Census figures also indicate that our population grew 3% over the past five years with an average of one new international resident per year.

For more information on what makes Columbus a friendly, welcoming place to live and do business, please visit our “Living Here” and “Welcoming Community” sections of our site.

For information on our community’s Sister City and Friendship City relationships, please visit the City of Columbus page here.

For more information on our major employers and international companies, please see the below table.

Top Primary & Other Major Employers