Foreign Direct Investment in Columbus, IN
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” section 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
Company Name | Estimated FTE | Primary Sector | Industry | Local Operations | Foreign Owned Enterprise? | |
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1 | Cummins Inc. | 7937 | Manufacturing | Diesel Engines & Power Gen. | Global HQ, Engineering, Production | |
2 | Columbus Regional Health | 1698 | Healthcare | Hospital | Hospital & Health Services | |
3 | Faurecia Clean Mobility | 1635 | Manufacturing | Emissions Controls | North American R&D, Production | France |
4 | Bartholomew Consolidated School Corporation | 1602 | Education | Education | Local K-12 Schools | |
5 | NTN Driveshaft Inc | 1575 | Manufacturing | Automotive Driveshafts | Production | Japan |
6 | Toyota Material Handling, Inc. | 1423 | Manufacturing | Material Moving Equipment | North American HQ, R&D, Production | Japan |
7 | Dorel Juvenile Group, Inc. | 882 | Manufacturing | Child Safety Products | North American R&D, Production | Canada |
8 | Enkei America, Inc. | 619 | Manufacturing | Automotive Wheels | North American R&D, Production | Japan |
9 | City of Columbus | 425 | Government | Government | Government | |
10 | Rightway Fasteners, Inc. | 405 | Manufacturing | Automotive Fasteners | Production | Japan |
11 | Hisada America | 380 | Manufacturing | Automotive Components | Production | Japan |
12 | Bartholomew County Government | 370 | Government | Government | Government | |
13 | PMG Indiana Corporation | 308 | Manufacturing | Powdered Metal Components | Production | Germany |
14 | SIHO | 282 | Insurance | Health Insurance | Office | |
15 | Centra Credit Union | 281 | Banking | Credit Union | Headquarters & Banking Operations | |
16 | Columbus Container, Inc. | 271 | Manufacturing | Paperboard Products | Production | |
17 | Mariah Foods Corp. | 270 | Manufacturing | Food Manufacturing | Production | |
19 | Impact Forge | 247 | Manufacturing | Automotive Components | Production | |
20 | Vernet | 205 | Manufacturing | Thermostats | Production | |
21 | LHP Engineering Solutions | 200 | Engineering | Engineering Services | Engineering Services | |
22 | Sunright America, Inc. | 179 | Manufacturing | Automotive Fasteners | Production | Japan |
23 | Hoosier Air Transport, Inc. | 175 | Logistics | Trucking Services | Trucking Services | |
24 | KPIT | 170 | Engineering Services | Engineering Services | Engineering Services | India |
25 | Elwood Staffing Services, Inc. | 150 | Employment Services | Employment Services | US HQ & Staffing Services | |
26 | Force Construction Company Inc | 150 | Construction | Construction | HQ, Civil & General Construction | |
27 | Bradford Soap Works | 145 | Manufacturing | Soap Products | Production | |
28 | West Container Repair Inc | 139 | Logistics | Trucking | Trucking Services | |
29 | MACtac | 137 | Manufacturing | Paper Products | Production | Japan |
30 | AK Tube LLC | 132 | Manufacturing | Steel Tubing | Production | |
31 | Ivy Tech Community College | 131 | Education | Education | Higher Education/College | |
32 | AIM Media (The Republic) | 130 | Media | News (Digitial & Print) | Office | |
33 | Capco, LLC | 121 | Manufacturing | Automotive Components | Production | Japan |
34 | Dunlap and Company Incorporated | 120 | Construction | Construction | General & Mechanical Construction | |
35 | Tulip-Richardson Manufacturing | 120 | Manufacturing | Battery Components | Production | |
36 | Centersone of Indiana, Inc. | 112 | Healthcare | Mental Health Services | Mental Health Services | |
37 | Sacoma International | 112 | Manufacturing | Automotive Components | Production | |
38 | Rocktenn Cp, LLC | 110 | Manufacturing | Paper Products | Production | |
39 | Master Power Transmission | 106 | Manufacturing | Automotive Components | Production | |
40 | SABIC Innovative Plastics | 102 | Manufacturing | Chemicals | Production | Saudi Arabia |
41 | Nagakura Engineering Works Company Inc | 101 | Manufacturing | Automotive Components | Production | Japan |
42 | Falcon Manufacturing / Phoenix Group | 100 | Manufacturing & Logistics | Misc. Components & Distribution | Production & Distribution | |
43 | First Financial Bank | 100 | Banking | Financial Services | Banking Operations | |
Other Notable Foreign-Owned Employers | ||||||
Company Name | Estimated FTE | Primary Sector | Industry | Local Operations | Foreign Owned Enterprise? | |
Itsuwa USA | 76 | Manufacturing | Automotive Components | Production | Japan | |
Nikkei M.C. Aluminum America, Inc. | 73 | Manufacturing | Aluminum Products | Production | Japan | |
Lindal North America, Inc. | 68 | Manufacturing | Plastic Aerosol Valves | Production | Germany | |
Georg Utz Inc | 63 | Manufacturing | Plastic Containers | Production | Switzerland | |
Claas of America | 60 | Logistics | Agricultural Equipment | Distribution | Germany | |
Precision Tools Service, Inc | 54 | Sales & Service | Sales & Service | Sales & Service | Japan | |
Hoosier Metalform, Inc. | 50 | Manufacturing | Automotive Components | Production | Japan | |
Kamic Corp. | 49 | Manufacturing | Automotive Components | Production | Japan | |
Enkei America Moldings | 30 | Manufacturing | Automotive Components | Production | Japan | |
SGS | 29 | Engineering Services | Engineering Services | Engineering Services | Switzerland | |
OSR Inc | 25 | Manufacturing | Automotive Components | Production | Japan | |
Tsune America LLC | 24 | Manufacturing | Machinery | Production | Japan | |
Toyota Tsusho America, Inc. | 20 | Logistics | Logistics | Logistics | Japan | |
Nakashima Indiana Mfg | 9 | Manufacturing | Automotive Components | Production | Japan | |
Daiei | 7 | Manufacturing | Metal Component | Production | Japan | |
DKK of America | 5 | Manufacturing | Automotive Components | Production | Japan | |
YinChang | 5 | Logistics | Various Components | Distribution | China | |
AxisCades | 5 | Engineering Services | Engineering Services | Engineering Services | India | |
Ibiden USA Corporation | 4 | Engineering Services | Engineering Services | Engineering Services | Japan | |
Shinsho America | 2 | Manufacturing | Steel Wire | Production | Japan | |
Kousei | 2 | Sales & Service | Sales & Service | Sales & Service | Japan |