Small Business of the Year (2021)
From its modest beginning as a small repair shop founded by John M. Stall II in 1953, Stall & Kessler has become Lafayette’s oldest jewelry store the old-fashioned way.
Smartest Working Region
Greater Lafayette is where ideas turn to action, imagination gains ambition, hard work drives innovation. The smartest parts of business are created, commercialized, and applied here.
FEATURED STORY
Stories of individuals, businesses, and organizations making a greater impact in Greater Lafayette.
Small Business of the Year (2021)
From its modest beginning as a small repair shop founded by John M. Stall II in 1953, Stall & Kessler has become Lafayette’s oldest jewelry store the old-fashioned way.
Innovation Story
Driving Force: Subaru of Indiana Automotive
SIA is woven into the community’s fabric, churning out cars, jobs, customers and community service at a time when some automobile manufacturers are struggling to keep the lights on.
The Lafayette plant is Subaru’s only manufacturing facility outside of Asia and currently employs more than 6,000 associates, of which more than 5,000 work in production. When the plant opened in 1989, associates built the Subaru Legacy and Isuzu Pick-up. In the years that followed, SIA continued to produce Subaru models in addition to other vehicles, including the Isuzu Rodeo, Honda Passport and Toyota Camry.
Since June 2016, the plant has exclusively produced Subaru vehicles. Current cars rolling off the assembly line here are the Ascent, Impreza, Legacy and Outback models for North America.
real property tax abatements
personal property tax abatements
job training grants
Fastest Growing City in Indiana
First for Quality of Government in Indiana
First In Infrastructure upgrades in the U.S.
Greater Lafayette is a community connected to the world. Central Indiana is known as the Crossroads of America for good reason. You can easily access major cross country interstates, passenger rail, freight railroads and other major highways, and airports.
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Properties
We have immediate space available for your business. If you want to start from scratch, we have certified shovel-ready sites you can begin building on immediately. Whether you are new to our community, scaling your existing business, or just getting started, we have move-in ready spaces. Be it a warehouse, industrial, Class A office, wet lab, business incubator, or lower-cost coworking space, we will help you find the right location for your business.
Why
Downtown?
Downtown?
Starting, locating and growing your business in downtown Lafayette offers numerous advantages that make it an attractive destination. Downtown Lafayette is a vibrant and prosperous community that is rich in culture, history and modern amenities that will help your business thrive.
By choosing downtown Lafayette, businesses can tap into a vibrant market, benefit from a strong collaborative community, that will grow your bottom line for long-term prosperity.
RESOURCES
MatchBOX coworking studio
MatchBOX is a place to work for those who don't have places to work. Think of a coffee shop mashed up with an office park in a historic garage. It's a room full of desks with all the amenities you need to get work done.
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CONVERGENCE
Convergence at Discovery Park District is private industry’s front door to Purdue. Available for occupancy, plant your company flag just steps from Purdue’s renowned research centers. Have direct proximity to accomplished faculty members and Indiana’s brightest undergraduate and graduate students.
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Driving Force: Subaru of Indiana Automotive
In 1994, Laurel, Mississippi, native Allen Hodge — who had relocated with his young bride back to her hometown of West Lafayette, Indiana — took a job at a burgeoning automotive factory on the outskirts of Dayton, Indiana.
Center for Innovation and Collaboration
For the Convergence Center for Innovation and Collaboration, that common focus is providing space and resources for academic research and private industry to collaborate, with the goal of seeing discoveries and innovations regularly make it out of the laboratory and into the world.
Wabash National to Wabash
A major presence in the Greater Lafayette economy since 1985, Wabash National has positioned itself to prosper during one of the toughest periods in our nation’s economy. The manufacturer is a leader of engineered solutions in transportation, logistics and distribution.
