Industry Connections
Our region is home to over 50 local tech companies specializing in fields ranging from AI software to medical device manufacturing to computer consulting. Bloomington Tech is growing connections between local businesses and industries to build support for new and existing tech businesses as the region emerges as a hub for microchip and semiconductor manufacturing. An infrastructure built to support navsea, pledged investments in data center creation, and continued support from government funding preexist here and set the stage for further tech industry development.
Industry Connections
Advanced Manufacturing
Indiana has the highest concentration of manufacturing jobs nationwide. (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics) 1 in 5 residents work in Advanced Manufacturing. Bloomington, Ellettsville, and Monroe County are prime locations for this industry with our abundance of skilled workers, robust infrastructure prepared to support the industry, and a variety of available sites and expansion space for new manufacturers and existing businesses.
Notable manufacturing employers in the region include:
Defense
The third-largest naval installation in the world, the Crane Naval Surface Warfare Center, is just southwest of Bloomington. The Bloomington area has become a longstanding hub for defense research, electronic warfare, and other critical areas of support due to the region’s research university and position by the naval center. Crane has a longstanding partnership with Indiana University that includes permanent shared spaces, a shared faculty, and ongoing educational partnership agreements.
Key Defense industry players in the region include:
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