Industry Spotlight:Food Processing & Agribusiness Low cost energy rates coupled with our abundant water supply due to LaGrange County's 67 natural lakes and our excellent Aquifer Systems are key components to the success of the food processing and agribusiness industry here in LaGrange County. Our workforce is ideal for companies in the industry thanks to the hard-work ethic, skill sets, and attentive values found among the workers of LaGrange County.Learn more about LaGrange County's Food Processing and Agribusiness Industry here. _________________________________
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Indiana's Hardwood Industry What is Indiana agriculture's best kept secret? The hardwood industry!  The hardwood industry provides more jobs than any other sector of agriculture in Indiana at 36,000 industry jobs with an additional 86,000 jobs that are supported by the industry. Annual wages from the industry total $1.2B. Several local hardwood product manufacturers are present in LaGrange County including Shipshewana Hardwoods, Pallet One of Indiana, Tri State Hardwoods, Wible Lumber Inc, and Kuntry Lumber, as well as our large and ever-growing furniture manufacturing sector! |
Local Producers in LaGrange County
LaGrange County is home to a widely diverse crop production environment, producing among other things: feed corn, sweet corn, soybeans, wheat, hay, oats, cucumbers, and gladiolas. Additionally, we are the second largest producer of ducks in the nation as well as the largest horse producing county in Indiana. One of our largest agricultural operations is Lord's Seed/Lord's Grain who single handedly accounts for approximately 1% of all of the seed corn raised in the United States.
Several examples of our exceptional local producers include: Gunthorp  Farms, supplying various meats to some of the finest restaurants in the midwest, Guggisberg Deutsch Kase Haus, whose cheeses are recognized worldwide for their high quality, Cook's Bison Ranch, offering exceptional buffalo meat products, Snax in Pax producing gourmet caramel corn and fudge, and our popcorn producers such as Arrowhead Popcorn and Yoder Popcorn.
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President's Perspective -
Manufacturer's Roundtable
Tuesday, June 12, a group of leaders from LaGrange County manufacturers came together for the first ever LCEDC Manufacturer's Roundtable. The purpose of the forum was to network, make new connections, share ideas, and learn more about subjects and issues critical to manufacturing today. Nineteen individuals representing 14 companies from across LaGrange County's industry sectors attended the Roundtable leaving positive feedback. Indiana Secretary of Commerce and Chief Executive Officer of the Indiana Economic Development Corporation, Dan Hasler spoke at the meeting sharing his insight on the importance of building the manufacturing sector and of the many steps the state has taken to set the stage for growth in Indiana including the passage of Right-to-Work legislation. The LCEDC plans to host future roundtables to expand our ongoing Business Retention and Expansion efforts, to help local manufacturers connect and explore new avenues for collaboration among local businesses. The LCEDC understands and values the critical role that manufacturing plays in our local economy, and we want to support our industry however we can. -Keith Gillenwater, President & CEO
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