Indianapolis Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! ===Manufacturing=== Historically, manufacturing has been a critical component of Indianapolis's economy; however, [[deindustrialization]] since the mid-20th century has significantly impacted the city's workforce. Indianapolis is typically considered part of the [[Rust Belt]], a region of the [[Northeastern United States|Northeastern]] and [[Midwestern United States|Midwestern]] U.S. beleaguered by industrial and population decline.<ref>{{cite news |last=Groppe |first=Maureen |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/126265149/?terms=%22rust%20belt%22%20%22indianapolis%22&match=1 |title=Indy Unbuckles the Rust Belt |newspaper=The Indianapolis Star |publisher=Gannett Co. |date=May 9, 2010 |access-date=September 19, 2021 |page=A1, A10 |url-access=subscription}}</ref> Between 1990 and 2012, approximately 26,900 manufacturing jobs were lost in the city as it continued diversification efforts and transitioned to a [[service economy]].<ref name="FastTrack">{{cite web |url=http://www.indy.gov/eGov/City/DMD/Planning/Documents/2014-IndyFastTrack.pdf |title=Indy FastTrack |date=2014 |access-date=March 30, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160414034141/http://www.indy.gov/eGov/City/DMD/Planning/Documents/2014-IndyFastTrack.pdf |archive-date=April 14, 2016 |url-status=dead}}</ref> [[RCA]] and [[Western Electric]] formerly employed thousands at their Indianapolis manufacturing plants.<ref>{{cite news |last=Schouten |first=Cory |title=Former RCA industrial site to get $20M rehab |url=https://www.ibj.com/articles/13778-former-rca-industrial-site-to-get-20m-rehab |date=January 21, 2008 |newspaper=Indianapolis Business Journal |publisher=IBJ Media |access-date=January 23, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite encyclopedia |title=Western Electric |encyclopedia=Digital Encyclopedia of Indianapolis |orig-date=1994 |year=2021 |last1=Johnson Taggart |first1=Charles |last2=Van Allen |first2=Elizabeth |publisher=Indianapolis Public Library |url=https://indyencyclopedia.org/western-electric/ |access-date=January 23, 2022}}</ref> Once home to 60 automakers, Indianapolis rivaled [[Detroit]] as a center of [[automobile manufacturing]] and design in the early 20th century.<ref name="automaker">{{cite news |title=Retro Indy: City came close to being "Motor City" |url=http://www.indystar.com/story/news/history/retroindy/2013/10/24/motor-city/3180615/ |access-date=April 27, 2016 |newspaper=The Indianapolis Star |publisher=Gannett Co. |date=April 24, 2016}}</ref> Indianapolis was home to several [[luxury car]] companies, including [[Duesenberg]], [[Marmon Motor Car Company|Marmon]], and [[Stutz Motor Company]]; however, the automakers did not survive the [[Great Depression in the United States|Great Depression]] of the 1930s.<ref name="automobile industry">{{cite encyclopedia |title=Automobile Industry |encyclopedia=Digital Encyclopedia of Indianapolis |orig-date=1994 |year=2021 |last1=Furlong |first1=Patrick |last2=Van Allen |first2=Elizabeth |publisher=Indianapolis Public Library |url=https://indyencyclopedia.org/automobile-industry/ |access-date=January 23, 2022}}</ref> Detroit's [[Big Three (automobile manufacturers)|Big Three automakers]] maintained a presence in the city and continued to operate in various capacities until the 2000s: [[Ford Motor Company]] (1914β1942, 1956β2008),<ref>{{cite encyclopedia |title=Ford Motor Company |encyclopedia=Digital Encyclopedia of Indianapolis |orig-date=1994 |year=2021 |last1=Johnson Taggart |first1=Charles |last2=Van Allen |first2=Elizabeth |publisher=Indianapolis Public Library |url=https://indyencyclopedia.org/ford-motor-company/ |access-date=January 23, 2022}}</ref> [[Chrysler]] (1925β2005), and [[General Motors]] (1930β2011).<ref name="automobile industry"/> Indianapolis is home to [[Allison Transmission]]'s headquarters and manufacturing facilities, employing 2,500 in the design and production of automatic transmissions and hybrid propulsion systems.<ref name="Manufacturers"/> [[Rolls-Royce North America]] dates its local presence to the establishment of the [[Allison Engine Company]] in 1915. Its Indianapolis Operations Center has a workforce of 4,000 in aircraft engine development and manufacturing.<ref>{{cite news |last=Turner |first=Kris |title=Rolls-Royce celebrates 100 years in Indy |url=http://www.indystar.com/story/news/2015/10/07/rolls-royce-celebrates-100-years-indy/73527466/ |date=October 8, 2015 |newspaper=The Indianapolis Star |publisher=Gannett Co. |access-date=May 15, 2016}}</ref><ref name="Manufacturers"/> Other major manufacturing employers include [[Allegion]] and [[RTX Corporation]].<ref name="Manufacturers"/> In 2016, [[Carrier Corporation]] [[Carrier Air Conditioner move to Mexico|announced the closure]] of its Indianapolis plant, moving 1,400 manufacturing jobs to Mexico.<ref>{{cite news |last=Schwartz |first=Nelson |title=Carrier Workers See Costs, Not Benefits, of Global Trade |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/20/business/economy/carrier-workers-see-costs-not-benefits-of-global-trade.html |access-date=March 30, 2016 |newspaper=The New York Times |date=March 19, 2016}}</ref> Carrier later negotiated with the incoming Trump administration to save some jobs. The company's local workforce numbers 800 in gas furnace production.<ref>{{cite encyclopedia |title=Carrier Corporation |encyclopedia=Digital Encyclopedia of Indianapolis |orig-date=1994 |year=2021 |last=Jyoti |first=Verderame |publisher=Indianapolis Public Library |url=https://indyencyclopedia.org/carrier-corporation/ |access-date=January 23, 2022}}</ref> Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource (see Christianpedia:Copyrights for details). Do not submit copyrighted work without permission! Cancel Editing help (opens in new window) Discuss this page