Opportunity knocks in Knox County Indiana • PO Box 701 Vincennes, IN 47591-0701 • TEL (812) 886-6993 • FAX 812.886.0888 • info@kcdc.com
Our Mission: "To maintain and improve the quality of life, including environmental concerns, for the citizens of Knox County by developing the overall economy of the county."
Our Long Range Goals: 1. Increase the manufacturing percentage of overall employment
2. Increase established basic employers' capital investment and job creation
3. Increase the per capita income growth equal to that of the state as a whole.
4. Maintain Knox County’s role as a regional retail, service, and education center.
Knox County Indiana employers give high marks to their workforce when it comes to measuring productivity levels. The annual employee turnover rate is less than 5 percent, and absenteeism rates range from 0-3 percent per month.
If you have specific needs and do not see a Site or Building to fill them below, contact us - we can help!
Information on our existing industries, the cost of doing businesses, taxes, incentives available, government, services and tools for building a successful business are linked below.
The Median Center of US Population is approximately 20 miles west of Vincennes. Because of its strategic location near the Median Center of U.S. Population and the major urban centers, markets and industries, Knox County is a prime location for development and distribution.
Detailed information on the availability and providers of vital services including electric, gas, fire protection, telecommunications, waste water treatment, portable water, groundwater availability and transportation can be found via this link.
Knox County Indiana is a great place to live and work. The community is equally supportive of raising a thriving family or a successful business. And, it is a true community in every sense of the world. We invite you to take a look around, both this site and the Knox County area. We think you will like what you see.
The Knox County Development Corporation would like to acknowledge the Vincennes Sun Commercial, Indiana Economic Digest, InSide Indiana Business, the Evansville Courier and Press and other area resources for some of the news stories and photographs which appear in our news links. We appreciate their ongoing coverage of events which emphasize the growth of Knox County and its economic development efforts.
The Knox County Development Corporation can assist you from planning to completion of your project. How may we assist you? Note:All services are free-of-charge and inquiries are kept strictly confidential.
From Good Samaritan Hospital and its nationally renowned patient care to the many area private health care providers, Knox County has a full complement of world class healthcare. Patients receive empathetic personal
attention from highly trained providers who utilize cutting-edge technology.
1101 North 3rd Street
PO Box 701
Vincennes, IN 47591
TEL (812) 886-6993
FAX 812-886-0888 info@kcdc.com
Good Samaritan Hospital in Vincennes first opened its doors in February, 1908 as a 25-bed facility. It is now a well respected, regional referral medical complex with an operating complement of over 260 beds, serving southwestern Indiana and southeastern Illinois.
Good Samaritan Hospital is accredited by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO), is approved by the Department of Health and Human Services and consistently ranks in the top 5% in the nation for patient satisfaction.
Throughout its history, Good Samaritan Hospital has grown to meet the health care needs of residents in several neighboring counties in southwestern Indiana and southeastern Illinois. While progressive in the utilization of advanced technologies, Good Samaritan has remained committed to an atmosphere of personal, compassionate patient care.
With a highly trained medical staff, Good Samaritan offers a wide scope of medical and surgical services.
Good Samaritan Lincoln Trail Hospice is another service available in the region that fills the special needs of those dealing with a terminal illness. Lincoln Trail Hospice serves people within a 50-mile radius of Vincennes. In addition to volunteers there is a full-time professional staff of 19.
Wabash Valley Human Services, with administrative offices at 525 N. Fourth St., Vincennes, is a community action agency providing four counties with an array of services.
Welch Diabetes Center in Vincennes continues to expand. Stressing early diagnosis and education, the center reinforces its focus through support and encouragement for patients.
Today, in addition to the administrator, the center has two nurses, a full-time dietitian, and a coordinator and part-time dietitian to meet the expanding needs in southwestern Indiana and southeastern Illinois.
Knox County Association for Retarded Citizens is a multi-faceted organization headquartered in Vincennes providing services for citizens with disabilities. KCARC services include a children's program which provides early childhood intervention.
Affiliated with Vincennes University, Generations is a not-for-profit corporation which serves elderly and disabled individuals of all ages in Daviess, Dubois, Greene, Knox, Martin and Pike counties.
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