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.

New Trustee Appointed to Vincinnes University Board

John Hidde has been appointed to the Vincennes University Board of Trustees. Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels appointed Hidde to the three-year term. He replaces R. J. Reynolds.

"It is an honor to be selected as a board member of this fine University, and I will do my best to contribute to its future success," Hidde said. He was sworn in at the VU Board meeting in Indianapolis today.

A past president/CEO of Good Samaritan Hospital from which he retired in Dec. 2000, Hidde is currently secretary of the Vincennes Police Civil Service Merit Commission and a member of the Executive Committee and chair of the Site Development Committee of the Knox County Development Corporation.

Hidde holds a masters degree in Health Care Administration from the Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, and a bachelors degree in Pharmacy from the University of Wisconsin, Madison.

A volunteer for the Vincennes Food Pantry, Hidde serves on its Executive Committee and as chair of its Building Committee. He is a member of the Vincennes Elks Club and St. Pauls Lutheran Church where he chairs its Finance Committee.

A veteran of the U.S. Army Medical Service Corps, having served as a Captain, Hidde and his wife Judy have three married sons and eight grandchildren.

For more information on Vincennes University visit their website: http://www.vinu.edu