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VANDERBURGH COUNTY, INDIANA

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Institute for Research on Labor, Employment, and the Economy VANDERBURGH COUNTY, INDIANA

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Institute for Research on Labor, Employment, and the Economy Introduction ��4 506 E. Liberty St. Demographics ��6 Ann Arbor, MI 48104-7202 population change ��6 population by age ��7 [email protected] population by educational attainment ��8 734-998-6201 household income & housing value ��9 Economy �� 10 employment overview ��10 Lawrence A. Molnar unemployment ��11 Associate Director employment by industry �� 12 employment by occupation �� 13 Carmen Wells Quigg location quotient �� 14 Project Manager Incentives �� 15 local tax incentives �� 15 loans, funds, & financial sources �� 16 economic development organizations �� 17 Local Assets �� 19 transportation �� 19 Education ��22 colleges, universities, & technical schools ��22 K-12 education ��24 workforce education ��26 Quality of Life ��28 parks & recreation ��28 museums & libraries ��30 The National Excess Manufacturing Capacity Catalog (NEXCAP) is the result of collaboration between performing arts �� 31 the University of Michigan’s Institute for Research on Labor, Employment, and the Economy (IRLEE), cultural events ��32 and the U.S. Commerce Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA). This profile was sports ��33 produced by NEXCAP and a comprehensive update was completed in December 2012. Since community, public safety ��34 site, and facility information changes periodically, the profile may contain outdated material. While NEXCAP Healthcare ��35 makes every reasonable effort to present current and accurate information, no guarantee of any kind is made. healthcare systems ��35 human services ��36

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Area and Infrastructure o Ralph Koch Field DUBOIS Haubstadt Griffin GIBSON Lynnville Introduction Cynthiana Vanderburgh County 2013

Poseyville Dale Elberfeld

Vanderburgh County is located near the southwesternNew corner Harm oofn yIndiana along the Ohio River bordering Kentucky. In 2012 the population was 180,305, and the population is growing. Gentryville Evansville, the county seat, is by far the largest city in Vanderburgh County and was at one time Darmstadt WARRICK the world’s primary manufacturing center of Tennyson

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Bo onville At a glance: o Evansville Regional Chandler Boonville

Location Southwest Indiana o Skylane Area 236.33 sq. milesPOSEY Chrisney Population 180,305

County seat Evansville Evansville o Major cities Evansville, Darmstadt Airports Major assets Evansville Regional Airport, Major Roads access to shipping along the SPENCER Rail Lines Ohio River through the Mount Newburgh MVernonount V ePortrnon of Indiana, located Municipal Boundaries at the median point for United Vanderburgh GCroaunndtvyiew States population. Indiana Counties

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Demographics: population change DEMOGRAPHICS: population by age

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8 20% 6 4 15% 2 10% 0 5% Population Population (%) Growth Rate -2 0% -4 Population (%)Age by Vanderburgh County Indiana United States 2000 2010 2011 2000 2010 2011 2000 2010 2011 1980-1990 1990-2000 2000-2010 Vanderburgh County Indiana United States United States Census. 1980, 1990, 2000, 2010 0-14 15-34 35-54 55-74 75+ United States Census. 2000. American Community Survey. 2010-1 Year Estimates 2011-1 Year Estimates. During the 1980s, still growing more slowly Vanderburgh County than the country as a whole. The age makeup of the Vanderburgh County is 75 or experienced a decrease in Growth continued during the population of Vanderburgh older, compared to a state and population while Indiana and 2000s although the United County closely resembles the national population of roughly the United States grew at a States and Indiana both saw a state and national distribution 6.0%. Vanderburgh County consistent rate. Vanderburgh modest decline in their rate of of age groups. One exception also has a slightly larger County returned to growth growth relative to the 1990s. is that Vanderburgh County percentage of working age in the following two decades. Vanderburgh County’s growth has a slightly larger population young-adults age 15-34 than During the 1990s Indiana during the 2000s increased of those over 75. Roughly that of Indiana or the nation and Vanderburgh County slightly relative to the county’s 7.2% of the population in as a whole. both experienced higher rate of population growth in growth rates than during the the 1990s. 1980s, although they were

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DEMOGRAPHICS: population by educational attainment DEMOGRAPHICS: household income & housing value

Vanderburgh County Indiana United States 100% 2000 $50,920 $57,480 $58,070 90% 2010 $42,567 $47,134 $52,874 80% 2011 $44,685 $47,561 $51,723 70% United States Census. 2000. American Community Survey. 2010-1 Year Estimate, 2011-1 Year Estimates 60% 50% Vanderburgh 40% Indiana United States County

30%(%) 20% 2010 $94,800 $100,157 $190,067 10% 2011 $117,400 $125,360 $179,500 0% American Community Survey. 2010-1 Year Estimate, 2011-1 Year Estimates 2000 2010 2011 2000 2010 2011 2000 2010 2011 Vanderburgh County Indiana United States Population by Educational Attainment Educational by Population From 2000 to 2011, an overall The housing value for High School Diploma Associates Degree Bachelors Degree Graduate Degree decline of about 12% was seen in Vanderburgh County is United States Census. 2000. American Community Survey. 2010-1 Year Estimate, 2011-1 Year Estimates the national median household significantly lower than national income. Vanderburgh County and state levels, but has also started with a lower overall bounced back recently, unlike the income and also decreased by housing value for the country. During the period of 2000-2010 percentage of the population about the same amount over the there has been a nationwide of bachelor’s and graduate same amount of time. increase in educational degrees in Vanderburgh County attainment including in also increased modestly from Vanderburgh County. The 2000 to 2011. Compared to county has seen a 6% increase state educational attainment in the population of high levels, the population of school diploma holders, Vanderburgh County is slightly reflecting and out performing more educated than the a nationwide increase in high norm. However, compared to school graduates. Vanderburgh national levels of educational County has also experienced a attainment, Vanderburgh 7% increase in its population County has a lower percentage of those with an associate’s of adults with a bachelor’s or degree, mirroring statewide graduate degree. and national trends. The

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Economy: employment overview ECONOMY: unemployment

10 Year 5 Year 3 Year 1 Year 12 2012 Annual Change (%) Change (%) Change (%) Change (%) Vanderburgh County

10 Employment Level 84,269 -4.49 -3.28 1.18 -0.84 8 Unemployment Rate 7.6 68.9 61.7 -8.4 -1.3

Indiana 6 Employment Level 2,914,521 -7.9 9.7 9.1 0.5

Unemployment Rate Unemployment Rate (%) 8.2 58.5 78.1 21.3 9.5 4 United States 2 Employment Level 133,738,000 2.5 -2.9 2.1 1.7

Unemployment Rate 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 8.1 39.6 76 -12.9 -9 Vanderburgh County Indiana United States Labor Force United States Bureau of Labor Statistics. 2012. Participation Rate 63.7 -3.6 -3.6 -2.6 -6 Source: United States Bureau of Labor Statistics. 2012. Indiana and Vanderburgh 2008/2009 recession than the Employment prospects in increase in either the United County have historically state and national average. In Vanderburgh County are States or Indiana. The had an unemployment rate the years since the economic slightly better than in the unemployment rate has also lower than the national crash the unemployment nation overall. However, decreased at a slower pace in level. During the late 1990s rate has begun to decrease the unemployment rate in Vanderburgh County in the the unemployment rate in nationwide. However, with Vanderburgh County has past three years than it has in Vanderburgh County dropped an unemployment rate over increased more in the past the United States or Indiana. to a low of about 3% before 6.5%, Vanderburgh County decade than the percentage it began to increase during has a level of unemployment the 2000s. Unemployment well above the level required in Vanderburgh County for full employment (4%). increased less during the

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ECONOMY: employment by industry ECONOMY: employment by occupation

Transportation and Material Moving Occupations

Natural resources and mining Production Occupations Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations

Construction Construction and Extraction Occupations

Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations Manufacturing Office and Administrative Support Occupations

Tade, transportation, and utilities Sales and Related Occupations

Personal Care and Service Occupations Information Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Occupations

Financial activites Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations

Protective Service Occupations Professional and business services Healthcare Support Occupations

Education and health services Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations

Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations Leisure and hospitality Education, Training, and Library Occupations Other services Legal Occupations Community and Social Service Occupations 0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations Vanderburgh County Indiana United States United States Bureau of Labor Statistics. 2010. Architecture and Engineering Occupations

Computer and Mathematical Occupations

Business and Financial Operations Occupations

Management Occupations

The distribution of employment employment in Vanderburgh 0% 5% 10% 15% 20%

by different industry sectors in County, much higher than National Indiana Vanderburgh County

Vanderburgh County closely both the state and national United States Bureau of Labor Statistics. 2012. resembles the distribution of levels. The Construction super- employment throughout the sector also employs a relatively nation and throughout the State larger percentage of workers of Indiana. In all three levels in Vanderburgh County The Evansville Metropolitan Occupations; and Transportation of analysis, the super-sector than at the state or national Statistical Area has a distribution and Material Moving Occupations; of Trade, Transportation and level. Finally, the level of of occupations relatively congruous than do the nation or Indiana as Utilities employs the largest manufacturing employment in with those of Indiana and the a whole. However, the Evansville portion of the workforce, Vanderburgh County, although nation. The Evansville MSA has a MSA also has a much lower level approximately 23%. The higher than the national level, much higher level of employment of Management Occupations, super-sector of Education and is much lower than the overall in occupations pertaining to Business and Financial Operations Health Services is unusually percentage in Indiana. manufacturing, such as Production Occupations, and Education, high at over 20% of overall Occupations; Installation, Training, and Library Occupations. Maintenance, and Repair

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ECONOMY: location quotient Incentives: local tax incentives

Natural resources and mining Tax Increment Financing Construction Reduced property taxes for new construction in designated areas to promote reinvestment and economic development. Manufacturing www.southwestindiana.org Trade, transportation, and utilities Information Enterprise Zone Incentives Enterprise Zone Incentives offer a number of tax deductions and credits Financial activities for businesses located in certified zones. Incentives offered include: Capital Professional and business services Investment Deductions that allow businesses to deduct certain capital Education and health services investments from inventory taxes, Employment Expense Credits that Leisure and hospitality offer tax credits for businesses paying employees who reside in Enterprise Zones, and Loan Interest Credits that allow deductions for interest paid on Other services loans that benefit Enterprise Zone businesses or facilities. Unclassified 0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1 1.2 1.4 1.6 The Enterprise Zone currently covers part of Evansville, and also includes centers for community service, child development, meetings, as well as Indiana Comparison United States Comparison education and training within its boundaries. United States Bureau of Labor Statistics. 2012. www.euea.org/incentives_for_employers.php

Relative to both state and Services sector. The Natural national levels, Construction Resources and Mining sector work and Education and Health is very weak in Vanderburgh Services employment are both County compared to Indiana concentrated in Vanderburgh and the United States. The County. Within Indiana, Financial Activities sector is Vanderburgh County is a center also less strong in Vanderburgh for the Information Sector as County than in the state or well as the Professional and, nation as a whole. to a lesser extent, the Business

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INCENTIVES & PROGRAMS: loans, funds, & financial sources INCENTIVES & PROGRAMS: economic development organizations

Infrastructure Support Growth Alliance for Greater Evansville (GAGE) Grants and loans provided by the Southwest Indiana Economic A non-governmental, not-for-profit economic development organization Development Coalition to support infrastructure improvements for roads, for the Evansville metropolitan area that provides a variety of services rail spurs, and water and sewer lines. and resources to local businesses and businesses that are thinking about www.southwestindiana.org locating in Evansville. Among other services, GAGE provides free site selection services to companies looking to relocate to the Evansville area Workforce Training and also assists established businesses with expansion, facility relocation, Training or funding for training provided by the Southwest Indiana feasibility studies, and tax phase-in issues. Economic Development Coalition to improve the skills of new, qualified www.evansvillegage.com employees. www.southwestindiana.org Southwest Indiana Economic Development Coalition A regional economic development organization providing information and assistance to communities, businesses, and site selectors throughout the counties of Vanderburgh, Gibson, Posey, and Warrick. www.southwestindiana.org

Small Business Development Center (SBDC) A business acceleration initiative funded by the Chamber of Commerce of Southwest Indiana. SBDC provides business planning and advising, market research, financial projections, and other free services to small businesses in southwest Indiana. www.ccswin.com/busndev/swsbdc.asp

WorkOne Southwest An organization dedicated to workforce career development, for both employers and employees. WorkOne Southwest provides employers with a toolkit of information about employment in Indiana, including available incentives, employee training grants, and labor market information. www.workonesouthwest.com

Evansville Urban Enterprise Association The Evansville Urban Enterprise Association (EUEA) provides a set of incentives and supportive programs for businesses in downtown Evansville’s Enterprise Zone. www.euea.org

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Local Assets: transportation

Chamber of Commerce of Southwest Indiana Freeways One of the largest regional chambers of commerce in the State of Indiana, Interstate 64 runs through northern Vanderburgh County. This freeway it fosters an innovative business, educational, cultural, and governmental connects to Louisville to the east and St. Louis to the west. environment. www.ccswin.com Interstate 69 runs south through Vanderburgh County. This freeway connects with Kentucky and goes down to Memphis, Tennessee. Plans Tri-State Manufacturers Alliance are in place to extend it north to Indianapolis to create an international Initiated by the Chamber of Commerce of Southwest Indiana, the Tri-State corridor from Mexico to Canada. Manufacturers Alliance is a network of regional manufacturers that helps maintain an attractive manufacturing environment in southwest Indiana, Interstate 164 is a continuation of I-69 that loops around the southeast northeast Kentucky and southeast Illinois. side of Evansville. www.tsmablog.wordpress.com US-41 is a freeway running through the east side of Evansville and into SCORE Evansville Kentucky, linking I-164 to I-69. A small business counseling and mentorship organization operating in Evansville since 1976. SCORE counsels over 500 small businesses and Airports startups a year. Evansville Regional Airport (EVV) is the largest airport in Vanderburgh www.evansville.score.org County and serves commercial flights. It has three runways and is situated on 1,400 acres. The passenger terminal contains 140,000 square feet of space and provides ten carrier gates. The Evansville Regional Airport serves over 170,000 passengers a year, and has planned infrastructure improvements in anticipation of that number rising. Although it does not offer international flights itself, it does offer daily departures to four national hub airport locations around the United States: Detroit, Atlanta, Chicago-O’Hare and Dallas/Fort-Worth. www.evvairport.com

Skylane Airport (3EV) is a smaller airport with one runway in Evansville. Skylane Airport is a relatively new airport established in 1999 and serves local, non-commercial flights throughout the Midwest and Great Lakes region. www.airnav.com/airport/3EV

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Seaports Railways The Port of Indiana (Mount Vernon) is one of three ports in Indiana’s CSX Indiana is a national railway company providing more than 2,700 miles publically owned port system that together handles over $1.89 billion of of railroads and handled nearly 2.5 million carloads of freight in Indiana in cargo annually. The Mount Vernon port is the largest public port within 2011. CSX Indiana has two stations located in Vanderburgh County. 175 miles of the Ohio-Mississippi River confluence, making it a year-round www.csx.com hub for shipping from the Midwest to the Gulf of Mexico. The Mount Vernon Port is ranked as the eighth largest inland river port in the United Indiana Southwestern Railway is a local railway operated by Pioneer States and is serviced by Evansville Western Railway. Railcorp providing 28 miles of rail connecting Cynthiana to Evansville. www.portsofindiana.com/poi/mount_vernon Indiana Southwestern primarily ships grain, plastics, and rail products. http://pioneer-railcorp.com/ISW.html The Port of Evansville is a public port offering 108,000 square feet of warehousing space. The Port of Evansville has the ability to load or unload Evansville Western Railway is a local railway company providing service six barges at once and also has an indoor loading facility to service barges stops in both Indiana and Illinois and at ports along the Ohio River. Most entirely under a roofed area. The Port of Evansville is serviced by CSX notably, it provides rail services to the Mount Vernon Port of Indiana. The Rail. Evansville Western Railway connects Evansville in the east with Okawville, http://portofevansvillein.com Illinois in the west and numerous cities in between. http://evwr.biz Public Transportation The Metropolitan Evansville Transit System (METS) consists of 17 fixed route service areas, providing public transportation throughout Vanderburgh County. METS has a special service for those 65 years of age and older, METS Mobility, that provides door to door pick up and drop off for those who might have difficulty reaching a bus stop. http://evansville.in.gov/Index.aspx?page=2803

Non-Motorized Transportation Since 2006, Vanderburgh County has been taking steps to improve its bike infrastructure. Recently a large multi-million dollar bike path project was completed connecting the University of Southern Indiana to Burdette Park. Additional development projects are planned to further expand the network of bike paths in Vanderburgh County by connecting multiple bike-friendly parks. www.evansvillempo.com/home.htm

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Education: colleges, universities, & technical schools

University of Evansville ITT Technical Institute A private university in Evansville with around 3,000 students. It offers A for-profit technical college offering technology oriented certificate both graduate and undergraduate programs. Founded in 1854, the programs and degrees to prepare students for careers in information University of Evansville is recognized by US News & World Report as technology. one of the ten best regional universities in the Midwest. It is organized www.itt-tech.edu into four colleges and schools: College of Arts and Sciences, College of Education and Health Sciences, College of Engineering and Computer Science, and the Schroeder Family School of Business Administration. www.evansville.edu

University of Southern Indiana A public university located outside of Evansville with an enrollment of around 11,000, offering both graduate and undergraduate programs. Originally a regional branch of Indiana State University, the University of Southern Indiana gained independence in 1985 and has grown at an exceptional pace since. Plans are currently under development to refit the campus to handle twice as many students, up to 20,000, in expectation of future growth. www.usi.edu

Harrison College A privately held, for-profit college that has locations in Indiana (its main campus), Ohio, and online. Harrison College has approximately 6,000 students, mostly at its Indiana locations. The college offers associate and bachelor degree programs in health science, veterinary technology, information technology, criminal justice, and business. www.harrison.edu

Ivy Tech Community College A public community college offering associate and certificate programs in business, health sciences, skilled trades, and social services. It provides two-year associate’s degrees and one-year technical certificates and educates approximately 6,600 students. www.ivytech.edu/southwest

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EDUCATION: K-12 education

Evansville-Vanderburgh School Corporation in the State of Indiana and nationally. The school also offers an International Public school education for grades k-12 in Vanderburgh County is provided Baccalaureate Diploma Programme and a large number of advanced by the Evansville-Vanderburgh School Corporation. The Evansville- placement and college preparatory classes. Vanderburgh School Corporation is the third largest school corporation www.signature.edu in the State of Indiana, covering 241 square miles, including all of Vanderburgh County. It employs over 3,000 people at 39 schools, making it Evansville Lutheran School the fourth largest employer in southwestern Indiana. It also has the largest The Evansville Lutheran School was originally founded in 1845, although transportation system in the southwest region of the state. it has undergone substantial transformations since then. The Evansville www.evscschools.com Lutheran School educates 190 students from kindergarten up to eighth grade. www.evansvillelutheranschool.com Evansville Catholic Schools Vanderburgh County has 28 Catholic schools serving preschool up to high school students. These schools tend to be smaller, with only a few hundred students, and offer excellent student/teacher ratios. www.evansville-diocese.org/schools/schoolsindex.htm

Evansville Christian Schools A network of Christian schools accredited by the State of Indiana, the Association of Christian Schools International, and AdvancED. Evansville Christian Schools has been given an “A” rating by the Indiana Department of Education and is considered a “high achievement/high growth” school system. Evansville Christian Schools has three campuses located through Evansville and serves pre-kindergarten through 8th grade students. www.evansvillechristian.org

Evansville Day School Evansville Day School is a pre-kindergarten through 12th grade college preparatory school. The Evansville Day School boasts an outstanding 100% college attendance rate for high school graduates and SAT scores that are well above state and national averages. www.evansvilledayschool.org

Evansville Signature School Signature School is a chartered high school with approximately 330 students and an average class size of 20 students. Signature School is highly ranked

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EDUCATION: workforce education

WorkOne Southwest INTraining Provides career planning and training assistance to workers in southwest Indiana Department of Workforce Development: The Indiana Department Indiana. WorkOne is a state-wide training organization supported by of Workforce Development is a state level organization dedicated to collaboration with the Department of Workforce Development. providing resources for workers and employers. www.workonesouthwest.com www.in.gov/dwd

The Literacy Center The Literacy Center is a not-for-profit organization in Evansville that seeks to improve adult literacy through tutoring and other services confidentially and for free. www.litcenter.org

On-the-Job Training (OJT) The OJT Program allows unemployed or underemployed Indiana residents the ability to start a career and receive training while working. www.in.gov/dwd/2674.htm

WorkINdiana The WorkINdiana program provides free adult education in math, reading, and writing. Those using the WorkINdiana program can also acquire an occupational certificate or a GED. www.in.gov/dwd/adulted_workin.htm

Jobs for America’s Graduates (JAG) JAG is a program that helps high school graduates transition to a career through continuing education and work-based learning experiences. www.in.gov/dwd/2446.htm

INTraining INTraining is an online resource that connects employees seeking training to a wide array of approved training providers and programs throughout Indiana. https://solutions.dwd.in.gov/

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Quality of Life: parks & recreation

Burdette Park Swonder Ice Arena A publically owned recreation facility offering BMX racing, camping, A popular attraction in Evansville featuring an ice rink, fitness center, mini-golf, tennis, swimming pools and waterslides, rentable party figure skating classes, and ice hockey teams. Open year round, the ice rink houses, and more. provides a suite of ice-skating services for residents, a cool escape from www.visitevansville.com/attractions/burdette-park-aquatic-center- the summer heat, and the amenities of a public gym. The same facility also and-bmx-track houses a skate park for skateboarding and roller blading. www.skateswonder.com Garvin Park A public park founded in 1915, making it one of Evansville’s oldest parks. Wesselman Woods Nature Preserve Situated on 80 acres, the park includes a large lake, swimming pool, A private preserve managed by the Wesselman Nature Society. Located on a playground, and tennis and basketball courts, and is on the National 200 acre plot, the preserve offers a view into the natural beauty of southwest Register of Historical Places. It is a popular location for public gatherings Indiana. It also hosts classrooms and event facilities and offers weekly or just an escape from city life. The Indiana Department of Natural classes about the native plants and animals found in the park. Resources releases rainbow trout into the lake annually to provide a www.wesselmannaturesociety.org/woods/index.php stock for sport fishing. www.visitevansville.com/attractions/garvin-park Howell Wetlands A 35-acre urban wetland with over two miles of hiking trails that allow CK Newsome Community Center visitors to explore the rich bio-diversity of the wetland. A gathering spot for many events, seminars, parties, and other special www.wesselmannaturesociety.org/wetlands occasions. Located in Evansville, the community center has a large gymnasium with basketball and volleyball games throughout the year Lloyd Pool and a recording studio available for local musicians. The C.K. Newsome The only public indoor pool in the 20 counties comprising the Illinois- Community Center also offers aerobic exercise and dance classes for Indiana-Kentucky tri-state area. The pool facilities are open from February residents of Evansville. through December. The attached Igleheart Park features tennis and www.evansville.in.gov/index.aspx?page=593 basketball courts, a large playground, and a butterfly garden that are open year round. Mesker Park Zoo www.evansvillegov.org A public zoo housing over 700 animals and thousands of plants from diverse ecological niches. The zoo is divided into zones representing habitats from continents around the world. One popular attraction is the daily giraffe feeding that is open for public participation. From 11:00 to 2:00 the public can purchase romaine lettuce leaves and hand feed them to giraffes. www.meskerparkzoo.com

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QUALITY OF LIFE: museums & libraries QUALITY OF LIFE: performing arts

Gresham Memorial Home Mesker Amphitheatre A historic home built by the City of Evansville in 1917 for the mother An 8,500 seat amphitheater built in 1936 at the bequest of local of the first American soldier to give up his life in the First World War. philanthropist George Mesker. It hosts plays, concerts, and comedy shows, It functions as a museum, holding artifacts from World War I, and among other performances. a veteran’s memorial. The City of Evansville is considering a plan centre.evansvillegis.com to repurpose the Gresham Memorial Home to provide housing for veterans in need of support. Victory Theatre www.evansville.in.gov/index.aspx?page=2363 A 1,950-seat indoor venue. Known for its retro style, it recently underwent a $20 million renovation. It hosts a variety of concerts, Broadway shows, Koch Family Children’s Museum of Evansville (cMoe) and children’s programs. A children’s museum offering a number of interactive exhibits and www.victorytheatre.com facilities designed to inspire children to learn and engage their environment. www.cmoekids.org

Evansville Museum of Arts and Sciences A public museum offering artwork dating back to the 1600s, a planetarium, and other exhibits pertaining to arts, history, and science. www.emuseum.org

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QUALITY OF LIFE: cultural events QUALITY OF LIFE: sports

Angel Mounds Goebel Soccer Complex An archeological and cultural center. Angel Mound was originally a A state of the art soccer complex with ten Olympic size soccer fields. Mississippian Native American settlement founded over a thousand The Goebel Soccer Complex has been host to a number of large years ago and has now become a modern tourist attraction, park, and tournaments, including the preliminary rounds of the State Cup, venue for local events. President Cup, and Challenge Cup. www.angelmounds.org www.visitevansville.com/venues/goebel-soccer-complex

Riverside Historic District Canoe Evansville Located along the Ohio riverfront next to Evansville’s Commercial A program organized by the Wesselman Nature Society to take groups District, the Riverside Historic District offers examples of high-style on canoe trips along Pigeon Creek and other waterways. Along the way, architecture from the 1850s through the 1920s. knowledgeable guides teach about the wildlife of the creek. One-hour www.historicevansville.com/district.php?id=Riverside treks to full-day excursions can be arranged. www.wesselmannaturesociety.org/canoe

Bosse Field The third oldest major league baseball stadium in the United States. It was built in 1915 and only Boston’s Fenway Park (1912) and Chicago’s Wrigley Field (1914) are older. It is home to the Evansville Otters, the city’s Frontier League baseball team. www.evansvilleotters.com/bosse/info

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QUALITY OF LIFE: public safety Healthcare: healthcare systems

Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office St. Mary’s Medical Center of Evansville The Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office is responsible for policing the A nonprofit, privately owned emergency services and acute care area of Vanderburgh County outside the jurisdiction of the Evansville facility. It was established over 140 years ago and staffs over 750 Police Department. The Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s office also physicians. It specializes in cardiac, surgical, orthopedic, rehabilitation, manages a monthly “Sheriff’s sale” of foreclosed homes and properties. neurosciences, women’s, children’s, senior’s, and emergency and www.vanderburghsheriff.com trauma services. It is one of the largest faith-based health organizations in Indiana. Evansville Police Department www.stmarys.org The Evansville Police Department has 286 officers who patrol the 41 square mile area of the City of Evansville. Thirty-six officers are part Deaconess Hospital of a bicycle patrol unit intended to facilitate an increased presence and A nonprofit, privately owned emergency services and acute care facility. engagement in the community. Founded in 1892, the Deaconess Hospital system has over 20 primary www.evansvillepolice.com care locations and specialty facilities. www.deaconess.com Emergency Management Agency The Vanderburgh County Emergency Management Agency manages Public Health Nursing Outreach Services and coordinates the response to natural disasters and emergencies in Provides home visitation services, health assessment and referrals, the county. It is responsible for mitigation, preparedness, response, and health education, and family and prenatal care coordination to recovery activities before, during, and after disasters. The functions of residents of Vanderburgh County. The program connects registered the agency are shared among five divisions: Communications, Planning, nurses to the public to support healthy lifestyles and access to Severe Weather Operations, Group Operations, and the Community healthcare. Emergency Response Team. www.evansville.in.gov/index.aspx?page=683 www.evansvillegov.org/index.aspx?page=51 Evansville Outpatient Clinic Evansville Fire Department Funded by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, the The Evansville Fire Department has seventeen stations located Evansville Outpatient Clinic provides services to veterans for a range of throughout the City of Evansville. The department is staffed by 274 physical and mental health issues. paid employees and provides emergency response and fire suppression www.va.gov/directory/guide/facility.asp?id=82 support for the City of Evansville. Five smaller fire departments provide emergency response support for the rest of Vanderburgh County. www.evansvillegov.org/index.aspx?page=53

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HEALTHCARE: human services

Carver Community Organization Destination: Home, Bridges The Carver Community Organization has provided services to A program that seeks to end homelessness in Evansville and Vanderburgh Evansville community members of all ages for over 65 years. Services County and help community members escape poverty. It is a subset of the includes childcare, k-12 tutoring and youth programs, family services larger multi-purpose organization, Destination: Home, which mitigates the such as tax-filing support and college application support, and adult effects of poverty. day services to support those who are unable to live independently. www.destination-home.info/bridges.htm www.carverorg.org Youth Service Bureau Vanderburgh County Health Department A group providing a variety of youth oriented programs including The Vanderburgh County Health Department provides a wide variety after school and summer programs, substance abuse counseling, theft of health related services, including health clinics, healthy lifestyle intervention, and an aggression reduction program. education, and community outreach and referral programs. www.youthservicebureau.net evansvillegov.org/index.aspx?page=77

Health Education Programs The Health Department of Vanderburgh County offers a wide range of educational programs for residents of all ages, free of charge. Programs include Cancer Awareness, Hand Washing 101, Nutrition 101, Preschooler Educational, STD Awareness, and Weight Down, which encourages residents to live a healthy lifestyle and lose weight. www.vanderburghcounty.in.gov/index.aspx?page=1506

Aurora A charity organization that provides support and services to the homeless and impoverished residents of the City of Evansville. Aurora helps those in need find affordable housing or shelter, child care, nutritional support, and temporary employment. www.auroraevansville.org

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