Why are businesses increasingly attracted to South Bend as a place to invest, grow and succeed? It's a combination of factors, beginning with affordability, whether it's commercial or residential real estate bargains, or low commercial utility costs. Not only that, but it's strategically located – right at the center of the second-largest overnight, over-the-road distribution zone in North America, reaching more than 41 million residents. Businesses also benefit from South Bend's tech-savvy workforce, strengthened by educational institutions like the University of Notre Dame, Indiana University South Bend and Ivy Tech Community College. And then there's South Bend's favorable business climate, replete with attractive incentives like tax abatements, tax increment financing districts and industrial revenue bonds.

It's easy to see why businesses are standing up and taking notice of South Bend.