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The Army announced the awarding of $23.6 million to AM General for the continuing purchase of HUMMERS. This amount is a portion of the $90 million that the company is scheduled to receive in the first year of a five-year Hummer contract totaling $1 billion. These events have helped stabilize the presence of AM General after the closing of the South Bend plant and the layoffs of the Mishawaka. plant. The net effect on employment at these plants will be a reduction of 800 to 1,000 employees. The convention and tourism industry contributed over $58 million to the St. Joseph County economy in 1989, $52 million in 1988 and $54 million in 1987. 1987's performance was highlighted by the International Special Olympics, according to a report prepared by the Convention and Tourism Division of the South Bend-Mishawaka Chamber of Commerce. The innkeepers' tax generated $803,000 in 1984; $842,000 in 1985; $925,000 in 1986; $1,020,000 in 1987; $1,003,502 in 1988; and $1,098,000 in 1989. Other special attractions of the South Bend area include University Park Shopping Mall, the Olympic-class East Race Waterway and the East Bank area, the "100 Center" shopping complex, Morris Civic Auditorium which offers Broadway plays and the South Bend Symphony, the Studebaker Museum, the Snite Museum of Art, the Northern Indiana Historical Museum, Century Center, Potawatomi Zoo and Morris Conservatory, and the annual Ethnic Festival. Coveleski Regional Baseball Stadium, a new 5,000-seat facility, is rated among the best in minor league baseball and had record crowds during its first two seasons. of play for the South Bend White Sox, a minor league team of the Chicago White Sox. • Major Employers in South Bend Employer Allied Signal, Inc. Allied Products Corp. 1st Source Bank RACO, Inc. Wheel Horse Products Associates Bancorp Automatic Molded Plastics Nyloncraft, Inc. Indiana Bell Telephone Martin's Super Markets University of Notre Dame* Memorial Hospital of South Bend South Bend Community School Corporation St. Joseph's Care Group, Inc. City of South Bend St. Joseph County Indiana University at South Bend U.S. Post Office (Regional) St. Mary's College* South Bend Medical Foundation Approximate Number Product/Service of Employees Commercial/Industrial Airplane & Auto Parts 2,600 Metal Stampings 783 Financial Services 649 Electrical Switches & Boxes 626 Manufacturing/Lawn Equipment 590 Financial Services 500 Automobile Plastic Parts 486 Injection Molded Parts 4g0 Telephone Services 465 Retail -Food 459 r~ ~J Public and Non-Commercial Education 2,600 Medical Care 2,500 Education 2,300 Medical Care , 1,900 Government 1,300 Government 850 Education 553 Mail Service 500 Education 480 Medical Care 456 • * Located outside the City, in Notre Dame, Indiana. Source: South Bend -Mishawaka Area Chamber of Commerce. -20-