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Major Employers <br />As of August 2014 employment figures for major employers in the South Bend and St. <br />Joseph County area were as follows: <br />Employer Type of Business <br />University of Notre Dame <br />Higher Education <br />Beacon Health Systems <br />Healthcare <br />Trinity Health/ St. Joesph Regional Medical Center <br />Healthcare <br />AM General <br />Manufacturing <br />Martin's Super Markets <br />City of South Bend <br />Indiana University South Bend <br />1 st Source Corporation <br />Schurz Communications <br />Honeywell International <br />Retail- Grocery <br />Government <br />Higher Education <br />Banking /Finance <br />Multimedia Communications <br />Search & Navigation Equipment <br />Source: St. Joseph County Chamber of Commerce 2014 Economic Profile. <br />Approximate <br />Number of <br />Employees <br />8,466 <br />3,400 <br />3,000 <br />2,738 <br />1,555 <br />1,298 <br />1,266 <br />1,160 <br />725 <br />700 <br />Taxes <br />Assessed Valuation: $2,181,510,508 for taxes payable in 2014 <br />Property Tax: $6.0211 for taxes assessed in 2013 and payable in 2014 per $100 of <br />assessed valuation in the South Bend - Portage taxing district in St. Joseph County. <br />Sales & Use Tax: 7% tangible personal property except food and prescription drugs. <br />Individual Adjusted Gross Income: 3.4% of earnings - $1,000 annual exemption allowed for <br />each taxpayer and $1,500 for each dependent child. <br />Excise Tax: Cigarettes - 99.5 cents per 20 cigarette package, and 124.375 cents per 25 <br />cigarette package. Gasoline - 18 cents per gallon. <br />Automobile Tax: Excise tax in lieu of personal property tax, based on initial retail price and <br />age of vehicle. <br />Innkeeper's Tax: 6% additional sales tax on any overnight stay in St. Joseph County. <br />County Economic Development Income Tax: 0.4% of adjusted gross income of St. Joseph <br />County resident taxpayers and certain non - resident St. Joseph County taxpayers. <br />County Option Income Tax: 0.6% of adjusted gross income of St. Joseph County resident <br />taxpayers and certain non - resident St. Joseph County taxpayers. <br />Local Option Income Tax: 0.5% of adjusted gross income of St. Joseph County resident <br />taxpayers and certain non- resident St. Joseph County taxpayers. <br />Local Option Income Tax Public Safety: 0.25% of adjusted gross income of St. Joseph <br />County resident taxpayers and certain non - resident St. Joseph County taxpayers. <br />Community Data <br />Hospitals: There are two major hospitals in the South Bend area, collectively-with over 890 <br />beds: Memorial Hospital of South Bend and St. Joseph Regional Medical Center. <br />Parks and Recreation: The park system consists of 75 local parks and facilities. <br />Cultural: The City of South Bend is the home of a minor league baseball team affiliated with <br />the Arizona Diamondbacks with games played in the Stanley Coveleski Regional <br />Baseball Stadium (a 5,000 seat facility). The St. Joseph River runs through the City <br />providing boating activities. The East Race Waterway is a 2,000 yard man -made <br />rafting and kayaking course which flows adjacent to the St. Joseph River. Other <br />A -4 <br />