South Bend Area Business & Industry
In 2019, the city of South Bend garnered national attention due to a presidential bid by its mayor, Pete Buttigieg. The campaign brought attention to the city …
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Studebaker Plazalocation_fillStudebaker Plaza, today a city-owned public space, serves as a reminder of the humble roots of South Bend's in…
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Studebaker Assembly 84location_fillBy the 20th century, Studebaker began producing cars, competing against the top manufacturers in the country. … -
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Tippecanoe Placelocation_fillClement Studebaker, co-founder and first President of the Studebaker company, chose to build a home that refle… -
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Oliver Chilled Plow Works Smokestacklocation_fillOliver Chilled Plow Works - 1835-1855 South Bend’s Oliver Chilled Plow Works manufactured some of the world’s… -
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Copshaholm Mansionlocation_fillJ.D. Oliver’s inspiration for Copshaholm Joseph Doty “J.D.” Oliver managed the finances for Oliver Chilled Plo… -
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Singer Sewing Machine Factorylocation_fillSinger: a Better Machine 1850-1868 Isaac Merritt Singer refined existing sewing machines in 1850 by adding a p… -
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Stephenson Underwear Millslocation_fillOrigin of the Mills Although South Bend citizens remembers the Stephenson Underwear Mills as men’s and women’… -
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Wilson Brothers Shirt Factorylocation_fillWilson Branches Out to South Bend The Wilson Brothers menswear business was founded in Cincinnati, Ohio by the… -
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Bowman Creek Industrial Sitelocation_fillSitting just south of downtown South Bend, the Bowman Creek area has been a business magnet since the 1860s. T… -
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Dodge Manufacturing Companylocation_fillIndependent Invention Mishawaka-born Wallace Harlow Dodge earned his reputation as an inventor when he patent…
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