Indiana
Draper
With 500 employees, Draper Inc. is the largest private-sector employer in Henry County, Indiana. Started as a window shade manufacturer, Draper’s business has expanded to include projection screens, solar control coverings, and gym equipment. Of its 500 employees, 9 are directly dependent on the firm’s export sales and shipping. The firm has been in business since 1902 and has never laid off a single employee.
Draper Inc. sells its products in all 50 states and exports to over 100 countries worldwide, including every TPP partner country. As a firm with such a large stake in the export side of its business, Draper Inc. stands to benefit from free trade agreements currently undergoing negotiations.
- Exports to over 100 countries
- 10% of sales depend on exports
- Faces tariffs as high as 12% in TPP countries
“With approximately 10 percent of its revenue derived from exports, Draper would benefit greatly if the President were granted TPA. With TPA, Congress takes up the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership with the European Union and the Trans-Pacific Partnership.”
Nate LaMar, International Regional Manager
