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Taking advantage of the labor movement?s loss of influence and membership in the wake of the financial crisis, Indiana has become increasingly attractive to companies looking to cut costs. Manufacturers such as Caterpillar have closed plants in other Midwest states and Canada while opening or expanding operations in Indiana, due to the state?s lower taxes and fewer regulations. While earning as little as half as much as their fellow workers in other states, many workers say with high unemployment and less bargaining power they have little choice but to take what jobs there are.