Muncie is a city of Indiana in the United States . The largest employers in Muncie are Ball Memorial Hospital ( an Indiana University Health partner ) , Ball State University , Muncie Community Schools , The City of Muncie , Sallie Mae , Wal-mart , and The Youth Opportunity Center . In 2008 , Italian manufacturer Brevini Power Transmission announced that Muncie will be its new U.S. headquarters and plans to create 450 jobs in Muncie by 2011 .