Indiana Economic Development Corp. to Host International Business Conference Next Spring
State to welcome global business leaders, innovators and economic development partners in April 2020 INDIANAPOLIS (Dec. 18, 2019) – Indiana Secretary of Commerce Jim Schellinger and the Indiana Economic Development Corporation (IEDC) will host an inaugural conference, the Indiana Global Economic Summit, in Indianapolis next spring. The summit, planned for […]
READ MOREFamily Brings You Home- Mackenzie Jackson
Education can steer you in various directions. Many times, those directions require you to leave home. In Mackenzie Jackson’s case, her education sent her around the world. She studied at Indiana University in Bloomington and abroad in Spain. Her career started in Maine, but after a while her family roots […]
READ MOREEDC Christmas Breakfast Sparkles with Optimism
New Castle, Knightstown and Henry County didn’t get the Stellar designation hoped for, but they were winners just the same. That was the spirited holiday message Thursday morning during the New Castle-Henry County Economic Development Corp.’s year-end Christmas breakfast. EDC President Corey Murphy said the county had a lot to be […]
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Thank you to all who entered our “Quality of Living” photo contest. Enjoy these featured entries… […]
READ MOREEDC transformation team set for action
SPICELAND — Members of the Spiceland Town Council have joined a team of transformers – not the robotic figures on the big screen but a group heroic in its own right, one that helps transform troubled properties into new business opportunities. After hearing a presentation from Penny York, the New Castle-Henry County Economic […]
READ MOREBlessed To Be Here- Michelle Frazier
After graduating high school, Michelle Frazier never imagined she would move back to Henry County. Leaving for college at IU, she said goodbye to her roots and geared up to begin life in the city. Little did she know, it wouldn’t be long before she would be back in the […]
READ MOREArea SBDC Offers Business Growth Tools
Helping businesses start, grow, and flourish… that’s the mission of the East Central Indiana Small Business Development Center (SBDC). Business advisors provide confidential, no-cost consultation services to businesses in the East Central Indiana region. These services are covered by tax funding through the Small Business Association (SBA) and local funding […]
READ MOREThere’s No Place Like Home- Kristen Bennett
Plenty of young adults dream of the day they can finally move away from their hometown, start their lives, and put roots into a new place to call home. Kristen Bennett was no stranger to this dream when she left home for Purdue University to study Business and Marketing. Being […]
READ MOREEncouraging words for EDC: ‘Ahead of schedule’
Three encouraging words echoed throughout the Henry County REMC Community Room recently: “Ahead of schedule.” The words, spoken multiple times by Kim Cronk, president of the Commissioners, were music to the ears of New Castle-Henry County Economic Development Corp. board members concerning a myriad of major projects going on throughout […]
READ MOREAirport future: Taking off in a new direction?
Is it time for the New Castle Board of Aviation Commissioners to take off in a new direction as far as its consultant is concerned? At the end of a special BoAC meeting Monday, the potential end of a long-standing relationship with Woolpert, an Indianapolis firm, was part of a […]
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