Employer Spotlight: Keystone Cooperative, Inc.
For over a century, Keystone Cooperative, Inc. has grown as a 100% locally-owned farming cooperative, serving the needs of customers throughout Indiana, Ohio, Michigan, and Illinois. Their areas of expertise include energy, agronomy, grain, animal nutrition, and swine production. With its headquarters in Indianapolis, Indiana, Keystone is a central hub […]
READ MOREIndiana’s Foreign Trade Zones: Helping Area Companies Save Time and Money
Federal tariffs and customs procedures can feel overwhelming, especially to small and medium-sized businesses. The INzone Foreign Trade Zone (FTZ) is designed to help companies of all sizes navigate international trade and associated costs. Lydia Chastain, Marketing Manager at INzone recently spoke at a New Castle Henry County Economic Development […]
READ MORESupporting Entrepreneurs in Henry County
Supporting entrepreneurs and the expansion of small businesses is part of our mission at the New Castle Henry County Economic Development Corporation (EDC) and our community partners. Creating a healthy environment or eco-system for the creation and growth of small businesses is a long term strategy for improved quality of […]
READ MOREMaking Community Connections
Sixteen local students are participating in capstone internships as the result of the New Castle Community School Corporation’s Next Gen School Improvement Grant. Those internships were the focus of a Tuesday “Community Connections” luncheon at the East Central Education Service Center (ECESC), formerly known as Sunnyside Elementary School. The four-year, […]
READ MOREMaking moves in Henry County
Henry County’s MakeMyMove program is well underway. Since the launch of the program in August of 2022, Henry County has welcomed three “movers.” The MakeMyMove initiative is a partnership between the New Castle-Henry County Economic Development Corp. (EDC), the Henry County government, the City of New Castle and the Indiana […]
READ MOREHenry County Businesses Urged to Prepare for Solar Eclipse: Public Meeting is Jan. 9
April 8 will be a big day in Henry County. Local leaders urge the community and local businesses to be ready for the 2024 Solar Eclipse. […]
READ MORECareer Coach Liaison Connects Schools and Businesses
“Connecting schools with businesses and vice versa is a long-term strategy to build community prosperity,” noted Corey Murphy, President of New Castle-Henry County EDC. […]
READ MORENCCC Engineering classes receive micro-grant
The Engineering classes at New Castle Career Center recently were awarded a Micro-Grant from Indiana Next Generation Manufacturing Competitiveness Center (IN-Mac). The program is associated with Purdue University, Vincennes University and IVY Tech Community College. The IN-Mac program was created to help develop competitiveness and sustainability of the manufacturing sector […]
READ MORESimulator Purchased from EDC & RDC Grant Prepares Students for Real-World Situations
New Castle Career Center recently acquired a Multiple Interactive Learning Objectives (MILO) simulator for the Criminal Justice and Public Safety programs. The New Castle Henry County Economic Development Corporation (EDC) and the Redevelopment Commission (RDC) provided the funding for the simulator. The MILO system is a computer-based portable training simulator […]
READ MORE$390k available for ‘brownfield’ assessments
The New Castle-Henry County Economic Development Corp. (EDC) has received funding to help identify possible environmental trouble spots in New Castle. […]
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