Survey About Childcare Is Underway
Talk with any employer today and the discussion quickly shifts to workforce. Locally, the New Castle-Henry County Economic Development Corporation (EDC) is collaborating with other community partners to explore how access to childcare impacts the local workforce, and in turn, economic development. “Access to high-quality childcare is a necessity for […]
READ MOREBRAP funds 10 downtown projects
Downtown New Castle may be looking a little different thanks to the Building Renovation Assistance Program (BRAP). Local businesses are painting, renovating, and upgrading with funds from BRAP. BRAP is a program that was designed to help downtown New Castle businesses renovate their buildings to better downtown. BRAP was created […]
READ MORECouncil hears New Castle flag idea; LEOs recognized for life-saving actions
The New Castle City Council met a day later than usual this week after the Juneteenth weekend. During their meeting, council members heard from five different organizations. EDC Economic Development Corporation (EDC) President Corey Murphy. Murphy handed out a 2021 recap of what the EDC has done. Murphy also gave […]
READ MORETraining Grants Available For Eastern Indiana Employers
Eastern Indiana Works is preparing to launch a new application for the Next Level Jobs Employer Training Grant cycle. This year’s application will be opening on or about July 1, 2022. There are some changes planned for this year’s cycle. -Training must be in one of the following industries: Advanced […]
READ MORESurvey
The New Castle Henry County Economic Development Corporation is working alongside community leaders to learn how to best support the small business and entrepreneurship ecosystem in Henry County. As part of this effort, the EDC is conducting a Small Business and Entrepreneur Survey. The purpose of the survey is to […]
READ MOREEDC honors Aitchison at annual meeting & dinner
The New Castle-Henry County Economic Development Corporation (EDC) held their annual meeting and dinner on Wednesday night at the W.G. Smith Building. Henry County Commissioner Ed Tarantino gave the blessing before the dinner that was catered by Stacks Restaurant. This was the first annual meeting for the EDC since 2019. […]
READ MORELt. Gov. Crouch, Indiana Broadband Office designate Town of Knightstown as a Broadband Ready Community
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 15, 2022 Indiana Broadband From the office of Lt. Governor Suzanne Crouch, 1 North Capital Ave., Suite 600, Indianapolis, IN 46204 Lt. Gov. Crouch, Indiana Broadband Office designate Town of Knightstown as a Broadband Ready Community INDIANAPOLIS (March 15, 2022) – Today, Lt. Gov. Suzanne Crouch […]
READ MOREState awards Henry County’s region $15 mil for READI projects
Governor Eric J. Holcomb, Secretary of Commerce Brad Chambers and the Indiana Economic Development Corporation (IEDC) Board of Directors approved plans Wednesday to award $500 million to support regional development plans across 17 regions representing all 92 counties. Henry County’s region, the East Central Indiana Regional Partnership, was awarded $15 […]
READ MOREMurphy presents airport project to City Council; Mayor speaks on CSO project
Corey Murphy, president and CEO of the New Castle Henry County Economic Development Corporation, had plenty of business to bring to the New Castle City Council at its Monday meeting. Murphy spoke about projects that are going on or planning to happen. Murphy first started with the New Castle Airport. […]
READ MOREHenry County will participate in READI; Project planning starts next week
New Castle Henry County Economic Development President Corey Murphy has been going to neighboring cities and New Castle Council meetings to ask for their participation in new READI program. The Indiana Regional Economic Acceleration and Development Initiative (READI) was launched by the state in order to regionalize areas around the […]
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