EDC Shares Findings From Entrepreneurship Study
Larger employers usually take the headlines when it comes to economic development. The New Castle-Henry County Economic Development Corporation (EDC) serves large employers and is also focusing on entrepreneurship as an economic growth strategy. […]
READ MOREBig Dreams Take Henry County Native Around The World
Dream big. Work hard. Achieve.
This was the motto of Sara Sorrell’s graduate scholarship, but it’s also an underlying theme in Sara’s life. Sara grew up in Henry County, and when she graduated from New Castle High School, she knew she wanted to be a doctor. […]
READ MORELocal EDC Shares Regional Workforce Survey Results
The New Castle Henry County Economic Development Corporation (EDC) recently partnered with other counties in the East Central Indiana region to conduct a wage and benefit survey. The Purdue Center for Regional Development (PCRD) conducted the confidential survey of 165 employers in the region. Survey questions included topics like total number of employees, types of benefits, and ranges of wages. […]
READ MORENew Initiative Aims To Attract New Residents
With a goal of infusing 20 new residents into Henry County, the community’s MakeMyMove efforts are officially underway. MakeMyMove.com connects remote workers with offers from communities who want to attract residents. Indiana communities such as Greensburg, West Lafayette, and Muncie are among the other places offering relocation incentives to encourage new movers. […]
READ MOREHigh-speed internet keeps expanding in Henry County
New Lisbon Broadband and Communications, part of New Lisbon Holdings, Inc., is continuing to close the ‘digital divide’ by bringing always-on, high speed internet to rural Henry County residents. In 2020, NLBC was approved for a Next Level Phase 2 grant in the CR250E and CR 300S area of Henry […]
READ MORESurvey 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 MORERemote workers may be calling Henry County ‘home’ soon
The COVID-19 pandemic eliminated many employees’ commutes to their jobs by bringing a new age of remote working. According to Upwork, 40.7 million Americans are expected to be working fully remote in the next five years. Henry County is making plans to attract these remote workers from other states with […]
READ MOREFinding Home: Ohio Native Strives to Help Others While Enjoying Family Life in Middletown
Justin Helman grew up in Sidney, Ohio. It’s safe to say he went his entire young life never even hearing of a small town in Indiana named Middletown. But that’s exactly where he and his wife Brittany chose to settle and raise their family after graduating from Anderson University in […]
READ MOREFinding Home: Dancer Finds Inspiration In Downtown New Castle
Growing up, a younger Kerry Brough never could have imagined that one day she would land and find home in Henry County, Indiana. Born in Cambridge, England, and raised in Ontario, Canada, Kerry has done and experienced a lot in her life, but small town living was not one of […]
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 […]
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