TOMZ Corporation coming to Knightstown; Opening ceremony Aug. 13
TOMZ Corporation is a Connecticut-based manufacturer of implantable medical devices. The family business started in 1988 and is now expanding to Knightstown. TOMZ is opening their second facility this summer at the former Paddock building on SR 109. Vice President of Business Development Martin Crous, Ph.D., has been in the […]
READ MOREKDC Investments Announces Flex Building Project in Knightstown
As Knightstown, Indiana, continues to grow and attract small business owners and entrepreneurs, there is a need for operational space. Many currently work out of garages, home office spaces, or communal business buildings. The problem is clear: small business owners simply need more room as they continue to grow. KDC […]
READ MOREHenry County Breaks Ground For New Spec Building
Officials in Henry County recently broke ground on a new speculative (shell) building project in New Castle, Indiana. The new construction will become New Castle-Henry County Industrial Park’s third spec building. The newest spec building is currently available to interested buyers. The building sits on 15 (+/-) acres and will […]
READ MOREShell building RFP
NOTICE OF REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS (PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT) The Henry County Redevelopment Commission (“Commission”) is requesting proposals from prospective entities interested in submitting a proposal to develop, design, build, finance and operate a new 50,000 square foot light industrial shell building, all pursuant to a public-private partnership agreement to be […]
READ MORE‘Crowning Achievements’
When people in New Zealand and Australia discuss “crowns,” they’re not always talking royal figures, luxury hotels or dental procedures. Often what they are referring to are forklifts. Forklifts made by a certain company. A company that has literally given a much-needed lift to the local economy and added a new chapter to a […]
READ MOREInfrastructure is key to growth
One of the main arteries of Henry County could bring new life to the area. Interstate 70 does more than just give locals a quick way to a Colts game. It gets products to market and employees to work. The connection of Ind. 3 to I-70 is seen by local leaders as […]
READ MOREBuilding Rock-Solid Relationships in Japan
Banjaku. That’s the word heard in a meeting between Japan and Indiana representatives, describing the relationship between Japan and the United States, specifically Indiana. Translated it means “solid as a rock,” and nurturing this solid relationship led EDC Director Corey Murphy to visit Japan along with several other leaders from […]
READ MORELocation, location, location quotient
There are new manufacturing jobs coming to East Central Indiana and they are literally putting food on the table. New Castle-Henry County Economic Development Corporation (EDC) President and CEO Corey Murphy said Henry County and the surrounding areas are becoming a hot bed of agricultural business, or agribusiness. Agribusiness isn’t limited […]
READ MOREHome Court Advantage: Former Basketball Player Finds A Bright Future in Henry County
As a high school basketball player, Cory Bennett understood the power of the home court advantage. At the college level, Cory used his full-ride athletic scholarship at the University of Indianapolis to earn a degree in business administration. After graduation, he was ready to head back to his “home court” […]
READ MORELocal factory planning to expand, increase workforce
The Henry County Council may have broken the record for its shortest meeting Wednesday afternoon, adjourning just under the half-hour mark. The council is preparing for the 2019 budget year and didn’t have too many accounting issues to handle this week. The biggest project on their agenda was a request […]
READ MORE