Murphy 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 MORECounty Council hears READI update
New Castle Economic Development Corporation (EDC) President Corey Murphy recently updated the County Council on the state’s Regional Economic Acceleration Development Initiative (READI). Murphy announced the next steps ahead for the possible $50 million the East Central Indiana Region could receive for Henry County and the other partner counties. “All […]
READ MOREEDC President gives tourism update to County Commissioners; Liberty Township trustee appointed
The Henry County New Castle Economic Development Corporation (EDC) had some business to present to the Henry County Commissioners at their meeting Wednesday. EDC President Corey Murphy presented cards to the Commissioners highlighting local restaurants and other tourist sites in Henry County. “We don’t have a brochure yet, we have […]
READ MOREEDC president ‘READI’ for next steps in regional development; Plan recently submitted to the state
The Regional Economic Acceleration Development Initiative (READI) is a state program that’s been going on for a few months now. New Castle and Henry County joined the East Central Region with the support of elected officials and the New Castle-Henry County Economic Development Corp. (EDC). The Courier-Times spoke with EDC […]
READ MOREEDC president announces Food and Beverage Grant is open
The Henry County Commissioners met for their first meeting of September on Wednesday night with plenty of business to discuss. New Castle Henry County Economic Development Corporation (EDC) President Corey Murphy was in attendance to update the commissioners on the state of the EDC. Murphy announced that the Henry County […]
READ MOREFood & Beverage fund applications open Sept. 7; Committee planning final recommendations in December
Henry County has an official timeline for the 2021 Food & Beverage Fund grants. There is about $1.2 million worth of Food & Beverage Tax money available to local tourism and economic development projects. The Henry County Council will make the final decision on how to spend the money. The […]
READ MOREIndependent Plastics is growing; Will improve same-day shipping to customers
A long-time plant at the Henry County Industrial Park is growing. Independent Plastic is expanding their Indiana location on Road 3 just north of I-70. The company sell’s BB-sized pellets to all sorts of companies to use in injection molding. Founder Dave Ressler established Independent Plastic in Houston, TX in […]
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 […]
READ MORETS Tech wants to expand; Council agrees to further process
TS Tech made its way to New Castle in 2007. Back then, they promised 300 jobs; today, TS Tech employs 463 people. At Thursday’s county council meeting, there was talk about possibly expanding the local factory. The plan for TS Tech is to add an additional 167,000 sq. ft. which […]
READ MOREEDC members learn of possible new jobs in Middletown
A Middletown building with a revered past will soon be site of a brighter economic future for northwestern Henry County. At the New Castle-Henry County Economic Development Corp. March meeting, board members learned that the second-largest community will be the new home for BCW Supplies, an Anderson company wanting to […]
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