EDC 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 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 MOREEDC Board Meeting had a focus on childcare and upcoming events
The New Castle Henry County Economic Development Corp. (EDC) board met Thursday. The meeting was ran by EDC President and CEO Corey Murphy. Upcoming Events Henry County REMC is hosting a live line demonstration on April 26 at 1 p.m. in their warehouse. The event will cover the dangers on […]
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 MOREFood & Beverage recommendations move to county council
The Henry County Food & Beverage Committee wrapped up their work Thursday with not one project list, but two. The advisory committee is giving the Henry County Council a couple different options on how to spend a couple million dollars of local sales tax. The Food & Beverage volunteer committee […]
READ MOREEDC president says TS Tech expansion ‘going well’; Starts conversation of ‘transload facility’
Corey Murphy, president of the New Castle Henry County Economic Development Corp., has been staying busy with many different projects going on with Henry County. Murphy recently gave an update about TS Tech America expanding its New Castle Facility. Murphy said, “The expansion has been going well for TS Tech. […]
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 MOREEDC president gives update to Council; State Rep. addresses interstate exchanges
Corey Murphy presented a photo along with his usual business during the Economic Development Corp. update at the Henry County Council meeting Oct. 28. It was a photo of the Industrial Park in New Castle. Brooks Drive and East County Road 400 South, to be exact, including TS Tech’s Expansion, […]
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 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 […]
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