Lilly Endowment awards $50,000 to Henry County Community Foundation
The Henry County Community Foundation has received a $50,000 planning grant as part of the Lilly Endowment’s Giving Indiana Funds for Tomorrow (GIFT VIII) initiative. “This GIFT VIII planning grant will allow us to continue the momentum that began with our efforts from GIFT VII in childcare development,” said the […]
READ MORENCCC Engineering classes receive micro-grant
The Engineering classes at New Castle Career Center recently were awarded a Micro-Grant from Indiana Next Generation Manufacturing Competitiveness Center (IN-Mac). The program is associated with Purdue University, Vincennes University and IVY Tech Community College. The IN-Mac program was created to help develop competitiveness and sustainability of the manufacturing sector […]
READ MORESimulator Purchased from EDC & RDC Grant Prepares Students for Real-World Situations
New Castle Career Center recently acquired a Multiple Interactive Learning Objectives (MILO) simulator for the Criminal Justice and Public Safety programs. The New Castle Henry County Economic Development Corporation (EDC) and the Redevelopment Commission (RDC) provided the funding for the simulator. The MILO system is a computer-based portable training simulator […]
READ MOREA Six-Million-Dollar Day For Henry County, Indiana
Henry County had a big day on Thursday, October 12, as community leaders celebrated an expansion for the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame and a grant from the PreservINg Main Street Community Development Block Grant program. […]
READ MORE$390k available for ‘brownfield’ assessments
The New Castle-Henry County Economic Development Corp. (EDC) has received funding to help identify possible environmental trouble spots in New Castle. […]
READ MORESaddle club estimates $3 million economic impact at mid-season
Work begins for new practice arena The Henry County Saddle Club Board of Directors released their mid-year update this month. “We have continued to grow and maintain the facility even in the wake of higher fuel prices and operating costs,” the board said. The Henry County season started in February […]
READ MOREDozens of Local Businesses Benefit from COVID Grants
Recovery funds impact more than 200 jobs The Indiana Offices of Community and Rural Affairs (OCRA) put nearly a quarter-million dollars back into Henry County this spring to fight lingering effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. This was the third round of funding Henry County businesses received through the COVID-19 Response […]
READ MORELaunch Night Leads To Community Coffee Spot
Last March, Ben Hamm stood before the crowd and judges at the Business Builder Launch Night and presented the dream he and his wife Emily had: a coffeehouse in downtown New Castle. The Hamms won the competition and used the funds to purchase a point-of-sale system. This system is a […]
READ MORENineStar receives $81,600 OCRA grant to expand rural broadband
NineStar Connect is continuing to spread high-speed internet throughout rural Henry County thanks to the state’s new Indiana Connectivity Program. The Indiana Office of Community and Rural Affairs (OCRA) recently awarded a total of $88,337 to NineStar Connect, through the co-op’s subsidiary Central Indiana Communications. Of that sum, $81,600 will […]
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 […]
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