As Section 4 of Interstate 69 from Crane to Bloomington nears completion, many are asking how best to take advantage of the finished highway. The Joint Land Use Study (JLUS) will offer the Southwest Central Indiana region an opportunity to advance these conversations. It will provide recommendations for enhancing relationships between surrounding counties and NSA Crane… Read more »
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OVPE settles into new campus headquarters on the fifth floor of IUPUI's University Hall
University Hall on the campus of IUPUI is now the new home base for IU’s Office of the Vice President for Engagement. The move, which took effect July 2, puts OVPE within close proximity to other key IU administrators, IUPUI researchers and unifies more of the OVPE team under one roof. Prior to the relocation,… Read more »
Forum sponsored by Lilly Endowment to focus on growing demand for Hoosier tech workers
The need for Indiana to produce more technology workers, as well as cultivate a workforce with more specialized knowledge and technical expertise, were among conclusions reached in the recently released Central Indiana Tech Workforce Study. Produced by TechPoint and Hire Up Indy, the report sought to address the misalignment between industry needs and available skills… Read more »
IU professor argues there is no "best" strategy to foster successful economic development
When you think of community economic development, do you immediately think about clusters and the creative class? Everything in Its Place: Entrepreneurship and the Strategic Management of Cities, Regions, and States, a new book by Indiana University professor David Audretsch, argues for a more holistic and systematic approach to thinking about economies of place. Written… Read more »
IU students present design concepts for rehab of Bloomington's Dimension Mill building
Indoor parking bays for food trucks. Work stations that swing from the ceiling. Conference rooms that resemble birds’ nests. Those were some of the ideas recently pitched by students from an interior design studio within Indiana University’s Department of Apparel Merchandising & Interior Design, who were issued this challenge: How would you transform a historic… Read more »
SPEA grad students study tourism strategy, workforce needs, benefits of IU-based "rural center of excellence" in capstone project
Graduate students with IU’s School of Public and Environmental Affairs culminated a semester-long study of economic challenges in southwest central Indiana with a Tuesday presentation of their findings. Under the direction of visiting lecturer Frank Nierzwicki, students examined the benefits of creating a “rural center of excellence” at Indiana University, created a marketing strategy to… Read more »
Cyberinfrastructure Building to host reception to launch The Switchboard, a support website for Bloomington's entrepreneurial community
The Cyberinfrastructure Building at IU-Bloomington will be the venue for an April 1 public reception to introduce The Switchboard, an asset-mapping website for Bloomington’s entrepreneurial ecosystem. The reception, co-sponsored by IU’s Office of the Vice President for Engagement (OVPE), will highlight the function and purpose of the Switchboard website and showcase the Cyberinfrastructure Building (CIB)… Read more »
Joint Land Use Study kicks off in Southwest Central Indiana
When newcomers and visitors to Southwest Central Indiana learn that one of the largest employers in the region is a naval base, their typical reaction is one of confusion. In fact, NSA Crane is the third largest United States Navy installation by area, contributes more than $2 million daily to the Indiana economy, and accounts… Read more »
Capstone project for IU graduate students targets economic development in SWC Indiana
By the end of the spring semester, 23 graduate students within Indiana University’s School of Public and Environmental Affairs (SPEA) hope to bring South West Central Indiana closer to addressing some of the economic development challenges that face the region. As part of a capstone course taught by visiting lecturer Frank Nierzwicki, three teams formed… Read more »
IU students working to promote Bloomington Certified Technology Park
Recent visitors to downtown Bloomington may have noticed some changes north of the Showers Building, where the Indiana University Food Services building and Publications Plant used to stand. Most of the 12-acre site, which IU sold to the City of Bloomington in 2011, has been cleared for an ambitious redevelopment into a Certified Technology Park… Read more »