The Indiana Army National Guard will expand its mission in 2016, but this latest initiative will not be visible in the usual way. Rather than Hoosiers seeing more convoys on their highways, this surge will occur in cyberspace – on the information superhighway – in the form of a Cyber Protection Team. About two weeks… Read more »
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Indiana University's quarterly CREED meeting is set to convene March 4 at Kokomo campus
The first meeting of Indiana University’s Council for Regional Engagement and Economic Development (CREED) to be held outside of Indianapolis will take place March 4 at IU’s Kokomo campus. CREED is an organization of representatives from each of IU’s 10 statewide campuses that seeks to enhance economic development by connecting IU creative and intellectual assets…. 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 examines new strategies for its economic development role in Southwest Central Indiana
A steering committee of eight Southwest Central Indiana leaders and stakeholders – including Indiana University Vice President of Engagement Bill Stephan – began in mid-2013 to identify various assets, opportunities and resources that can be better coordinated and used to improve economic prospects for the region’s residents and communities. The need for this effort was… Read more »
Bloomington, Monroe County join IU, Ivy Tech to support small business development center
Officials with Indiana University and Ivy Tech Community College applauded recent decisions by Bloomington and Monroe County government to support the Indiana Small Business Development Center’s West Central region. For several years, IU — through its Innovate Indiana initiative — has provided $10,000 in annual support to the ISBDC, which maintains regional offices in Bloomington… Read more »
The I-69 Summit: building regional logistics capabilities
The I-69 Regional Summit was held in Bloomington on October 20-21, providing Indiana’s economic development community with an excellent opportunity to discuss strategies for leveraging the new interstate to promote economic growth. The speakers at the Summit contributed a number of interesting insights, many of them pertaining to opportunities to develop logistics capacities in a… Read more »
Innovate Indiana, Memorial Stadium to play key roles in upcoming I-69 Regional Summit
Innovate Indiana will be well-represented at next week’s I-69 Regional Summit hosted by the Greater Bloomington Chamber of Commerce, with two officials having notable duties. Co-chairing the Oct. 20-21 summit is Kirk White, assistant vice president for strategic partnerships for Indiana University’s Office for Engagement. Along with Kevin Brinegar, president and CEO of the Indiana… Read more »
Carley joins OVPE as Assistant Director for Economic Development
As the newest member of the OVPE team, Joe Carley brings 10 years of combined planning, zoning and economic development experience in three states to Innovate Indiana’s mission of fostering statewide economic growth. In his role as Assistant Director for Economic Development, Carley — a recent graduate of Indiana University’s Maurer School of Law —… Read more »
Returning veterans will boost the talent of the Hoosier workforce
The post-WWII GI Bill was one of the most effective economic development investments made by the federal government in the 20th century. In the Post 9/11 era, thousands of Hoosiers are returning to Indiana from military service with the promise of using their generous GI bill benefits from the VA to complete certificate and degree programs. … Read more »
IU alumnus Duane Embree celebrates 35 years of service supporting our national defense
Congratulations to Mr. Duane Embree, (IU MPA ’91) Technical Director, NSWC Crane Division, as he celebrates 35 years of service supporting our national defense. Duane will retire next week and I had the pleasure of attending his celebration lunch yesterday where he was presented with a Department of Defense distinguished civilian service medal. Under Duane’s… Read more »