by Molly Whitehead | Oct 21, 2019 | Corporate, News
Our Economic Development Manager Rachel Huser and I recently attended the International Economic Development Council’s annual conference. This was a good learning opportunity for us, and we’re grateful to our partners at Duke Energy, Indiana Economic Development...
by Jennifer Rubenstein | Apr 23, 2019 | Corporate, Lebanon, News
A Pennsylvania-based packaging producer plans to spend $75 million to open a 470,000-square-foot manufacturing facility in Lebanon and hire 140 workers. Washington, Pennsylvania-based U.S. Corrugated conducted a nationwide location search before choosing the Boone...
by Molly Whitehead | Dec 6, 2018 | Corporate, Japan, News, Whitestown, Zionsville
Our time in Japan is quickly coming to an end, as we finished up in Nagoya on Thursday morning and headed even further south to Osaka for our final meetings. In Nagoya, we met with Nitto, one of Zionsville’s newest companies located on Bennett Parkway. Like many of...
by Molly Whitehead | Dec 5, 2018 | Corporate, Jamestown, Japan, News
We said goodbye to Tokyo today and headed south to Nagoya to start the second half of our trip. One of my favorite things about Japan is the Shinkansen, the bullet trains that travel more than 180 miles per hour. It’s easy, smooth, and relaxing, and if I could travel...
by Molly Whitehead | Dec 4, 2018 | Corporate, Japan, Lebanon, News
We’ve spent the entire day in Tokyo today calling upon our existing Lebanon businesses. Our first visit was with Subaru, a major driver (pun intended) of Boone County’s growth. Subaru of Indiana Automotive in Lafayette employs many Boone County residents, but we also...
by Molly Whitehead | Dec 3, 2018 | Corporate, Jamestown, Japan, News
We’re taking Boone County global this week, making a return trip to Japan after last visiting in May 2016. County Councilwoman Elise Nieshalla is joining me (Boone EDC Executive Director Molly Whitehead) this week to represent Boone County and the municipalities we...