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What’s Happening in Boone County: May 9-12
Need ideas for your weekend plans? Check out what's happening in Boone County this weekend! Thursday, May 9 Purchase your spring plants at the Lebanon High School FFA's annual Spring Plant Sale from 3 - 7 p.m. Look for the greenhouse on the southeast side of Lebanon...
Brews + Biz: Small Business Success Story- ATEC, INC.
Brews + Biz featured small business success story ATEC Electrical Contractors, Inc. this past Tuesday, hearing advice from owner Shane Conner.
Celebrating #EconDevWeek
Communities across the nation are marking this week as the fourth annual Economic Development Week (#EconDevWeek), celebrating the contributions by professional economic developers to create more economically vibrant and livable communities.
What’s Happening in Boone County: May 2-8
Need ideas for your weekend plans? Check out what’s happening in Boone County this weekend! Thursday, May 2 Support our local young talent at the Annual Webo Senior Art Show from 6-8 p.m. at the Sugar Creek Art Center in Thorntown. Express yourself at Poetry on Brick...
Advance: Road Work and Racing
Our team recently had the opportunity to visit Advance to talk economic and community development, and here’s what we learned – exciting changes are coming to Advance.
Packaging maker plans $75M facility, 140 jobs in Lebanon
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.
Boone EDC receives grant funding from Duke Energy
The Boone County Economic Development Corporation (Boone EDC) has received two grants from Duke Energy.
Boone EDC announces new structure
The Boone County Economic Development Corporation (Boone EDC) has recently completed a restructuring process and has announced its new board members and the creation of the Boone EDC Platinum Circle.
Small Business Financing Techniques & Advice
At our second Boone EDC Brews & Biz, we heard from zWORKS member Ryan Blakley, Vice President and Business Banking Center Manager at the Zionsville branch of PNC Bank. Ryan discussed different small business funding mechanisms as well as advice for small business owners and entrepreneurs based on his experience.
Boone EDC adds two new staff members
Lebanon, Ind. – The Boone County Economic Development Corporation (Boone EDC) announces the hiring of Amy Hammerle as Workforce and Community Development Manager and Emma Lamb as Marketing and Administrative Assistant. Hammerle will create solutions that address local...
Brews + Biz: Developing a Marketing Plan
Brews + Biz is the Boone EDC’s small business educational series (formerly called Business and Brewskis) where small business owners and entrepreneurs can network and learn about topics and tools needed for success.
Boone EDC requesting proposals for labor analysis
The Boone County Economic Development Corporation is requesting proposals from interested, highly-qualified firms to conduct a comprehensive labor analysis for Boone County and its surrounding Labor Shed.
Reflections from Indiana Economic Development Course
I recently had the opportunity to attend the 2019 Indiana Economic Development Course in Muncie, Indiana. It was a fantastic, eye-opening week of lectures educating us on how to better serve the community from an economic development perspective.
Annual Luncheon Recap
On Tuesday, January 15 we held our Annual Luncheon at the Golf Club of Indiana.
Boone EDC seeks public input on quality of life
Lebanon, Ind. – The Boone County Economic Development Corporation (Boone EDC) is asking Boone County residents to participate in a quality of life survey. “The quality of life survey is designed to gauge how Boone County residents feel about their community,” said...
DS Smith breaks ground on innovative facility in Lebanon
Lebanon, Ind. – DS Smith, a leading packaging company of customer-specific packaging and consumer goods, broke ground on a new facility in Lebanon. “We are very pleased that DS Smith has chosen Lebanon and will join the growing cluster of international companies...
Boone EDC celebrates nearly $300M in new investment in 2018
Lebanon, Ind. – The Boone County Economic Development Corporation (Boone EDC) announced that 16 companies chose to expand or locate in Boone County in 2018. These companies anticipate hiring more than 1,300 people and investing more than $279 million in the community...
Japan Journals – Day 4
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.
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