IDDC awards public art, placemaking grants

The Indiana Destination Development Corp. is awarding more than $414,000 to support nearly 40 public art and placemaking grants in 26 counties. Lt. Gov. Suzanne Crouch said each project will put Indiana's character and culture on display.... Read More

Education consortium lands READI funding

A group of higher education institutions in northern Indiana has secured more than $1.1 million in funding from the state's Regional Economic Acceleration and Development Initiative, or READI. The funding will support health sciences programs at four schools.... Read More

IUPUC gains full membership to NAIA

IUPUC on Wednesday announced it has received full membership to the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics. The university said with the membership, it will officially join the River States Conference for competition beginning this fall.... Read More

Daviess County EDC leader to step down

The Daviess County Economic Development Corp. is on the hunt for a new leader. The organization announced Tuesday that Executive Director Bryant Niehoff will be stepping down to become the new CEO of the Uplands Science and Technology Foundation.... Read More

Indiana schools awarded grants for CTE programs

The Indiana Officer of Career and Technical Education has awarded nearly $750,000 in grants to nine Hoosier high schools. The funding is designed to support CTE programs that prepare students for advanced manufacturing and information technology careers.... Read More

Shared kitchen, incubator launches in Noble County

Be Noble Inc. is teaming up with the Community Learning Center in Kendallville to launch The Cookery, a commercial, shared kitchen and foodservice incubator. The partners say the goal is to attract and support culinary arts entrepreneurs in the area.... Read More