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  VINCENNES (Indiana) – American farmers often face cumbersome regulatory and compounded reporting issues that hamper both their expansion opportunities and worse, the capacity to effectively sustain operations. Fallow AG, a new fintech company based here, strategically focuses on addressing and resolving those critical issues—including capital access--through innovative data-driven means. According to Naveed Iqbal, CEO [...]

SWIN/KCIED Job Fair Thursday, September 24th, 9:00 am –12:00 pm  |  Knox County Indiana Economic Development (KCIED) office, 702 Main Street, Vincennes  Looking for a new career opportunity? Your next job could be waiting at the Knox County Job Fair!Bring your resume, meet with hiring employers, and explore new career opportunities. Featured employers include: Innovative Staff [...]

by Chris Pfaff CEO, Knox County Indiana Economic Development For decades, a substantial part of economic development — including rural efforts — revolved around a single, enticing idea: land the big employer. Chase and recruit the smokestack plant. Assemble the local officials, cut the ribbon, and wait for the jobs to follow. In the past, [...]

MAINZ, Germany - Visiting prospects, identifying opportunities and strengthening current relations comprised the core of a 12-day European business development trip conducted in June by Vincennes Mayor Joe Yochum and Chris Pfaff, CEO of Knox County Indiana Economic Development (KCIED). The trip focused on direct outreach to both business prospects in Germany and France and [...]

VINCENNES — On one street in Vincennes, high school seniors recently finished framing, wiring and finishing their first three-bedroom house. A few blocks away, the first 24 units of a $35 million apartment complex are being readied for mid-June move-ins. Twenty miles up the road in Bicknell, the city has been selling vacant lots for [...]

VINCENNES - Movin' in with Talent - McKenna and Bryce Shamburg (pictured left with parents Gary and Karen Goss) are the first to move to Vincennes as part of the Knox County Make My Move program. The couple moved to Knox County from Utah. Vincennes Mayor Joe Yochum (far right) and Mary Jo Wallin-Orlowski, Director of Business [...]

VINCENNES – After a year of research, product development and real-world business experience, seven Knox County high school entrepreneurs will display – and offer for sale – products and services they created through the Knox County CEO program at the annual CEO Trade Show on Sunday, April 12. The event is open to the public [...]

New billboards encourage Illinois-based talent to move to Knox County. VINCENNES – New billboards encouraging out-of-state Knox County, Indiana workers to consider a move from Illinois and national print and digital ads in Site Selection magazine are expected to boost the southwest county’s brand awareness and attractiveness, according to Chris Pfaff, CEO of Knox County Indiana Economic Development [...]

City's housing expansion and infrastructure upgrades position Bicknell for sustained growth. BICKNELL (Indiana) – The city of Bicknell's strategic push to transform available properties and upgrade critical infrastructure is accelerating housing development and attracting commercial investment, according to a January 2026 profile in Business View magazine. The Civil Municipal section feature, titled "Small-town pride, Big-Momentum Progress," highlights how city [...]

VINCENNES, INDIANA – Thursday, February 5 – Amazon today announced plans to expand its operational investments in Indiana with a new 104,000-square-foot delivery station in Vincennes—bringing fast delivery to Knox County and the surrounding areas. “Amazon already provides excellent services to Vincennes and the Knox County region, and we’re grateful to see this new local delivery [...]