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New market rate housing  - About 30 local officials, including Vincennes Mayor Joe Yochum, joined Bierhaus Flats developers Oct. 7 for a ribbon cutting of the $35 million housing project. As of early October 2026, about 50% of the 240 total units are complete. "It's exciting to see people responding well to the new 1-3 [...]

Investment Expands Rural Delivery Network and Creates Jobs in Knox County as Amazon's Operational Footprint Across Indiana Continues to Grow   VINCENNES, INDIANA – October 2, 2026 – Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) launched operations at its new 104,000-square-foot delivery station in Vincennes, bringing faster delivery speeds and quality jobs to Knox County and the surrounding communities. [...]

A focus on raising capital to accelerate entrepreneurial programs will be paired with a new initiative in 2027 that expands the Pantheon’s outreach, said David Woodbury, new Executive Director of the Vincennes-based entrepreneur and business development organization. Woodbury plans to “flip the traditional acceleration model” and launch the Distribution Lab, a new accelerator program that [...]

VINCENNES – Ready to consider a move up or seeking a new job in Knox County? More than 15 regional employers, including potential positions related to Amazon, will participate in a Sept. 24 job fair hosted by Southwest Indiana Work One and the Knox County Indiana Economic Development (KCIED). The free event is open to [...]

  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 [...]