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EVANSVILLE – A broad spectrum of diverse demand for a wide variety of professionals and professional services exists in southern Indiana, representing an array of actionable growth opportunities and potential market development. These opportunities were recently strategically documented in a comprehensive report funded by the Community Foundation Alliance and the Harrison County Community Foundation. The [...]

Setting the Bar - “Better in Bicknell” Growth, opportunity and transformation in the Knox County town of Bicknell was on deck in the January 2025 issue of Business View magazine, a national publication that covers manufacturing, infrastructure, energy and health care developments in America. In an interview, Mayor Thomas Estabrook noted that the town has embraced the [...]

German federal officials open International Green Week on Jan. 16, 2025, the world’s largest consumer fair for the food, agricultural, and horticultural industries. (Photos by Chris Pfaff)   BERLIN, Germany -- Agricultural issues, rural development, and energy topics led the agenda for a multi-day economic deep dive in Berlin, Germany in mid-January 2025. Chris Pfaff, [...]

By Chris Pfaff, CEO, Knox County Indiana Economic Development   What’s on deck for 2025? While short-term recession fears for the United States have abated, local, and regional economic development continue to face alternating  challenges and opportunities.  Adopting a thoughtful, well-rounded economic development strategy can build resilience and growth in our economies. What does that [...]

By Chris Pfaff CEO, Knox County Indiana Economic Development   From a once-in-a-lifetime celestial event to an all-new bioplastic venture to Industry 4.0 innovation and more, Knox County, Indiana advanced on several fronts in 2024. Collaborations and focused incentives from area businesses, Vincennes University, the Pantheon, local government, the state, and more  led to the [...]

Knox human resources roundtable event features actionable insights on managing younger workers, legal updates, and critical compliance issues VINCENNES – Professionals from the Gen Z and Millennial generations prefer and expect different workplace attributes than older workers, which can create challenges if expectations are not met, according to Kathleen Lapekas, an expert human resources consultant [...]

Conexus Manufacturing Readiness Grant (MRG) helps advance strategic equipment purchase to move 100-year-old facility toward Industry 4.0. VINCENNES – A $2.5 million investment by Wabash Steel, a wholly owned subsidiary of Lenex Steel, will elevate both productivity and workforce capacity at its facility here, allowing the company to capitalize on a new IoT-driven high-tech blaster [...]

More than 5,000 family members, coaches, 10-year-old players from across America and international areas expected to take part in the August 7-16 competition in 2025. VINCENNES – Top youth baseball players will take the field here next year in the 2025 Cal Ripken 10-Year-Old World Series, one of the largest youth sporting events in America. [...]

Little Alice Learning Center in Vincennes - Photo courtesy of Vincennes Sun-Commercial With a ribbon-cutting in August, the Little Alice Learning Center in Vincennes advanced available child care services for Knox County. “This new development helps address important needs for our workforce,” said Chris Pfaff, CEO of Knox County Indiana Economic Development. “We are grateful to [...]

By Chris Pfaff, CEO Knox County Indiana Economic Development   Indiana is on an innovation roll. Reflecting a new dynamic of entrepreneurial expansion, Gov. Eric Holcomb and Elevate Ventures recently announced the creation of a new $100 million growth fund, a powerful addition to Indiana’s expanding innovation arsenal.  A key question: where do the one-third of [...]