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The year 2025 has seen numerous changes in HR administration and best practices. Is your firm in compliance with regulatory requirements and up-to-speed with recent shifts? Want to expand your network? Join us Beckes Student Union on October 7, 2025 at 11:00 AM (Eastern Time) for a dynamic discussion on HR strategies. To hear and benefit from leading [...]

Key message: “Knox County is open for business and ready to be a trusted global partner.”   VINCENNES – “Excellent and productive face-to-face meetings for current and future engagements in the Knox County region” were a strategic highlight of the recently completed Indiana trade mission to Japan, said Chris Pfaff, CEO of Knox County Indiana [...]

  VINCENNES – The year 2025 is proving to be a year of national and state recognition for Good Samaritan hospital in Knox County Indiana. Inside Indiana Business published an interview with Good Samaritan CEO Adam Thacker on Sept. 16 following the hospital being named to Newsweek magazine’s list of America’s Greatest Workplaces in Health Care. According to IIB, the Newsweek rankings were “based [...]

VINCENNES – Beginning an extensive Japan Trade Mission on Sept. 4,  Chris Pfaff, CEO of Knox County Indiana Economic Development (KCIED), noted that “Knox County represents a great fit for Japanese companies, given our strengths in advanced manufacturing, agri-business, logistics, and renewable energy.” Pfaff and Vincennes Mayor Joe Yochum joined the Mayors of Columbus, Greensburg, Seymour and [...]

Producing an estimated $7 million in economic impact, some 5,000 families, coaches, 10-year-old players from across America and international areas are taking part in the August 2025 competition.   VINCENNES – In what is described as one of the largest youth sporting events in America, more than 300 top youth baseball players from 14 states [...]

VINCENNES – Following approval of an equipment-related tax abatement by the Vincennes City Council July 14, the SCHOTT North America facility here is moving forward with a $1.8 million expansion to manufacture high-tech CERAN glass cooktops to keep pace with increasing customer needs. “SCHOTT North America in Vincennes represents a strategic and substantial Foreign Direct [...]

From left to right: Jamie Neal, president of Knox County Chamber of Commerce; Kirk Bouchie, Vincennes Water Utilities manager; Chris Pfaff, CEO of Knox County Indiana Economic Development; Phil Reinbrecht, president of Simplified Developments; Joe Yochum, Vincennes mayor; and Steve Blinn with the Vincennes Redevelopment Commission gather to shovel the first bit of dirt for [...]

By Chris Pfaff (This article originally appeared on Inside Indiana Business) For government and business leaders alike, the numbers are challenging. In addition to sufficient capital, an available and qualified workforce represent key factors in growing a region. Indiana and many other states face the dual challenges of an aging workforce and – with few exceptions [...]

Sharing a comprehensive snapshot of the state’s economic vitality and collaborative spirit, Gerry Dick, founder and host of Inside Indiana Business, provided statewide insights before moderating a panel discussion of area leaders at the May 7 Knox County Indiana Economic Development Annual Meeting. Following is a summary of Gerry Dick’s remarks, together with additional comments from the panelists, who [...]

Economic development professionals and civic leaders will receive hands-on training in June to explore and accelerate AI use in better marketing Knox County and attracting business and investment to the region, according to Chris Pfaff, CEO of Knox County Indiana Economic Development. “AI can serve as a force multiplier for our staff and area professionals [...]