VINCENNES – A $35 million housing project to support local talent attraction and retention has entered into the final stages of planning and approval. After final details are wrapped up later this summer, the project will begin building 240 new apartment units in Vincennes, according to Chris Pfaff, CEO of Knox County Indiana Economic Development. [...]
A large gathering of industry, county and city officials assembled in the Knox Business Park June 19 for the long-awaited ground-breaking for AgroRenew, called by several “a transformational day.” The company, which is expected to create more than 300 local jobs, represents “a truly transformational opportunity…In a city and county of firsts,” said Drew Garretson [...]
AgroRenew set to break ground on Vincennes facility that will transform Knox County watermelon into 100% biodegradable plastic. First recruiting wave to begin in July Vincennes, Ind. - Vincennes-grown bioplastic startup AgroRenew is pleased to announce a Groundbreaking Ceremony on Wednesday, June 19, 2024 at 10:00 a.m. (EDT) at 701 E. Elkhorn Rd. in [...]
As media reports noted in early 2024,“incredibly unique” transformational packaging, containers and more are on deck and attracting national attention as the Knox County-based AgroRenew startup company firms up plans for a $83 million processing facility. Joining national media such as Plastics News, Inside Indiana Business reported that “The facility, which will ultimately span nearly 200,000-square-feet, will be used [...]
VINCENNES - The news of a $1.4 billion expansion for an all-new battery electric vehicle to be built at the Toyota Indiana facility in Gibson County was well-received by Knox County Indiana Economic Development (KCIED). “This is excellent news for Princeton and the southwest Indiana region that includes Knox County,” said Chris Pfaff, KCIED CEO, [...]
The “once-in-a-lifetime eclipse event” in Knox County attracted more than an estimated 50,000 people and was a “huge success,” according to Jamie Neal, President of the Knox County Chamber of Commerce. Despite cloudy and rainy skies for the first part of the extended weekend event, the forecast of clear skies on Monday, April 8 diverted [...]
This column previously appeared on Inside Indiana Business April 9, 2024 The Site Selection magazine headline recently summed it up: “When Being Small Is a Big Advantage.” Over the past four or so years, rural America has experienced an unexpected and remarkable growth trend. As the magazine noted, “record inflation, remote working, rising big-city crime, [...]
Reprinted with permission from the Vincennes Sun-Commercial newspaper March 28, 2024 SOUTHERN INDIANA — Indiana First Region's READI 2.0 application was submitted to the state Feb. 16. The Indiana First Region, which includes Harrison, Knox, Perry, Pike and Spencer counties, have capitalized on the first round of READI funding by leveraging its $15 million grant to [...]
Opportunity Knox lead story – Looking for a great place to work, live, and play? With multiple thousands of visitors on deck, the upcoming total eclipse in Vincennes offers a unique opportunity for visitors and expatriates to sample the quality of life and economic development prospects, according to Sara Wolfe, director of the Dark Side [...]
By Chris Pfaff, CEO of Knox County Economic Development (The following column previously appeared on Inside Indiana Business) Last fall, Knox County officials and I joined Gov. Eric Holcomb and the Indiana Economic Development Corporation (IEDC) for a week-long trade mission in Japan. Some may ask, why are focused visits like these vital to Indiana [...]
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