Economic development doesn't just happen overnight, and it doesn't always follow a predictable path to the greatest population density or the source of the heaviest media coverage. In fact, some of the biggest reputations for having powerhouse...
We're stepping up our marketing efforts to fuel attraction in states we could have never competed in only a few short years ago. Indiana offers compelling value, a complete package of world-class infrastructure and innovation that raises attention on...
Written by Victor Smith, Indiana Secretary of Commerce Indiana's sound fiscal positioning has attracted a record number of jobs and investment recently, with a 2013 year-end total of 261 company deals, 21,000 new job commitments and $2.6 billion in...
The single most important ingredient for successfully growing and attracting business revolves around a single word, and that word is connectivity. It doesn't matter if we're talking about policy, infrastructure, utilities, business costs or...
The Tax Foundation recently released its results for the 2013 State Business Tax Climate Index, and for the first time in the ten-year history of the report, Texas has fallen from the top ten. It's kind of a big deal, since Texas always likes to brag...
Calumet Pallet Co. Inc., a manufacturer of wooden pallets, announced plans today to expand its operations here, creating up to 115 new jobs by 2016. The homegrown-Hoosier company, which also repairs old pallets or recycles pallets into landscape...
Harrison Electric, Inc., an electric motor repair company, announced plans today to expand its operations here, creating up to 14 new jobs by 2016. The homegrown-Hoosier company will invest $1 million to construct and equip a 15,000 square-foot...
At the midway point in the year, the Indiana Economic Development Corporation announced that it has worked with 148 companies that have made decisions to expand or establish new business operations in Indiana for a total of more than 11,700 projected...
Once in a blue moon, a shift in technology aligns with an event that attracts enough attention to mark the beginning of a new market demand for a product that, only a few years previously, no one would have imagined was even worth the research cost...
Dwyer Instruments, Inc., a manufacturer specializing in the production of instrumentation products, announced plans today to expand its operations here, creating up to 50 new jobs by 2016. The Michigan City, Ind.-headquarted company will invest...