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WACCY Golf Outing returns June 5
Apr 18 2024Wabash County, IN – The Wabash County business community is invited to join Grow Wabash County at the Honeywell course for a day of golf, networking and friendly competition at its annual WACCY Golf Outing. This year’s outing will take place on Wednesday, June 5 at the Honeywell Golf Course,...
Release courtesy of NEIFort Wayne, IN - The Indiana Economic Development Corporation’s (IEDC) board of directors voted to approve an award of $45 million to the Northeast Indiana region through the IEDC’s READI 2.0 initiative.“We are deeply appreciative of the IEDC for once again trusting the Northeast Indiana Regional Development...
Community Foundation of Wabash County Receives ARPA Grant to Make Childcare More Affordable
Apr 2 2024Release courtesy of Community Foundation of Wabash CountyWABASH COUNTY, IN - Indiana’s Family Social Services Administration awarded the Community Foundation of Wabash County a grant for $750,000 to help employers in Wabash County make childcare more affordable for their employees. Employees who work for a company that belongs to Manchester...
Photo courtesy of U.S. Department of Energy. Release courtesy of REAL ALLOY. REAL ALLOY announced that it has been selected by the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations (OCED) to begin award negotiations of up to $67.3M for the construction of the first zero waste salt slag...
Wabash County, IN – On Thursday, April 11, Grow Wabash County hosted its annual Honor Student Luncheon, connecting members of the community and the top academic students in Wabash County’s Class of 2024 over the topics of future plans and professional opportunities.Neil Bever, owner of Hoosier Chiropractic, was the emcee...
Tenille Zartman, president and CEO of Grow Wabash County, was recognized as a member of the 2024 40 Under 40 List by Fort Wayne Business Weekly at the newspaper's annual awards banquet on March 28.Zartman is a Wabash County native and a graduate of Manchester High School. She holds a...
Wabash County, IN – The Young Professionals of Wabash County (YPWC) is excited to be continuing its work in 2024 to connect emerging leaders and professionals to each other as well as to the Wabash County community at large.The YPWC network has existed in various forms in Wabash County for...
Wabash County, IN – Grow Wabash County is excited to share its slate of resources, new and existing, to help better support local entrepreneurs and small business owners.To boost our abilities to better serve our thriving entrepreneurial community, Grow Wabash County has engaged with multiple partners to host not one,...
Wabash County, IN – Grow Wabash County and Angela Harrison are once again teaming up to provide local entrepreneurs and small businesses with another engaging educational event, this time focused on seasonal planning.On Wednesday, May 1, Harrison will lead the interactive Seasonal Planning Workshop to talk about how to best...
Wabash County, IN, is fertile ground for agriculture and its surrounding industries. Crops and livestock produced by local farmers in the area contribute significantly to Indiana being in the top ten U.S. states regarding total agricultural production. Beyond contributing to the nation's food supply, Wabash County agriculture is a significant...
Wabash County, IN – Grow Wabash County is looking forward to hosting Alan Siepker from HR Ideas Unlimited on Tuesday, April 16, for an educational event about “Improving Employee Morale.”The objective of this workshop is to facilitate conversations around the topics of employee morale, engagement and retention, primarily through the...
Manchester University plans to submit a proposal to receive important funding from Lilly Endowment’s College & Community Collaboration Initiative. The program is offering interested Indiana colleges and universities the chance to apply for grants to help them create and carry out collaborative projects with community stakeholders that will ultimately strengthen...
Wabash County, IN – Grow Wabash County had a full house on Wednesday, February 28, for its 14th annual Salute to Ag Dinner which enjoyed the company of many honored guests including Purdue University President Mung Chiang and members of the Peebles Family.Howard Halderman, chair of Grow Wabash County’s Ag...
Release excerpts courtesy of Site Selector Magazine[Site Selector Magazine] has awarded the Governor's Cup annually since 1988, based on new and expanded corporate facilities as tracked by the proprietary Conway Projects Database. Site Selection, published by Conway Data, is the senior publication in the corporate real estate and economic development...
Wabash County, IN – Grow Wabash County is thrilled to once again host local legislators, Rep. Lorissa Sweet and Senator Andy Zay, for an investor exclusive event on Thursday, March 28. As the joint chamber of commerce and economic development group in Wabash County, Grow Wabash County hosts regular events featuring...
The rankings on these pages are high-level measures of states’ workforce development climates. They do not reflect which states in a region have the most effective workforce training programs or labor boards or tools for connecting job seekers with potential employment opportunities. Rather they recognize states that performed well in...
Gov. Holcomb Announces $250M Lilly Endowment Grant To Accelerate Quality Of Place Across Indiana
Jan 9 2024Governor Eric J. Holcomb announced at tonight’s State of the State address that Lilly Endowment Inc. has awarded a $250 million grant to help bolster quality of place efforts throughout the state. The grant to the Indiana Economic Development Corporation (IEDC), which is the single largest award given in Lilly...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture reminds farmers, ranchers and forest landowners that January 13, 2024, is the deadline to apply for the Discrimination Financial Assistance Program (DFAP). This program is made possible by the Inflation Reduction Act, which provided $2.2 billion in funding.Farmers, ranchers, and forest landowners who experienced discrimination...
You’re looking to establish a new location to serve the growing global need for software development and support services, but you want to avoid the places baseball legend Yogi Berra once described as only he could: “Aw, nobody ever goes there. It’s too crowded.” Josefien Glaudemans and the team at...
Among the themes to emerge across the 50 state legislatures and governor’s offices over the past year is how to attract funding from a family of major federal programs toting hundreds of billions of dollars in funds. The various challenges and grants follow closely behind Recovery Act funds for which...
Indiana Governor Eric J. Holcomb and Secretary of Commerce David Rosenberg today highlighted the 2023 economic successes in each focus area of the Indiana Economic Development Corporation’s (IEDC) strategic vision, concluding the seventh consecutive record-breaking year for economic development in Indiana. In 2023, 208 companies committed to locate or expand...
The site selection process often includes 18+ months of a national search with dozens of employer interviews and meetings with economic developers, workforce development groups, and higher education institutions. While sophisticated site selection consultants perform due diligence to ensure their client’s immediate workforce needs are met, the process often emphasizes...
WABASH COUNTY, IN - Grow Wabash County, the county's economic development and chamber organization, is pleased to announce the promotion of Tenille Zartman to the role of President and Chief Executive Officer, effective December 16, 2023. Zartman, who has most recently served as the Vice President of Grow Wabash County has...
When selecting a new site, companies today confront an ever-changing landscape of factors to consider, from site and facility planning to workforce analytics and training. Christine Chandler, president of AdvantaStaff, and Lovora Brown, AdvantaStaff’s director of Operations, who bring a combined 50 years’ experience in the manufacturing and distribution industry,...