- Pockets of industry crop up among Lebanon County farms
From the windows of the tour buses, the small towns in Lebanon County seemed to pass by in a blur. As county economic development officials pointed out vacant properties, the passengers - mostly real estate developers - checked their packets for square footage and other sales information. Outside the towns, ......
- Top business stories: Western Indiana
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Looking for an area where a strong manufacturing base is fueling economic health? Try Western Indiana. Manufacturing in the eight-county area that includes hubs in Crawfordsville, Frankfort and Lafayette is posting a strong showing in increased employment and expansions. CLINTON COUNTY "We're doing well," reports Larry Price, president of the ......
- Harrison contemplates megasite industrial development possibility
The Harrison County Development Commission is contemplating the acquisition of a megasite for future industrial park development. "Right now, although we have almost 4,000 acres of industrial park property, the largest piece I can put together that is contiguous is about 150 acres," said Michael Olivier, executive director, Harrison County ......
- East Central Indiana: the region's top business
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We look at significant economic activity for Blackford, Delaware, Grant, Jay and Madison counties. Corn power. POET Biofuels is building two plants. The first, to open this fall, will be near Portland and employ about 40, says Ami Huffman, director of community development for Jay County Development Corp. It ......
- Hancock's vacant industrial buildings draw for recruitment
BAY ST. Louis - Like other counties with manufacturing facilities, Hancock County has seen job losses as a result of the economic slowdown. But when it, comes to attracting new economic development, Hancock has an ace in the, hole: the Mississippi Army Ammunition Plant (MSAAP), representing the largest vacant industrial ......
- Western Indiana update: the region's top business
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New investments. While the U.S. dependency on foreign oil is taking a toll on consumers' wallets, a new ethanol production plant will boost Montgomery County's economic health by $280 million annually Demeter Enterprises LLC is building the plant at Linden. "This is the biggest development project in our county since ......
- Steel rises at Russo's Saw Mill
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Russo Development, LLC announced that steel has been erected at Saw Mill Park, a new industrial park in Kearny, New Jersey. Currently, a 150,000-square-foot facility is under construction at the new industrial park with completion of this first building scheduled at the end of 2004. Russo Development is one of ......