The East Central Indiana region, encompassing Blackford, Delaware, Fayette, Grant, Henry, Jay, Randolph, and Wayne counties, has received $35 million in funding from Indiana’s Regional Economic Acceleration and Development Initiative (READI), the second highest allotment in round two. The allocation represents a remarkable $20 million (133%) increase in support for regional economic development initiatives compared […]
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Innovative partnership with TOOTRiS to initially provide 1,700 area employees with free access to Child Care platform – setting stage for future expansion. Richmond, IN – The Economic Development Corporation (EDC) of Wayne County is proud to announce a leading-edge partnership with TOOTRiS, the nation’s largest Child Care platform, to create a Child Care Benefit […]
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Richmond, IN (December 12, 2023) – Job seekers can now search for jobs with Wayne County employers using the Wayne County Job Finder. The EDC of Wayne County worked with Jobs EQ to create a new tool, tailor-made for Wayne County job seekers and employers. Valerie Shaffer, President of the EDC of Wayne County said, […]
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The first Friday in October is designated MFG Day, manufacturing’s biggest annual opportunity to inspire the next generation, positively shift perceptions about the industry, and build a foundation for the manufacturing workforce of the future. Over the next decade, 4 million manufacturing jobs will need to be filled in the U.S. Since 2012, MFG Day […]
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Liberation Labs broke ground on its first commercial-scale, purpose-built, precision fermentation biomanufacturing facility in Richmond, Indiana. The facility, which will have a capacity of 600,000 liters with a fully dedicated downstream process (DSP), will produce bio-based proteins and other building block ingredients at a scale and cost that will fill a pressing need among both […]
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Richmond, Indiana – June 13, 2023 – Anchor Ingredients, a leading provider of high-quality ingredients for the pet food industry based out of Fargo, North Dakota, is excited to announce the groundbreaking of its new transload and ingredient processing facility in Richmond, Indiana. The $40 million facility, strategically located in the heart of pet food […]
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RICHMOND, Ind. (March 23, 2023) – Governor Eric J. Holcomb and Secretary of Commerce Brad Chambers today joined local officials and leaders and employees of Blue Buffalo, the nation’s leading natural pet food company, as they announced plans to expand the company’s operations in Richmond, creating 50-60 new jobs by the end of 2024. “Indiana ranks […]
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The new facility will be the first purpose-built commercial precision fermentation plant in the United States. Liberation Labs, a large-scale precision fermentation manufacturer, has executed a purchase agreement for the site of its first commercial-scale biomanufacturing facility. The new facility, which will have a fermentation capacity of 600,000 liters with a fully dedicated downstream process […]
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Richmond Baking Company, a contract food manufacturer, is in the process of adding an additional production shift and making capital investments to their facility located at 520 North 6th Street in Richmond. The company plans to add a second-shift production line on one of three ovens to meet increasing customer demand. In addition, the company […]
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Dot Transportation, Inc. (DTI), a division of Dot Foods, Inc., will receive an Economic Development Income Tax (EDIT) Grant totaling $86,000 to assist with their semi-truck driver training program called Earn to Learn. This project also includes capital investments at the property located at 14600 Gateway Road in the Indiana Gateway Industrial Park, located just […]
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