Primex Design and Fabrication, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Primex Plastics Corporation is investing $1.3 million in a new digital printer to enhance their product line and expand their customer base. The company will receive a $20,000 Economic Development Income Tax (EDIT) Grant from the Economic Development Corporation (EDC) of Wayne County, Indiana. They can use […]

(Richmond, Indiana) – Wayne County small businesses are receiving financial assistance made possible by a $250,000 grant awarded to Wayne County from the Indiana Office of Community and Rural Affairs (OCRA). Thirty-four businesses will receive up to a $10,000 grant from the OCRA Wayne County Small Business Grant Program. Jeff Plasterer, Wayne County Commissioner, and […]

MUNCIE, Indiana – The East Central Indiana Regional Partnership (ECIRP) will apply for the state’s Regional Economic Acceleration Development Initiative (READI) program, which could result in up to $50 million in local funding. The region includes seven East Central Indiana counties – Blackford, Delaware, Grant, Henry, Jay, Randolph and Wayne. READI, which was announced in […]

Sometimes, the purpose of economic development is described as “attracting jobs’. But that really diminishes what economic developers are all about and the impact they have. READ MORE #EconDevWeek #EDW2021 #INEconDevWeek

The phrase ‘economic development’ is often used to describe a wide variety of activities, which sometimes causes the true value and meaning of economic development to be obscured. READ MORE #EconDevWeek #EDW2021 #INEconDevWeek

Basketball may not have been invented in Indiana, but Hoosiers have learned how to play the game with the best. The same applies to economic development and the use of incentives: we didn’t invent the game, but we intend to compete with the best players. READ MORE #EconDevWeek #EDW2021 #INEconDevWeek

It is easy for most of us to take the companies in your hometown for granted, that’s why your local economic development organization takes their role of local business outreach very seriously. In fact, the International Economic Development Council (IEDC) reports as much as 80 percent of new jobs and business investment in a community […]

Economic development has sometimes been described as a ‘three-legged stool’. And while that description may have been a helpful way to visualize and understand the elements of economic development, the definition of the ‘three legs’ has changed over the years as economic development has become a more complex and diverse activity. READ MORE #EconDevWeek #EDW2021 […]

Economic Development Week was created by the International Economic Development Council (IEDC) to increase the awareness of local programs that create jobs, advance career development opportunities, and improve communities’ quality of life everywhere. To celebrate we’ll be running a series of editorials on topics ranging from how economic development has changed over the years to […]

Small businesses in Wayne County will have another opportunity to seek relief for financial impacts caused by the pandemic. The COVID-19 OCRA Round 3 Small Business Grant Program was created using $250,000 in grant money awarded by the Indiana Office of Rural and Community Affairs (OCRA). The grant program is being offered by Wayne County […]