Ecosystem building, which prioritizes collaboration and growth among local entrepreneurs and organizations, is increasingly being recognized as a key regional economic development strategy. To serve ...

Economic development is one of the few government programs on which Hoosiers seem comfortable spending big money. Although exact numbers are hard to pin down, Indiana state and local governments each ...

The COVID-19 pandemic has profoundly altered state economies. At this point, it’s clear that some of the changes will last, with significant implications for how governments should think about the ...

Any port authority in Richland County would have nothing to do with water. Port authorities can be useful economic development tools for local governments. With a wide range of powers provided by the ...

Richland County was starting to benefit from a port authority, even before creating one. "We have a number of projects that have reached out to us already, asking to get involved, to see if their ...

Media reports identified significant accounting problems at the Indiana Economic Development Corporation (IEDC). In response, Gov. Mike Braun has ordered an independent accounting audit. Every Hoosier ...