Celebrating 40 Years - Grow In Henry...Susan Falck-Neal John Greene, Secretary Cathy Hamilton, Vice...
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In Henry County, Indiana 100 S. Main Street, Suite 203 | New Castle, IN 47362 Phone: 765.521.7402 | email: [email protected] www.GrowinHenry.com 2020 Investor’s Newsletter
Celebrating 40 Years
Quality of Life
Growth Innovation
Development
Henry County Represented as Stellar Finalist
When the Office of Community and Rural Affairs (OCRA) announced its Stellar Communities Program finalists, that list of four included “Safe and Welcome.” This region, comprised of Knightstown, New Castle, and Henry County, had emphasis on enhancing the community’s safe and welcome environment.
With comprehensive plans for the City, County and Knightstown, the Stellar committee attempted to land major grant funding. Cathy Hamilton led the community-wide effort, which included proposed projects ranging from sidewalks and signage, to the Henry County Expo Center and Knightstown Library upgrade.
Although Henry County didn’t receive the Stellar designation, OCRA did provide funding and tools for strategic plans moving forward.
Plans for New Shell Building Emerging
The shell building, completed in 2013, had one purpose: to attract business expansion inquiries for New Castle and Henry County. Boar's Head purchased the building in 2019 and is investing $23M and will create 50 new jobs for a new food processing facility.
The EDC is pursuing plans for the construction of another shell building, with approximately 15 sites under consideration. FPBH Engineers are assisting with a site selection process and are providing an objective ranking of the sites. They will be taking into account the quality, utility, and location.
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The future of machine trades arrived in the Machine Trades class at the New Castle Career Center in the form of a new Haas Mini Mill. The mill uses computer numerical control (CNC) technology to create precise parts. The technology is already in use by several employers in the area. “For this generation of machinists, this is what their future is going to be,” said Greg Dickerson of New Castle Career Center’s Machine Trades program. “CNC technology is widely used by local manufacturers.”
Read the whole story at: GrowinHenry.com/2019/04/05/the-future-is-here/
The Future is Here 2019 Board Members
Paul Ackerman
Michelle Back
Allan Bramlett
Mike Broyles
Dale Cole
Eric Creviston
Kim Cronk
Landon Dean
Shaun DuFault
Susan Falck-Neal
John Greene, Secretary
Cathy Hamilton, Vice Chair
Scott Hayes
Susan Huhn
Darrin Jacobs, Treasurer
Paul Janssen
Bill Kindig
Mark LaBarr
Nate LaMar
Jerry Libby
Adam Lingle
Dan Maddox
Jon Madison
Beverly Matthews
Rex Peckinpaugh
Steve Pfenninger
Forrest Plank
Jake Smith
Montford Switzer
Cara Taylor
Mike Thalls
Shannon Thom, Chair
Greg York
EDC Staff (From Left)
Corey Murphy, CEcD, President & CEO
Penny York, MPA, Special Projects
Kelli Wasson, Office Manager
Signing day is usually associated with an athlete signing a letter of intent to continue their athletic career at a four-year university. The Machine Trades Program at New Castle Career Center recognizes that there are other opportunities awaiting students after graduation and want to celebrate with a different kind of signing day. Students at this signing day are entering the workforce and signing up with an employer who is eager to have them implement what they’ve learned at the Career Center.
Read the whole story at: GrowinHenry.com/2019/05/23/find-your-fit/
Find Your Fit: Machine Trades Program Hosts Career Signing Day
EDC transformation team set for action Members of the Spiceland Town Council have joined a team of transformers – not the robotic figures on the big screen but a group heroic in its own right, one that helps transform troubled properties into new business opportunities.
After hearing a presentation from Penny York, the New Castle-Henry County Economic Development Corp’s director of special projects, council members enthusiastically authorized their president, Darrin Jacobs, to sign documents making Spiceland a community partner in a new effort to seek Environmental Protection Agency brownfield assessment grant funding. That funding helps assess properties where contamination may have occurred, a first step in mak-ing them marketable again.
Read the whole story at: GrowinHenry.com/2019/11/21/edc-transformation-team-set-for-action/
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‘Come Home’ Series Highlights Area’s Next Generation of Business Leaders
Do you know an “up and coming” business leader who we should feature? Send an email to [email protected].
Robby Taylor M.L. Taylor
Construction
Miranda Heinold Human Resources
Paycor
Stacey Tolle Math teacher
New Castle Schools
Aaron Stigall Owner
Ross Lawns & Landscaping
The New Castle-Henry County Economic Development Corporation is highlighting Henry County’s “home grown” business leaders who stayed or returned to Henry County to further their careers. Check out these inspiring stories by going to GrowinHenry.com & searching for the keywords of the story.
What started with a grass runway decades ago is now the newest home to Indiana University Health’s LifeLine Helicopter.
A project more than a year and a half in making was officially christened in ceremonies and an open house at Marlatt Field. The New Castle-Henry County facility is now one of five official bases for LifeLine, joining facilities in Indianapolis, Columbus, Terre Haute and Lafayette.
Read the whole story at: GrowinHenry.com/2019/06/28/lifeline-lands-here-to-stay/
In the realm of internships, it can often be unpredictable on whether they’re helpful for the intern and the organization who hired them. The stereotype of an intern can typically be somewhat abstract from the start, but Jalen had project-specific goals and he was a near-perfect fit for New Castle Henry County Economic Development Corporation’s summer intern.
Read the whole story at: GrowinHenry.com/2019/08/27/unexpected-intern-jalen-lowder/
Kristen Bennett Real Estate Agent
ERA Integrity
Michelle Frazier Financial Advisor/
Owner Edward Jones
Mackenzie Jackson Assistant Director
New Castle Career Center
LifeLine Lands Here to Stay Middletown firm offers healthy way to be a ‘Holic’
Tonio Torres, CEO of Holic Foods, remembers being handed a small Styrofoam cup by an elderly woman at an Illinois restaurant with “green stuff” in it.
Torres shared the story recently of how the “green stuff” became Jalapenoholic, one of 19 products his company makes in Middletown.
Read the whole story at: GrowinHenry.com/2019/06/20/middletown-firm-offers-healthy-way-to-be-a-holic/
Unexpected Intern- Jalen Lowder Coming Home to Give Back- Mont and Cheryl’s Story Many times, you need to step away from something to realize what you had with to start. This is how Montford and Cheryl Switzer felt when they decided to come back home to Henry County.
In 1972, Mont and his new bride, Cheryl, were ready to begin their lives together. Fresh out of college, they were ready to take on the world.
Read the whole story at: GrowinHenry.com/2019/09/16/coming-home-to-give-back-mont-and-cheryls-story/
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Boar’s Head
Citizens State Bank
First Merchants Bank
Henry Community Health
Henry County REMC
New Lisbon Telephone Co.
Duke Energy
Pritchett’s Backhoe
Service, LLC
Vectren
Bethany Cares Home Health Agency
Central Indiana Hydroseeding, LLC
Crown Equipment Corporation
Heritage House Group, LLC
Runnebohm Construction, Inc.
DeFur Voran LLP Attorneys at Law
Draper, Inc.
FPBH, Inc.
Hy-Flex Corporation
New Castle Dental
New Castle Stainless Plate, LLC
Parkview Family Dentistry, PC
Ross Lawns & Landscaping, LLC
The GEO Group, Inc.
American Keeper Corporation
Dennis & Cathy Hamilton
Edward Jones (Michelle Frazier, Chris Weidert, Erika Hayes & Erika Gilman)
ERA Integrity Real Estate
Foam Rubber Products
Hoosier Pride Excavating, Inc.
Jeff & Judy Ray
Lamberson & Malott Eye Center, PC
Magna Machine & Tool Co., Inc.
Montgomery’s Steakhouse
Myers Furniture & Appliance
Pfenninger, Claxton & Estelle Insurance Group
Remington Seeds, LLC
Servpro of Henry & Randolph
Shore and Company, P.C.
STAR Financial Bank
Switzer Tank Lines, Inc.
Triple J Plumbing, LLC
Vital Computing, LLC
Weaver’s Lawn Care
BRONZE
SILVER
Alpha Placement Services
Anderson Systems Integration
Castle Pawn Shop
Dietz Electric, Inc.
Eastern Indiana Federal Credit Union
F.C. Tucker / Crossroads Real Estate
Ferguson Construction Co.
Frost Framing
Garden Inn
Hamm Focal Point Business Coaching
Hayes Copenhaver Crider Harvey, LLP
HD Williams
Henry County Glass & Mirror, Inc.
M.L. Taylor Construction, Inc.
Quality Fabrication of Indiana, Inc.
South Henry Regional Waste District
Stacks Restaurant
The Promotion Lab
The Storage Crib
Victory Range & Armory, Inc.
Wimmer Manufacturing
SMALL BUSINESS
Bill Kindig
Chad Malicoat
Duane & Ruth Brammer
Every Good Thing, LLC
Hinsey-Brown Funeral Service
Independent Plastic, Inc.
Jake & Susan Smith
Maurie & Carol Goodwin
Mike & Patty Broyles
Penny York
Scott & Mary Jane Hayes
Todd Thalls
Yanos Farms
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