The Site Selection magazine headline recently summed it up: “When Being Small Is a Big Advantage.” Over the past four or so years, rural America has experienced an unexpected and remarkable growth trend. As the magazine noted, “record inflation, remote working, rising big-city crime, and lifestyle...Read More
Last fall, Knox County officials and I joined Gov. Eric Holcomb and the Indiana Economic Development Corporation (IEDC) for a week-long trade mission in Japan. Some may ask, why are focused visits like these vital to Indiana – and particularly southern Indiana? Here’s a key fact: Indiana has the...Read More
It’s a unique time for the Hoosier state, with wide-ranging transformation and opportunity on deck for tech talent. The next 24 months and beyond represent a critical time, with highly skilled talent needed to seize advantage of Indiana’s share of competitive jobs created by the $52.7 billion federal...Read More
What is the role of higher education in sustaining and driving a national economy? Dr. Peter Kissinger, a seasoned bioscience entrepreneur and professor of analytical chemistry at Purdue University, (and also a fellow colleague MEK’s Managing Principal on the Advisory Council of the $1 billion...Read More
