October 2011
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Flooding Stalls Auto Production - Newsroom -... →
Workforce Board Honors Knox County Business
The Grow Southwest Indiana Regional Workforce Board recognized two local businesses and five clients for their accomplishments through the help of WorkOne Southwest services. The “Business of the Year” award is to recognize a company in Economic Growth Region 11 that has best utilized the Business Services of WorkOne Southwest to create and sustain a 21st century workforce. WorkOne...
Message from the New Indiana Secretary of Commerce →
This is an excellent explanation of what economic developers do in the State of Indiana!
Knox County Indiana Unemployment Rate Less than...
Knox County Indiana had an unemployment rate of 6.7% for the August 2011 reporting period. That rate is two full % points under the State average, 2.4% under the national average and .8% below the Evansville MSA.
Advanced Manufacturing and Tech Center...
Vincennes University will hold a groundbreaking ceremony for its newest addition, the Advanced Manufacturing and Technology Center, on Oct. 27 at 11:00 a.m. (EDT). The Center will add over 57,000 square feet of laboratories and classroom space that will be devoted to programming in technologies needed for workers to succeed in the modern workforce.
This facility will allow us to offer education...
New Dean Appointed at VU
A longtime dean has been appointed as the interim provost at Vincennes University, according to an announcement from VU President Dick Helton.
Robert A. Slayton, former dean of the Learning Resources Center, will assume the post. Slayton came to VU in 1972 before retiring this past spring. A state leader in the field of academic libraries and educational technologies, Slayton served three times as...
KCDC now on tumblr
Knox County Development Corporation has just set up a blog to better communicate with the county and those interested in expanding or locating in our little corner of the world.