The Knox City Council heard from the Starke County Economic Development Foundation during their meeting Tuesday.
Continue readingSCEDF and City of Knox Host Groundbreaking for New Precision Machine Shop
The Knox Industrial Park will soon have a new tenant. The Starke County Economic Development Foundation (SCEDF) and the City of Knox hosted a groundbreaking ceremony yesterday for Wakal Machining, LLC.
Continue readingSCEDF Launches Crowdfunding Campaign for Hotel Investors
The Starke County Economic Development Foundation (SCEDF) has launched a crowdfunding campaign to help bring an upper mid-scale hotel to the City of Knox.
Continue readingKnox City Council Approves MOA with SCEDF
A Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) between the City of Knox and the Starke County Economic Development Foundation was up for approval during Tuesday’s City Council meeting.
Continue readingStarke County Council Hears Update on Hotel Project
The Starke County Council heard from Starke County Economic Development Foundation (SCEDF) Executive Director Lisa Dan during their meeting Monday.
Continue readingSCEDF Seeks Investors for New Hotel in Knox
The Starke County Economic Development Foundation (SCEDF) is working to bring a new hotel to Knox.
Continue readingLochmandy Ford Building New Home in Knox
The Starke County Commissioners and Council heard about Lochmandy Ford wanting to build a new dealership in Knox during their meetings Monday.
Continue readingStarke County Hotel Feasibility Study Update
Starke County Economic Development Foundation Executive Director Lisa Dan gave an update on the hotel feasibility study.
Continue readingStarke County Economic Development Foundation Awarded $60,000 Grant
Early Learning Indiana awarded a $60,000 grant to the Starke County Economic Development Foundation (SCEDF) as part of the $1 million Closing the Gap grant fund to address local child care access issues, increase capacity and quality, and ensure affordability and choice for families.
Read more: Starke County Economic Development Foundation Awarded $60,000 GrantThe grant fund was established alongside Early Learning Indiana’s inaugural release of “Closing the Gap: An Assessment of Indiana’s Early Learning Opportunities”. The 2022 report update and insights demonstrate that Indiana has experienced slight improvement in both overall capacity and high-quality early care and education capacity but these gains are threatened by workforce shortages and the rising cost of child care.
Grant recipients submitted applications outlining how they would address their community’s biggest child care access issues. SCEDF will use its $60,000 grant in partnership with Seeds Early Learning to increase capacity by 10 new toddler seats in one new classroom and Loving Laughter Child Care, Inc. to increase infant and toddler seats by 16.
This partnership will support families in finding available, affordable child care for the infants and toddlers, which is a crucial need in Starke County.
Executive Director, Lisa Dan stated, “SCEDF recognizes that Starke County is currently a child care desert, with a huge lack of affordable infant-toddler child care available.” She went on to say “the lack of available, affordable child care is a huge barrier to consistent employment in Starke County.”
Feasibility Study Underway in Knox
City of Knox Mayor Dennis Estok told the city council last week that a meeting with the company they hired for the hotel feasibility study happened Tuesday, August 23.
Continue readingStarke County Commissioners to Meet Today
The Starke County Commissioners will meet this morning where they will hear from Highway Superintendent Dan Dipert with a monthly report, the proposed railroad crossing closure on 225 South between State Road 23 and 1000 East, and a bid opening for the Community Crossings Matching Grant project on Range Road between Toto Road and 250 North.
Continue readingStarke County Council to Meet Today
The Starke County Council will hear from Sheriff Bill Dulin about a funding request when they meet this afternoon
Continue readingNorth Judson Town Council to Meet Today
The North Judson Town Council will meet tonight where they will discuss the budget process for 2023.
Continue readingMary Perren Announced as Finalist for 2022 Northwest Indiana Influential Women Awards
Starke County Economic Development Foundation, Inc. Executive Assistant Mary Perren has been named as a finalist for a 2022 Northwest Indiana Influential Woman award.
Continue readingKnox City Council to Consider Funding Feasibility Study for Hotel in Knox
The Knox City Council will consider funding a feasibility study to determine the need for a new hotel in the City of Knox.
Continue readingStarke County Economic Development Foundation Debuts Rural Opportunity Zone Video
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STARKE COUNTY, Ind. – The Starke County Economic Development Foundation is stepping up marketing efforts of the county’s Rural Opportunity Zone. It is a federally approved qualifying, low-income census tract that offers significant incentives for private-sector investors through deferred payment on capital gains. The goal is to revitalize areas that are still recovering from the Great Recession of 2007-2009.
Continue readingStarke County Commissioners, Council Receive Starke County Economic Development Foundation Update
Starke County Economic Development Foundation Executive Director Lisa Dan gave an update to both the Starke County Commissioners and the Starke County Council members last week on activities of the Foundation.
Continue readingStarke County Commissioners Approve Company for Lead Track Repairs, Maintenance
The Starke County Commissioners have chosen a company to complete repair and maintenance work on the county’s lead track in the Industrial Park.
Continue readingStarke County Commissioners, Council Discuss SCEDF, SCILL Center Contracts
The Starke County Commissioners and the Starke County Council members discussed the contracts for the Starke County Economic Development Foundation and the SCILL Center during their respective meetings last week.
Continue readingStarke County Commissioners, Council Receive SCEDF Draft Agreement
The Starke County Commissioners and Starke County Council members received a draft agreement for funding the Starke County Economic Development Foundation and the SCILL Center when they met last month
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