Four business proposals will be competing for $10,000 in next month’s North Judson Business Pitch Competition. It’s designed to provide funding to startup businesses less than three years old, as well as companies looking to expand. Competitors will pitch their plans to a panel of judges in a public event on Saturday, September 19 at 7:00 p.m. at North Judson Town Hall.
Continue readingNorth Judson startups have just one more day to apply for a chance to win $10,000. Applications for the North Judson Business Pitch Competition are due to the Starke County Economic Development Foundation by tomorrow.
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The Starke County Commissioners approved a contract with Thomas P. Miller and Associates on Monday night whose representatives will conduct a review of the Starke County Economic Development Foundation (SCEDF).
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New and expanding North Judson businesses have a chance to win $10,000 as part of the first annual North Judson Business Pitch Competition.
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The Town of North Judson is trying to bring COVID-19 relief funding to small businesses. The town plans to apply for a $250,000 COVID-19 Response Program grant from the Indiana Office of Community and Rural Affairs.
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Funding for the SCILL Center in Knox will come from a source other than the county’s CEDIT Fund until an agreement can be reached on an alternate funding source.
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Work continues to bring a grocery store back to North Judson, but it might be in a different location. Clerk-Treasurer Andrew Rowe told the town council Monday that an individual has purchased the Grand Central Station building at Lane and Adair streets, with the hope of putting some type of grocery in it.
Continue readingThe North Judson Town Council will get updates on a number of projects tonight. A few options are being considered for the addition of a splash pad at Norwayne Field. The town is also looking at adding a façade grant program.
Continue readingThe City of Knox will soon be paying more to the Starke County Economic Development Foundation.
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A State of the City address will be given to the Knox City Council tonight. Council members will also consider an update to the city’s contract with the Starke County Economic Development Foundation.
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The North Judson Town Council scheduled a brain storming session with Starke County Economic Development Foundation Executive Director Larry Wickert when members met Monday evening.
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The Hamlet Town Council tonight will continue discussing how to get a new home built on a piece of town-owned land at Lincoln and Pearl streets. Some options mentioned so far include selling the land to the highest bidder or promising to refund the purchase price if a home is built to the town’s specifications.
Continue readingOpen enrollment continues to create challenges for the Oregon-Davis School Corporation. Ron Gifford with the Starke County Economic Development Foundation recently shared some details from the Indiana Department of Education’s fall transfer report with the Hamlet Town Council.
Continue readingEfforts to boost housing development in Starke County were shared with the Oregon-Davis School Board last week.
Continue readingA lack of development at the SYSCO property continues to frustrate Hamlet officials. Beverage manufacturer Common Collabs is planning to set up operations in Knox, creating up to 80 jobs in the coming years. Ron Gifford with the Starke County Economic Development Foundation told the Hamlet Town Council Wednesday that the company was also shown the Hamlet East Industrial Park.
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Starke County Highway Superintendent Rik Ritzler presented a potential list of projects for the next call for projects in the Indiana Department of Transportation’s Community Crossings Matching Grant program.
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State, County and Knox City officials joined together with a large group of individuals responsible for bringing a new beverage manufacturer into the area during a groundbreaking ceremony on Division Road earlier this week.
Continue readingStarke County’s unemployment rate continues to drop, but concerns remain for economic development officials.
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Local students will have a chance to ‘Tune into their Futures’ when the Starke County Economic Development Foundation hosts their annual Manufacturers Day next week.
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