June 21, 2022
It’s Summer Festival Season in ECI!
We’re celebrating summer with several great festivals in East Central Indiana. We’ve got events for food, history, art, culture, literature, and more. Many festivals are either free to the public or fairly budget-friendly for families…
June 9, 2022
CANPACK Celebrates Topping Off Ceremony
CANPACK, a global packaging manufacturer, celebrated the completion of steel framing for its new 862,000-square-foot plant during a Topping Off ceremony with Governor Eric Holcomb and local community officials. The company will invest $380 million and create…
June 8, 2022
NearSpace Companies Will Celebrate 100+ Satellites in Orbit
NearSpace Launch, Inc. (NSL), an Aerospace Manufacturer of small satellites, and NearSpace Education 501c3 (NSE), a STEM non-profit, will celebrate 100+ satellites manufactured and in orbit with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on June 23rd from 12:00-2:00pm.…
May 31, 2022
Knightstown Visitor Attraction Brand a Slam Dunk
The Knightstown Redevelopment Commission (RDC) spent the last 8 months developing the newly created visitor attraction brand, Visit Knightstown. To celebrate the community’s input and commitment to the attraction brand they held a launch party…
May 24, 2022
East Central Indiana Continues to Forge Ahead with READI
With the help and support of the IEDC team, ECIRP and the READI Governing Body has finalized a list of prioritized projects that will be reviewed and considered for READI funding. On Friday, May 13,…
March 22, 2022
East Central Indiana is READI for Regional Success
On Tuesday, December 14th, Governor Eric J. Holcomb, Secretary of Commerce Brad Chambers and the Indiana Economic Development Corporation (IEDC) Board of Directors approved plans to award $500 million to support regional development plans across…
March 8, 2022
Indoor Vertical Farm Expanding to Muncie
A Minnesota company that bills itself as the world’s largest indoor vertical aeroponic farm is setting up shop in Delaware County. Living Greens Farm says it will invest nearly $70 million to establish a 200,000-square-foot…
March 2, 2022
Ball State University Accepting Proposals for Community Engagement for the Arts Grant
Ball State University’s Office of Community Engagement is now accepting proposals for its Community Engagement for the Arts Grant. This annual competitive grant program provides funding up to $35,000 to an East Central Indiana community…
November 30, 2021
Marion Health announces new campus
Marion Health is excited to announce the development of a new innovation and medical campus in southeastern Grant County. The master site development plan will comprise of approximately 100 acres in the northeast corner of…