The Jennings County Disaster Relief & Assistance Grant (DRAG) is a grant relief program for small business owners who were impacted by COVID-19 in 2020 and aims to help businesses recover certain operational expenses between March 2020-March 2021. This initiative is funded by the Indiana Office of Community & Rural ... Read More
Category: News
07
Apr2021
PLAINFIELD, Ind. – Duke Energy has awarded $90,000 to 18 Indiana economic development groups for the 2021 Marketing Partnership Program. Each group was awarded $5,000.
“Duke Energy is committed to strengthening collaborative efforts with our local and regional economic development partners,” said Erin Schneider, Indiana director of economic development for Duke ... Read More
April 7, 2021Katia Hatter
22
Mar2021
The following article was written and published by Barbara King in the December 2020 edition of the North Vernon Plain Dealer & Sun newspaper.
Throughout 2020, women and men across our nation celebrated and marked the 100th anniversary of the Nineteenth Amendment which gave women the right to vote. It was ... Read More
March 22, 2021Katia Hatter
31
Aug2020
Small business support grants of up to $10,000 are coming down the pipeline for Jennings County businesses through the Jennings County Economic Development Commission (JCEDC). The county has been awarded $250,000 of COVID-19 Response funds through a competitive grant by the Indiana Office of Community and Rural Affair (OCRA). The ... Read More
August 31, 2020Katia Hatter
14
May2019
Eckhart, Inc. Acquires Indiana based Gasper Engineering, Inc.
February 05, 2019 09:00 AM Eastern Standard Time
WARREN, Mich.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Eckhart, Inc. announced today that it has acquired Gasper Engineering, a full service industrial automation systems integrator and specialty machine builder located in North Vernon, Indiana. Eckhart is an Industry 4.0 leader that designs, ... Read More
May 14, 2019Trish Speer
11
Apr2019
Manufacturer Doubling Jennings County Footprint
Posted: Apr 11, 2019 9:22 AM EDTUpdated: Apr 11, 2019 9:22 AM EDT
By Andy Ober, Assistant Managing Editor
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The company has operations in Indiana and Alabama.
NORTH VERNON -North Vernon-based Decatur Plastics Products has announced plans to expand its Jennings County operations and create up to 70 jobs by 2021. ... Read More
April 11, 2019Trish Speer
02
Oct2018
Manufacturing Day was October 17
A special thank you to all of our area companies for hosting events for the day.
Special thanks to our sponsors:
October 2, 2018Lindsey Christy
03
Feb2017
GT Industries, Inc - North Vernon is now accepting applications online for job opportunities within their company.
To view these opportunities, please visit their website at: www.midwayproducts.com. Go to the Employment tab and select View Job Openings. Click on Search Open Jobs tab from the top menu bar, Click in the ... Read More
February 3, 2017Trish Speer
05
Dec2016
12/5/2016 12:36:00 PM
EDC focuses on job seekers
Jennings-Jackson joint program to offer skills classes in advanced manufacturing field
Sharon Hamilton
The Jennings County Economic Development Commission has received a $250,000 grant that will be used to provide problem-focused strategies to help area residents find and maintain employment.
The grant is shared jointly between the ... Read More
December 5, 2016Trish Speer
12
Oct2016
October 12, 2016, Southfield, Mich. - Metaldyne Performance Group (NYSE: MPG), a leading providerof highly engineered components for use in powertran and suspension applications for the global light, comercial and industrial vehicle markets, announced plans today to expand its operations in North Vernon, Ind., creating up to 126 new jobs by ... Read More
October 12, 2016Trish Speer