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Daviess County Economic Development Corp. launches search for executive director, chairman assumes interim role
April 4, 2023 - WASHINGTON, Indiana – The board of the Daviess County Economic Development Corporation (DCEDC) launched a new search for the position of Executive Director on April 4, following the announcement that current Executive Director Bryant Niehoff will depart to become CEO of the Uplands Science and Technology Foundation (USTF). DCEDC Board...
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$3.1 million Commons project breaks ground in Washington, Our Common Heritage campaign moves forward with two major sponsors
March 23, 2023 - WASHINGTON, Indiana – Reflecting “great excitement and anticipation,” city and county officials, joined by Denny Spinner, executive director of the Indiana Office of Community and Rural Affairs, officially broke ground on the $3.1 million Commons project in downtown Washington March 23. The event also formally launched the Our Common Heritage...
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Washington $12 million joint housing project marks third major development of 2022, home sales now underway
November 29, 2022 - WASHINGTON, Indiana – A $12 million housing project featuring townhomes and single-family homes now has homes built and sales underway in the city of Washington, marking the third major housing project begun in 2022. RJ Community Builders LLC, owned and operated by local Washington natives Ross Wade and Jeff Steimel are...
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Ground broken on $84M semiconductor campus at WestGate
November 21, 2022 - ODON, Indiana - Governor Eric J. Holcomb and Secretary of Commerce Brad Chambers joined local officials and business executives today in Odon, Indiana, to break ground on a new microelectronics campus at WestGate@Crane Technology Park (WestGate) that will power the growth of Indiana’s semiconductor industry....
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Lt. Gov. Crouch, Indiana Broadband Office designate Daviess County as a Broadband Ready Community
November 9, 2022 - INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana – Today, Lt. Gov. Suzanne Crouch and the Indiana Broadband Office announced that Daviess County is now designated as an official Broadband Ready Community. The Broadband Ready Communities Program was created as a tool to encourage broadband development throughout Indiana. The Broadband Ready Community certification sends a signal...
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Daviess County Economic Development sets growth plans in motion to strengthen workforce, implement state development program
September 26, 2022 - WASHINGTON, Indiana – The Daviess County Economic Development Corporation (DCEDC) is putting plans in motion to both help strengthen local workforce development and secure state funding of up to $1 million and support from the Hoosier Enduring Legacy Program. Two new positions at DCEDC will help achieve this. “It...
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True Rx Health Strategists exceeding growth forecast, expanding at 30% annual rate, 86 new jobs since 2020
July 29, 2022 - WASHINGTON, Indiana – With a focus on “strategically and ethically driven solutions that deliver best outcomes,” True Rx Health Strategists has achieved an annual national growth rate of 30%, “well exceeding our initial growth forecast,” said Mark Williams, CEO. The national pharmacy benefit management (PBM) company...
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Economic Development Officials Highlight Daviess County Achievements at Annual Stakeholder Update
July 8, 2022 - ODON, Indiana – On July 6th, the Daviess County Economic Development Corporation (DCEDC) hosted a Stakeholder Update at the WestGate Academy in the WestGate@Crane Certified Technology Park in northern Daviess County. The meeting featured special guests Lieutenant Governor Suzanne Crouch and Denny Spinner, Executive Director of the...
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$14.5 million housing groundbreaking formally launches new era in Daviess County to boost attraction, economic growth
June 14, 2022 - WASHINGTON, Indiana – “With this ground-breaking, Daviess County and the city of Washington enter a new era for workforce attraction and growth,” said Bryant Niehoff, executive director of the Daviess County Economic Development Corporation. Executives of Simplified Developments LLC, a family-owned residential development company in Gibson County, were...
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Planned Daviess County $11 million housing project reflects growing housing trend to support attraction, economic growth
May 12, 2022 - WASHINGTON, Indiana – A proposed $11 million housing development and additional projects set before the Plan Commission of the City of Washington May 11 “reflect a robust strategic trend emerging for new housing developments in Daviess County,” said Bryant Niehoff, executive director of the Daviess County Economic Development Corporation.
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