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Growing Grant County, Economic Development 101
workforce development, WIOA, career pathways, sector partnerships, advanced manufacturing, healthcare, Grant County Indiana, economic development, Ivy Tech, WorkOne, employer training grant, on-the-job training
Workforce as Economic Development: Career Pathways, Sector Partnerships, and WIOA Basics
Growing Grant County, Economic Development 101
workforce development, WIOA, career pathways, sector partnerships, advanced manufacturing, healthcare, Grant County Indiana, economic development, Ivy Tech, WorkOne, employer training grant, on-the-job training

Walk the floor of nearly any manufacturing plant in Grant County and you will hear some version of the same conversation: the work is there, the wages are competitive, and the company would hire more people tomorrow if it could find them. That is not a recruitment problem. It is a pipeline problem, and pipeline problems are economic development.

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Growing Grant County, Economic Development 101
workforce development, WIOA, career pathways, sector partnerships, advanced manufacturing, healthcare, Grant County Indiana, economic development, Ivy Tech, WorkOne, employer training grant, on-the-job training
Growing Grant County, Economic Development 101
redevelopment, real estate reuse, brownfields, economic development, Grant County Indiana, property owners, TIF, historic tax credit, housing
Real Estate Development & Reuse: Turning Challenging Properties into Productive Assets
Growing Grant County, Economic Development 101
redevelopment, real estate reuse, brownfields, economic development, Grant County Indiana, property owners, TIF, historic tax credit, housing

One of the costliest habits in local development is wishful thinking. A vacant building is not an opportunity simply because it is vacant. A former factory is not ready because it sits near a road. Challenging properties move when uncertainty is reduced, one piece at a time. That is the real work of redevelopment and reuse in Grant County.

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Growing Grant County, Economic Development 101
redevelopment, real estate reuse, brownfields, economic development, Grant County Indiana, property owners, TIF, historic tax credit, housing
Events & Announcements, Community & Economic Development, Leadership & Organizational Updates Executive Director Events & Announcements, Community & Economic Development, Leadership & Organizational Updates Executive Director

PRESS RELEASE: Grant County Economic Growth Council Names C. Ted Ward, II Executive Director

Grant County native C. Ted Ward, II joins the Growth Council as Executive Director today, bringing 30+ years of regional leadership and deep community roots to the role.

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Events & Announcements, Community & Economic Development, Leadership & Organizational Updates Executive Director Events & Announcements, Community & Economic Development, Leadership & Organizational Updates Executive Director

PRESS RELEASE: Retirement of Executive Director Chuck Binkerd

After decades of service in local government, utilities leadership, and economic development, Grant County Economic Growth Council Executive Director Chuck Binkerd has announced his retirement. The Growth Council reflects on Binkerd’s contributions to regional collaboration, infrastructure development, and economic momentum in Grant County while outlining the transition process and next steps for the organization.

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