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Business Retention & Expansion (BR&E)
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The Mooresville Town Council approved real and personal property tax phase-ins (abatements) on
PacMoore Process Technologies
' $4 million investment in their food processing and packaging facility. The project involves
a new extrusion line.
President Bill Moore was also featured on the November cover of Morgan County Business Leader.
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Mt. Olive Manufacturing
in Mooresville continues to grow, having most recently received approval for a personal property tax phase-in on a $600,000 investment in new manufacturing equipment. As a full-service contract manufacturing company specializing in heat sealing, Mt. Olive's capabilities include in-house tooling design and construction, prototyping, and manufacturing.
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Leads Stats - October 2015
Lindsay Beckman, Director of Business Development, joined the
Indiana Economic Development Corporation (IEDC) on a marketing trip to Louisville this month. Thanks to Trevor Lane, IEDC Southeast Region Director.
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Scholarship season begins
Morgan County high school seniors and residents looking to further their
education may find financial assistance through the Community Foundation of Morgan County, which will help distribute up to $1,000,000 in scholarships this year.
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Mooresville teacher recognized by Project Lead The Way
Mooresville High School's A.J. McAdams has been named Indiana's Project Lead The Way Biomedical Sciences Teacher of the Year! McAdams was hired in 2013 to build the MHS PLTW program, which has already grown to more than 350 students. PLTW is the nation's leading provider of K-12 science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) programs.
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Morgan County Labor Market Update - September 2015
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Labor Force
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Employed |
Unemployed |
| 35,860 |
34,501 |
1,359 |
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Sep 15 UE Rate
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Aug 15 UE Rate
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Sep 14 UE Rate
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| 3.8% |
4.1% |
5.1% |
Not seasonally adjusted
September 2015 Unemployment Rate IN: 4.0% US: 4.9%
Source: Indiana Department of Workforce Development
Labor Force does not include retired persons, students, those taking care of children or other family members, and others who are neither working nor seeking work. |
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More News Around Morgan County
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I-69 Section 6 public meetings
The Indiana Department of Transportation will hold their 4th quarter public information meetings for Interstate 69 Section 6 (Martinsville to Indianapolis) at the following locations from 6-9pm:
- Nov 30 - Perry Meridian High School
- Dec 2 - Mooresville High School
- Dec 3 - Martinsville High School
Click here to see an aerial video over I-69 Section 4 (Crane to Bloomington) which is scheduled to open by the end of the year.
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Indianapolis International
Airport voted best in the country
For the second year in a row, readers of the popular magazine Condé Nast Traveler have rated the Indianapolis International Airport the Best Airport in America. The 28th annual readers' poll was released last month and rates hotels, resorts, airports and travel destinations around the world.
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Indiana shines again in national rankings
A national corporate site selection firm ranks Indiana among the three most business-friendly states in America. The rankings from Pollina Corporate Real Estate Inc. are based on 32 factors including taxes, education, infrastructure spending and regulatory environment.
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City of Martinsville
Morgan County EDC is a 501(c)6 Public-Private Partnership. As such, we are supported by private businesses as well as governmental entities through contracts for service. We would like to take this opportunity to thank our partners at the City of Martinsville!
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WorkOne
Plainfield
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I-69 Section 6
Public Meetings
Nov 30 - Perry Twp
Dec 1 - Mooresville
Dec 3 - Martinsville
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Board of Directors
Leadership Training
Dec 1, 8:30a-4p
Indianapolis
Click here
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Indiana TIF: Basics and Best Practices
Dec 3, 10a-12p
Indianapolis
Click here |
IEDA Annual Conference
Dec 3, 1:30p -
Dec 4, 12:30p
Indianapolis
Click here |
OCRA 10th Anniversary &
2015 Awards
Dec 7, 1-4p
Indianapolis
Click here |
Global Indy: Opportunity Japan
Dec 9, 4p
Indianapolis
Click here |
AgBiosciences Innovation Summit
Dec 10, 1p
Indianapolis
Click here |
SPRING 2016
Morgan County
Adult Job Fair
Details to Follow
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Indiana Small Business Development Center (ISBDC) Workshops
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MCEDC E-newsletter Sponsored By
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