I’ve had the opportunity to give thought in recent months to the critical role that EDA’s investment in University Centers (UCs) has played in advancing the work of the Purdue Center for Regional Development (PCRD) over the years, an entity…

Written by Angelica Del Real. Beginning November 2, Jon Myers starts his new position as Regional Director of the Southeast Indiana Small Business Development Center (Southeast ISBDC). Since first joining the Southeast ISBDC team in 2016 as a Business Advisor,…

Written by Angelica Del Real. Every year the Indiana Geographic Information Council (IGIC) presents the Excellence in GIS award in six categories to recognize organizations that have helped Indiana communities through geospatial technology. For the second time in the past…

The Purdue Center for Regional Development (PCRD) is excited to announce its newly designed website! The website contains much of the same great content previous visitors loved but now includes some brand new features. Below are the top-ten improvements of…

Written by Roberto Gallardo and Indraneel Kumar. Studies have found that the share of businesses less than one year old have declined by almost half between 1980 and 2015. This in turn is making the U.S. economy “old and fat“.…

Written by Roberto Gallardo and Bo Beaulieu. In a previous post, we discussed how the increase in the share of adults (25 years of age and above) with a bachelor’s degree or more over the past 48 years was not…

Economic development officials will agree: the workforce is the number one issue when it comes to creating, attracting, retaining, or expanding businesses in their communities. It has always been this way, but in the unfolding information age, it is even…

The Community Development Achievement Award is presented to a Community Development Society (CDS) member in recognition of his or her outstanding contribution to community development. The person may be recognized for teaching, research, practice, programming, administration or any combination of…