Written by Angelica Del Real The outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic has caused many Americans to transition to remote work. This means learning how to set up virtual meetings, keeping coworkers updated, and continuing to work with your team without…
In the past, we have discussed broadband access and availability. We try to provide the most up to date broadband footprint in the state of Indiana in an effort to inform and jumpstart critical conversations around this topic. However, research…
The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act passed by the U.S. Congress in December 2017 included an important provision that brought focus to the economic challenges facing several communities still rebounding from the Great Recession of 2007-2009. Working in partnership with…
In response to the great capital needs of small businesses to remain in operation during this unprecedented pandemic, the United States Small Business Administration (SBA) recently announced that SBA Express Disaster Bridge Loans are now available. This is a “grassroots”…
The Purdue Center for Regional Development (PCRD) has been providing the Economic Gardening program to second-stage companies in Indiana for the past four years. In light of the challenging times facing many Indiana companies as a result of COVID-19, PCRD…
Written by Roberto Gallardo and Richard Florida Roberto Gallardo is assistant director of the Purdue University Center for Regional Development and a Purdue Extension specialist. He is the author of Responsive Countryside: The Digital Age and Rural Communities. Richard Florida…
Remote work or telework or telecommute was first coined in the 1970s and has ebbed and flowed since then in economic development conversations. Today, due to a higher broadband penetration, ongoing sophistication of digital applications, and the digitalization of the…
The Purdue Center for Regional Development has released a new resource as part of its Rural Indiana Stats (RIS) website that can prove valuable to economic and agricultural leaders across the state. The new addition to the RIS site captures…