By The American Connection Project It’s time for the American Connection Project’s next chapter: The American Connection Corps, an effort connecting 50 young fellows in 12 states to their hometowns for a two-year pilot project through Lead for America’s proven…
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 Bo Beaulieu, Indraneel Kumar & Chun Song. Introduction A number of important changes have occurred in the workplace in the past year as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, and one of those shifts has been the larger…
Written by Benjamin St. Germain and Bo Beaulieu. The Purdue Center for Regional Development (PCRD) continues to update its online data platform, Rural Indiana Stats (RIS). This year is no different given that nearly all 130+ variables that are available…
Assessed Value (AV) is an important indicator, established by the assessor, to determine what the dollar value is of taxable property. AV is a combination of real and personal properties. Real property is defined as land and buildings whereas personal…
Written by Monty Henderson and Jon Myers. After a record year for the Indiana Small Business Development Center (ISBDC) in 2019, the beginning of 2020 looked even more promising. Our Business Advisors were helping people realize their dreams by starting…
We are happy to announce the release of the 2019 digital divide index. This updated version keeps the three scores you are familiar with: overall digital divide index, infrastructure/adoption, and socioeconomic. These scores still range from 0 to 100, where…
Digital exclusion is the greatest threat to twenty-first century economic development. Recent global events related to the novel coronavirus emphasizes the importance of community and citizen online engagement. The Purdue Center for Regional Development (PCRD) plans to combat this issue…