Recent Update (7/10/2023) Interactive charts/dashboards in this article have been updated with December 2022 data. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is currently engaged in a new broadband data collection effort after adopting the Digital Opportunity Data Collection (DODC) program in…
They say: “Don’t Bite the Hand that Feeds You.” To the contrary, six local economic development organizations (LEDOs) in the Kankakee-Iroquois Regional Planning Commission (KIRPC) region just launched an Agricultural Strategy Plan to better support its local farmers and agribusinesses.…
The last couple of weeks have been filled with Engagement celebrations! Our 11th annual engagement awards ceremony was held on Tuesday, April 25, 2023. Individuals and groups honored included: Corps of Engagement Award Military Family Research Institute Reaching Rural Veterans…
Have you ever wondered what a digital inclusion plan is? Or what goes into creating one? Digital Inclusion Plans are fairly new and come in many shapes and sizes. PCRD has become a leader in assisting communities and regions in…
To help entrepreneurs, freelancers and employees enhance their remote work skills, The Purdue Center for Regional Development (PCRD) and Purdue Extension have partnered to offer the Remote Work Professional Certificate course. Indiana participants can now complete the certificate for $50…
Countdown to Purdue’s Day of Giving Every April, Purdue University conducts its “Day of Giving.” For 24 hours, Purdue units reach out to their stakeholders and ask them to help our organization take its next giant leap. This year is…
The consequences of COVID-19 lockdowns and emphasis on remote work affected passenger travel, long haul trucks, and local fleets in the U.S. For example, the Bureau of Transportation Statistics used INRIX data to determine that on April 1, 2020 (Wednesday),…
Written by Andrey Zhalnin and Melinda Grismer. According to the U.S. Census Bureau’s Decennial Census, the Hispanic or Latino1 population in Indiana almost doubled between 2000 and 2010, from 215,000 to 390,000 people. By 2020, the Latino population in Indiana…