If Not for WHIN… Believe it or not – it has been five years since Lilly Endowment Inc. (LEI) announced a $38.9M investment in the 10-county region surrounding Purdue University! Called the Wabash Heartland Innovation Network (WHIN), this initiative launched…
The Purdue Center for Regional Development has created an index to monitor earnings across an array of jobs throughout Indiana. The Job Earnings Index (JEI) will be used to see how earnings for different occupations have changed since 2005. JEI…
Your community needs your help! Recently, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) released a map showing broadband availability across the U.S. The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) will use this map to guide the distribution of funding for building broadband…
The current broadband funding landscape is crowded. It is easy to get lost among so many broadband programs, resources, etc. And while this blog post will not answer all questions and/or clarify these muddy waters, I hope it provides some…
We are pleased to provide this update from the Purdue University Office of Engagement. This fall we have successfully launched each of our three fellowship programs: Service Learning Fellows, Scholarship of Engagement Fellows and Societal Impact Fellows. This portfolio of…
It is hard to believe I became director of the Center more than two years ago in June of 2020 when the COVID-19 pandemic was ongoing. While those were challenging times, I believe the pandemic also brought new opportunities. For…
Last week, 21 coalitions received between $25 and $65 million — for a total of $1 billion—as part of the American Rescue Plan ‘Build Back Better Regional Challenge’ (BBBRC) to rebuild regional economies, promote inclusive and equitable recovery, create good-paying…
The State of the Digital Divide in the United States The COVID-19 pandemic shed a bright light on an issue that has been around for decades: the digital divide. As parents, children, and workers scrambled to learn, socialize, and work…