The global pandemic of 2020 has caused a major spike in unemployment in every state in the union, as well as much of the world – and Indiana has been no exception. To begin examining how COVID-19 affected Indiana’s unemployment…
To continue the momentum of Digital Inclusion Week, we wanted to dig a little deeper on how to continue to move forward. Digital Inclusion has been a priority for the Purdue Center for Regional Development (PCRD) for several years. To…
The United States Census Bureau released 2020 Census figures in August. These figures are part of the decennial Census that provides population, racial/ethnic information, housing, and group quarter information at the Census block level, the smallest geographical unit for which…
Written by Roberto Gallardo and Benjamin St. Germain. To better understand population change, the U.S. Census keeps track of what it calls components of population change. These components include natural (difference between births and deaths), international (inflows and outflows to…
Remote Work Opportunities in Indiana: The Metro/Nonmetro Gap1 – Written by Bo Beaulieu & Indraneel Kumar. There is a growing sense of optimism that Indiana’s economy is well on its way to recovering from the devasting impacts of COVID 19…
The Hoosier Heartland Indiana Small Business Development Center (SBDC) and our hosts at the Purdue Center for Regional Development (PCRD) are excited to announce the opening of our Digital Marketing Assistance Program (DMAP). This is a cost share program, where…
The Purdue Center for Regional Development (PCRD) is collaborating with the Indiana Farm Bureau, which announced the formation of the Indiana Broadband Strategic Partnership (IBSP) to help bring reliable broadband to the most unserved and underserved communities across the state.…
Lt. Gov. Suzanne Crouch and Denny Spinner, executive director of the Office of Community and Rural Affairs, recently appointed Purdue Center for Regional Development (PCRD) Director and Purdue Extension specialist, Roberto Gallardo to serve on the newly formed Rural Affairs…