Kosciusko County was awarded a first-round Hoosier Enduring Legacy Program (HELP) grant in December through the Office of Community and Rural Affairs (OCRA). On Tuesday, OCRA Executive Director Denny Spinner, on behalf of Indiana Lt. Gov. Suzanne Crouch, updated the…

Read the entire story here. A new survey has assessed the quality and affordability of home Internet access across Indiana, specifically in mostly rural areas. Dubbed Home Broadband Survey Results: Connecting Indiana, this work was done by the Purdue Center…

For Earnie Holtrey, working with local communities and providers to facilitate broadband network buildout was a natural extension to his previous work, which was to represent the state, and to coordinate with mayors and local economic development officials on Mainstreet…

In a post COVID-19 world, reliable and affordable home internet access is a “must have” instead of a “can have.” As the pandemic unfolded, communities, residents, and businesses across Indiana scrambled to interact almost entirely online increasing the awareness of…

RUSHVILLE – Have you heard about the Rush TechFest? This event is supported by a grant from the Purdue Center for Regional Development and Duke Energy Foundation. TechFest will showcase fun and engaging activities, contests, demonstrations, and workshops aimed at…

RIPLEY/DECATUR COUNTIES – Southeastern Indiana Regional Planning Commission (SIRPC) needs feedback about the pandemic for a resilience study being conducted with Purdue (PCRD) for the Economic Development Administration. The nine county region of Dearborn, Decatur, Franklin, Jefferson, Jennings, Ohio, Ripley,…

Hannah Garnett – hannah.garnett@sirpc.org Reneisha Rudder – reneisha.rudder@sirpc.org Versailles, Ind. (March 16, 2022) – The Southeastern Indiana Regional Planning Commission (SIRPC) in partnership with the Purdue Center for Regional Development (PCRD) today announced the launch of Indiana’s first regional digital…

Photo: Pixabay Photo/Michael Jarmoluk VERSAILLES, Ind. – The Southeastern Indiana Regional Planning Commission has launched what it says is Indiana’s first regional digital inclusion plan. The commission says the plan is designed to bridge the digital divide by making broadband…