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Effingham, IL-(Effingham Radio)- Effingham County’s loan board says all current borrowers are making their required payments, a positive sign as members look toward expanding local business lending opportunities. At the latest meeting, the board discussed applying for the Intermediary Relending Program, known as IRP. Members also began reviewing possible...
Somewhere between the places everyone talks about and the places nobody mentions, Terre Haute, Indiana has been quietly living its best life. It’s the kind of city that doesn’t feel the need to explain itself, which is either very confident or very humble, and in Terre Haute’s case, it turns out to be both.
When most Americans pick up a package of sliced cheese at their local grocery store, they probably don’t give much thought to where it came from or the people and technology involved in getting it onto the shelf. But right here in west-central Indiana, hundreds of Hoosiers are helping make that possible every day.
Representatives from NextEra Energy recently answered questions at a meeting of the Area Planning Commission about an amendment to Vigo County’s unified zoning ordinance, which would create a special exception for Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS). Terre Haute City Council representative Amanda Thompson raised concerns about the possibility of...
The B Square reports property transfers in Monroe County. Generally these reports will be published every Sunday. This report includes new property transfers in Monroe County that haven’t previously been reported by The B Square, with dates ranging from Oct. 16 to Nov. 4, 2026. The data in this report comes from Beacon, the county’s online geographic information system for property and parcel data.
BLOOMINGTON – Ivy Tech Community College Bloomington will expand workforce training opportunities in the Indiana Uplands region through a new initiative made possible by a $3 million investment from Google to the Ivy Tech Foundation. The investment will support the launch of fiber optic and network installer training programs...
Bloomington buyers found more options and lower prices as inventory climbed and sellers cut asking prices at an above-average rate.
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. — Former Indiana State Senator Jon Ford is taking a new position with RJL Solutions’ as it’s Chief Economic Development Officer. Ford will help the firm’s economic development efforts while providing strategic advocacy and advisory services to clients across multiple industries. Ford served...
Over a year ago, data center developer and operator Raeden began research on a Pittsboro property located North of I-74. The land, which is currently owned by a family farm, totals just over 600 acres - an aspect that is appealing to the data center developers. “Known as a ‘campus,’...
The Bridges Team of Cali Bridges and Lisa Cooper were announced as sales leaders for October at Carpenter Realtors. Bridges has been a Realtor with Carpenter for 20 years and is a lifelong resident of Montgomery County. She and her husband Andy reside in Crawfordsville. She can be reached at cbridges@callcarpenter.com or 765-366-8005.
The Crawfordsville/Montgomery County Chamber of Commerce recently celebrated a ribbon cutting for The Farm at Hickory Bend, a new wedding and event venue located at 10276 E. State Road 32 in Crawfordsville. The Farm at Hickory Bend is a family-owned venue designed to provide a beautiful and welcoming setting for...
Sterling Industrial, a leading energy, industrial, infrastructure, and building construction contractor, has secured the structural steel and mechanical contracts for the Wabash Valley Resources anhydrous ammonia fertilizer facility in West Terre Haute, Vigo County. The Wabash Valley Resources project is repurposing existing energy infrastructure to produce anhydrous ammonia fertilizer for...
INDIANAPOLIS — Officials at the Indiana University Kelley School of Business are projecting that there will be economic growth and lower unemployment in 2027. The school released its annual economic forecast for 2027 on Wednesday. Officials said the forecast is also “tempered by concerns over inflation, high interest rates and the potential overvaluation of artificial […]
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (WTWO/WAWV) — People will soon have the chance to learn more about the housing market in the West Central Indiana Region and the progress being made. Registration is now open for the 2026 West Central Indiana Housing Conference being hosted by Thrive West Central. The event will take place on December 10th […]
One farm on this list sits right on the Indiana and Ohio state line. The same family has worked that land for over 180 years, which makes it older than the light bulb. The surprises keep coming from there. Another family bought its farm back in 1874 and still raises livestock on it.
Monroe County’s GIS team now maintains a map-based interface for the entire corpus of retail food inspection reports, which is updated on what is essentially a rolling basis. The B Square publishes the reports in monthly batches, usually near the end of the month following the batch of inspections.
Unemployment dropped in Crawford County again in September. According to the Illinois Department of Employment Security, 3.4% of the county’s workforce was jobless during the month. This was down from 4.1% in September 2025 and 3.5% in August. Clark County posted an unemployment rate of 3.9%. This was down...
The B Square reports property transfers in Monroe County. Generally these reports will be published every Sunday. This report includes new property transfers in Monroe County that haven’t previously been reported by The B Square, with dates ranging from Sept 25 to Oct. 29, 2026. The data in this report comes from Beacon, the county’s online geographic information system for property and parcel data.