November 2024
Evansville, Indiana is experiencing a surge in development projects designed to boost economic growth, attract new businesses, and enhance the quality of life for its residents.
INDOT breaks ground on I-69 Ohio River Crossing project.
What This Means For You: The $202 million project aims to complete “the key connection between Indiana and Kentucky.” This is the last phase of a 40-year project on I-69. Its completion is expected to boost Evansville’s economy by merging the gap between Evansville and Indianapolis and attracting new talent and businesses.
Ground broken on 20-acre, $15 million park and green space in Warrick County.
What This Means For You: The Ohio Township Park will include a playground; a splash pad and slide; outdoor fitness stations; running, walking and biking trails; yard games; sport courts; event lawns; a lake feature; shelter house with party rooms; and pavilions, among other features. Park amenities are expected to begin opening in late spring.
Metronet breaks ground on $35 million project to build a new fiber-optic network in Broken Arrow.
What This Means For You: Metronet, based in Evansville, Indiana, will offer up to 5-gigabit speeds for residential customers and 10-gigabit speeds for businesses. The provider says they’ll be ready to offer services to some people in Broken Arrow as soon as the end of this year.
The Indiana Center for Emerging Technologies launches in downtown Evansville.
What This Means For You: The tech research firm and venture partner works with startups, industry leaders, and research labs to support southwest Indiana’s innovation and entrepreneurial ecosystem.
Two Evansville-area schools among 16 in Indiana to get ‘Blue Ribbon’ designation.
In all, 356 schools in the United States received the honor from the Department of Education based on two performance categories: Exemplary High Performing Schools and Exemplary Achievement Gap Closing Schools.
