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ILJAS Class Donates Benches and Firepits to Avoca Park & Recreation

After three weeks of technical and employability skills training, 7 Lawrence County residents became the ninth graduating class of the Lawrence...

Duke Energy boosts Indiana's workforce readiness with more than $330,000 in training grants

PLAINFIELD, Ind. – The Duke Energy Foundation is awarding more than $330,000 in shareholder-funded grants to 16 organizations working to...

Duke Energy supports economic development in Lawrence County with $5,000 Grant

PLAINFIELD, Ind. – Duke Energy is awarding nearly $120,000 in strategic grants to 26 economic development groups to spur new jobs and...

Workforce Coalition Sees Success With Largest Graduating Class

After three weeks of technical and employability skills training, twelve Lawrence County residents became the eighth (and largest) graduating...

LCEGC Chosen for National Effort to Improve Rural Higher Education and Workforce Systems

The Lawrence County Economic Growth Council (LCEGC) has been chosen by CivicLab as one of five rural partnerships across the U.S. to participate in a...

A Leg Up: Skills Training Helps Adults Gain Advantage in Job Market

Written by Carol Johnson
Featured Article in The Times-Mail

Welding isn't something Tiffany Michael ever thought she would learn to do,...

US EDA Announces Indiana Agricultural Grants

The Indiana Economic Development Association Foundation is pleased to announce that the US Economic Development Administration (US EDA) has...

Lawrence County Redevelopment Commission Exploring Economic Development in Mitchell

The Lawrence County Redevelopment Commission convened recently to discuss their plans to increase economic development in Mitchell. A Memorandum...

Duke Energy Provides $10,000 for High School Equivalency 3-Day Bootcamps

The Lawrence County Economic Growth Council’s Workforce Coalition (WF Coalition) is the recipient of a $10,000 Duke Energy sponsorship for...

GM Announces $51M Investment at Bedford Plant

By: Carol Johnson and Noah Dalton
The Times-Mail

General Motors announced Tuesday plans to...

Duke Energy provides $255,000 to address addiction, mental health needs in Indiana Communities

PLAINFIELD, Ind. – The Duke Energy Foundation today awarded nine grants totaling $255,000 to programs that help Indiana communities...

Onsite Manufacturing Training Provided to Lawrence County Jail Inmates

The Lawrence County Economic Growth Council (LCEGC) and Sheriff’s Department of Lawrence County teamed with Purdue Manufacturing Extension...

Manufacturing Week Increases Awareness of Manufacturing Careers in Area Schools

Helping to Bring "Manufacturing Skills for Success" Program to LC Jail

Joe Timbrook, Director of Career Development at LCEGC, was happy to assist Sheriff Mike Branham in bringing a program provided by Purdue University...

Nineteen Community and Regional Leaders Accepted into New Indiana Uplands Grant Writing Fellowship

Regional Opportunity Initiatives (ROI) has announced that its new Grant Writing Fellowship program launched July 22 with 19 community and...

Lawrence County Welcomes 8 Indiana Leadership Program Interns to Local Businesses

This Summer, Lawrence County is welcoming eight interns from Indiana University’s Paul H. O’Neill School of Public and Environmental...

Workforce Coalition Sees Success With Fifth Graduating Class

After three weeks of technical and employability skills training, seven Lawrence County residents became the fifth graduating class of the Lawrence...

Community Foundation Partnership Receives IU Health Community Impact Investment Grant

Community Foundation Partnership, Inc. is pleased to announce it has received an $85,000 grant from Indiana University Health’s Community...

Graduates encouraged to continue moving forward (Times-Mail)

By Krystal Shetler Times-Mail

BEDFORD — Scattered around the room wearing black graduation caps and gowns, the excitement was evident...

Adult job skills class aiding people with varied backgrounds (Times-Mail)

By Krystal Shetler Times-Mail

BEDFORD — Eyes filled with excitement, Jason Kristan hopes the new opportunity he’s been given...

More people reaching for HSE, but further work lies ahead

By Krystal Shetler Times-Mail

BEDFORD — It’s estimated 10% of working-age adults in Lawrence County do not possess a high school...

'Don't let your past determine your future': 10 graduate from job skills class

BEDFORD, By Krystal Shetler Times-Mail  — Hali Reynolds, adorned in a black gown with her mortar board decorated in pink glitter,...

COSMOS Receives $10,000 STEM Grant from General Motors Foundation

BEDFORD, IN: The Collaboration of Shoals, Mitchell and Orleans Schools (COSMOS) recently received a $10,000 grant from the General Motors...

Eleven more students taking their 'second chance' - Times Mail

BEDFORD (Krystal Shetler, Times Mail)— For the past two years, Jessica Terrell has been in prison. She’s out now, but she knows...

Workforce Coalition Sees Success With First Graduating Class

BEDFORD, IN: After three weeks of technical and employability skills training, six Lawrence County residents will become the first graduating class...

Lawrence County Workforce Coalition Launches Free Skills Training

BEDFORD, IN: The Lawrence County Workforce Coalition, an arm of the Lawrence County Economic Growth Council (LCEGC), began its first cohort of the...

Lawrence County Economic Growth Council to Distribute Duke Energy Foundation Crisis Relief Grant Funds

Bedford, IN: The Lawrence County Economic Growth Council recently received $5,000 in funding from the Duke Energy Foundation as...

Duke Energy Foundation funds $200,000 in crisis relief grants for small Indiana businesses

PLAINFIELD, Ind. – The Duke Energy Foundation is funding $200,000 in grants to Indiana economic development organizations offering crisis...

BEDC Hosts State of the Bloomington Regional Economy Meeting

BLOOMINGTON, INDIANA – The Bloomington Economic Development Corporation (BEDC) hosted a virtual State of the Bloomington Regional...

Employers Needed for Local Internship Opportunities

BEDFORD, IN: This time last year Heather Nash, Internship Program Manager with the Lawrence County Economic Growth Council, was having a difficult...

Duke Energy awards Marketing Partnership Program grants to 24 Indiana economic development groups

PLAINFIELD, Ind. – Duke Energy has awarded grants of up to $5,000 to 24 Indiana economic development groups for the 2020...

North Lawrence Community School Board Approves Strategic Plan For North Lawrence Career Center

WBIW: (BEDFORD) – The North Lawrence Community School Board approved the North Lawrence Community School Corporation...

Partnership Between Workforce Coalition and IU Health Bedford Hospital Makes Lasting Impact

Bedford, IN: Walking through the IU Health Bedford campus, you might be surprised to see younger faces working with patients and...

French Lick Group Pushes Mid-States Corridor Route Ahead of Hearings

Sunday, February 16th 2020, 4:41 PM EST
Updated: Monday, February 17th 2020, 1:58 PM ESTBy Wes Mills, Content...