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SBA Disaster Loan Deadline Approaching for Indiana Businesses and Private Nonprofits The U.S. Small Business Administration is reminding eligible small businesses and private nonprofit organizations impacted by the drought occurring Sept. 30, 2025, to apply for low-interest federal Economic Injury Disaster Loans before the Aug. 31 application deadline.Eligible Counties Indiana: Adams, Allen, ...read more

Your Monthly Snapshot of the Region  Labor Market ReviewThe Labor Market Review contains a monthly snapshot of various labor market information in Economic Growth Region 3. This report consists of data for June 2026. Some of the data in this report includes:Labor force: employment and unemployment Consumer Price IndexUnemployment insurance claimsWARN NoticesIndiana Career ...read more

Carey Services is proud to announce it has been awarded a $400,000 grant from the WindSwell Foundation to support Phase 1 of its Next Generation Campus project, a transformational effort to renovate Building C into inclusive, purpose-driven spaces for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. The award includes $375,000 for construction and $25,000 for consulting support, ...read more

MARION, Ind. — GM Marion Stamping is opening its doors to the community on Friday, July 31, for a special 70th Anniversary Community Open House & Family Day, celebrating seven decades of manufacturing excellence and community partnership. The free event will take place from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. at 2400 W. Second Street in Marion, with the final guided plant tour beginning at 6 p.m. Community members ...read more

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The Indiana Chamber and Indiana's Office of Entrepreneurship and Innovation are excited to offer a series of FREE education webinars for Hoosier business owners who are considering selling their businesses or beginning the process of succession planning. Attendance is anonymous to other attendees.The first webinar, “Getting Started: A Practical Guide to Succession Readiness Planning,” will take ...read more

  On February 9, 2026, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division published a Federal Register notice, Minimum Wage for Federal Contracts Covered by Executive Order 13658, Notice of Rate Change in Effect, 91 Fed. Reg. 5783, announcing the annual update to the hourly minimum wage for federal contract workers covered by Executive Order 13658. The rates announced in this notice apply ...read more

The 2026 Employment and Wage Report is AvailableOccupational Employment And Wage Statistics The Occupational Employment And Wage Statistics reports contains employment and detailed wage data of all the occupations in Economic Growth Region6, Muncie MSA, Central Indiana Non-Metropolitan Area and the State of Indiana. This report consists of data for 2025. The data in this report ...read more

MARION, Ind. — The Grant County Economic Growth Council announced today that C. Ted Ward, II has been named its next Executive Director, effective May 18, 2026. Ward, who was born and raised in Grant County,  spending his formative years in both Marion and Upland, returns to lead the organization after a career building and scaling civic, educational, and workforce development programs across ...read more

About     Services   WorkOne    News   Partners Indiana’s unemployment rate in February fell one-tenth of one percent from the previous month, according to a delayed report from the Indiana Department of Workforce Development. The national unemployment rate in February was 4.4%. Indiana’s labor force participation rate was 63.4%, compared to the national rate of 62.0%. This rate is the ...read more

Labor Market ReviewThe Labor Market Review contains a monthly snapshot of various labor market information in Economic Growth Region 3. This report consists of data for February 2026. Some of the data in this report includes:Labor force: employment and unemployment Consumer Price IndexUnemployment insurance claimsWARN NoticesIndiana Career Connect: applicants and job postingsIndustry ...read more

Labor Market ReviewThe Labor Market Review contains a monthly snapshot of various labor market information in Economic Growth Region 3. This report consists of data for January 2026. Some of the data in this report includes:Labor force: employment and unemployment Consumer Price IndexUnemployment insurance claimsWARN NoticesIndiana Career Connect: applicants and job postingsIndustry ...read more