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IIB: Startup Impact at Purdue
October 29, 2017 - Via Inside INdiana Business Purdue University says record startup activity on the West Lafayette campus is creating a pipeline for the Indiana economy. The Purdue Foundry announced last week that it has launched 165 startups since opening in 2013, 100 of them with Purdue intellectual property. 'Eighty percent of those companies that we...
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GCDW: Purdue@WestGate workforce development program helps companies find talent
October 26, 2017 - Via Greene County Daily World CRANE, Ind. – CareerMaker, a Purdue workforce development facilitator located in the WestGate@Crane Technology Park, is off to a strong start, promoting economic growth in Indiana by supporting workforce needs of southern Indiana businesses. Purdue Polytechnic selected WestGate to be the first of its CareerMaker...
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Purdue startup ecosystem reaches 165th startup, $230 million, 200+ new positions in four years
October 25, 2017 - Via Purdue Newsroom WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – At 165 startups, $230.8 million in funding and 200-plus new positions in just four years, Purdue is advancing commercialization, entrepreneurship, job creation and economic momentum in the Midwest with record-breaking activities. One hundred of the startups have licensed Purdue University intellectual property through the Purdue Research...
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Purdue@WestGate workforce development program helps companies find talent
October 25, 2017 - October 26, 2017 ODON, Ind. and CRANE, Ind. – CareerMaker, a Purdue workforce development facilitator located in the WestGate@Crane Technology Park, is off to a strong start, promoting economic growth in Indiana by supporting workforce needs of southern Indiana businesses. Purdue Polytechnic selected WestGate to be the first of its CareerMaker sites...
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WTH: Three local students win scholarships at WestGate College Fair
October 3, 2017 - Via The Washington Times Herald WestGate@Crane - Three scholarship recipients were announced at the 5th Annual WestGate@CraneCollege Fair Tuesday. Three Daviess County students were among 10 applicants from area schools. Money raised from the annual Running for our Future 5K exceeded fundraising goals this summer. This allowed the WestGate...
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GCDW: Purdue@WestGate selected as launch site for CareerMaker
October 2, 2017 - Via Greene County Daily World Purdue Polytechnic Institute plans to make WestGate@Crane Technology Park the first of several CareerMaker sites throughout Indiana aimed at connecting businesses with the tools needed for success. Because of the high potential for economic growth in southern Indiana, Purdue Polytechnic has chosen WestGate to...
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Media Advisory: $3,500 in scholarships awarded to three Daviess County students at the 5th Annual WestGate@Crane College Fair.
October 2, 2017 - [caption id='attachment_3059' align='alignnone' width='300'] Pictured left to right: Cary Bledsoe with STIMULUS Engineering, Alleigh Dillman, Brady Turner, Lance Swartzentruber, Alexandria Hancock with WestGate Academy, and Ben Wrightsman with Battery Innovation Center[/caption] WestGate@Crane, Ind. - Oct.3, 2017 - Three scholarship recipients were announced at...
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5th Annual WestGate@Crane College Fair October 3rd
September 28, 2017 - If you are a student or college rep, don't miss out on the fair this Tuesday, October 3rd.
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Purdue@WestGate selected as launch site for innovative workforce facilitator program
September 28, 2017 - ODON, Ind., CRANE, Ind. and WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Purdue Polytechnic Institute plans to make WestGate@Crane Technology Park the first of several CareerMaker™ sites throughout Indiana aimed at connecting businesses with the tools needed for success. Because of the high potential for economic growth in southern Indiana, Purdue Polytechnic has...
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WTH: Purdue@WestGate staff already working with entrepreneurs
September 26, 2017 - Via Washington Times Herald ODON – Startup experts are already working with entrepreneurs in Southern Indiana to advance technology commercialization, startup creation and economic development at Purdue@WestGate as part of a multi-county partnership among WestGate Authority, Naval Surface Warfare Center Crane Division, Purdue University and Purdue Research Foundation. Entrepreneurial experts...
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