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Crane NSWC, Purdue partner on pilot program to prepare students for tech jobs
April 10, 2023 - Carol Johnson, Southern Indiana Business Report CRANE — A pilot program to prepare high school students for jobs in the growing microelectronics technology sector is being developed through a partnership with Crane Naval Surface Warfare Center, Purdue University and four southern Indiana high schools. Washington, Washington Catholic, Loogootee and Holy Trinity...
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Niehoff named Uplands Science and Technology Foundation CEO
April 4, 2023 - CRANE – The Uplands Science and Technology Foundation (USTF) announced the selection of Bryant Niehoff as the organization’s first permanent CEO. Niehoff is currently the executive director of the Daviess County Economic Development Corporation (DCEDC) and has served on the USTF Board of Directors since its inception. In this role,...
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Chip plant project appears to be growing
March 28, 2023 - The WestGate One project that will bring a huge investment to northeastern Daviess County may be getting bigger. Daviess County officials have agreed to schedule a special county Redevelopment Commission meeting for April 11 to discuss potential expansion of the project that will result in the construction of a plant to...
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Major infrastructure upgrades needed at tech park
March 19, 2023 - Mike Grant Times Herald | Mar 16, 2023 ODON —A new multi-million dollar micro processing chip fabrication plant in the Westgate tech park is going to lead in some very large and costly infrastructure improvements. Work is expected to begin soon on WestGate One. The 125,000 square foot building will be the home to...
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Draper Opens New Office in Indiana
March 6, 2023 - The office in WestGate@Crane Technology Park will support Microelectronics R&D, strategic programs for the Defense Department and the Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division CAMBRIDGE, Mass.—Draper announced today the opening of a new office in Odon, Indiana, to help the company serve customers in the defense...
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Senator Todd Young meets with CRDG and partners for defense roundtable
February 28, 2023 - ODON, Ind. (March 1, 2023) — Crane Regional Defense Group (CRDG) hosted U.S. Senator Todd Young for a defense industry roundtable Feb. 17 at the WestGate@Crane Technology Park. CRDG’s purpose for the event was to share the growth and continued success of the Technology Park as it diversifies from being largely...
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NSA Crane hears fourth-annual State of the Community address from Alliance members
February 27, 2023 - FEBRUARY 24, 2023 ODON, Ind. — The White River Military Coordination Alliance provided Naval Support Activity Crane as well as fellow Alliance members and stakeholders with the fourth- annual State of the Community address at WestGate Academy Feb. 17, 2023. Alliance Chair Brianne Jerrels along with representatives from Daviess, Greene, Lawrence, Martin, and Sullivan, delivered...
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May’s bill encouraging military families to locate to Indiana advances
February 20, 2023 - INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana House of Representatives recently approved State Rep. Chris May’s (R-Bedford) legislation to make it easier for out-of-state military families to move to Indiana and start working more quickly. May’s bill would reduce the requirements that a service member’s spouse or dependent children would have...
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AI + Emotional Intelligence: The Future of Robotics and Computer-assisted Mobility
February 15, 2023 - Bring up robot-human relations, and you’re bound to conjure images of famous futuristic robots, from the Terminator to C-3PO. But, in fact, the robot invasion has already begun. Devices and programs, including digital voice assistants, predictive text and household appliances, are smart, and getting smarter. It doesn’t...
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Incentives approved for microelectronics plants coming to WestGate One
February 13, 2023 - Southern Indiana Business Report WASHINGTON – The Daviess County Council approved the first part of the county’s incentive package for the new micro-processing chip plants announced in the WestGate Tech Park. According to the Washington Times Herald, the council gave unanimous approval to a 20-year tax abatement on personal property...
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