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MEDIA ADVISORY: Vincennes University to host Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb and the Indiana Economic Development Corporation quarterly meeting on Sept. 19
MEDIA ADVISORY: Vincennes University to host Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb and the Indiana Economic Development Corporation quarterly meeting on Sept. 19
WHAT:
VU is excited to invite the media and the public to attend the upcoming public session of the Indiana Economic Development Corporation’s quarterly meeting. The IEDC is led by Indiana Secretary of Commerce David Rosenburg and is governed by a 15-member board chaired by Governor Eric Holcomb.
The IEDC is charged with growing the state’s economy, driving economic development and helping businesses launch, grow, and locate in the state.
Attendees will learn more about the state’s strategic initiatives to foster economic growth and innovation in Indiana.
WHEN:
Thursday, Sept. 19, 2024
2:30-3:30 p.m. (ET)
WHERE:
Vincennes University
Shake Learning Resource Center – Innovation Room #112
130 E. College Avenue
Vincennes, Indiana 47591
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Aces travel to Morehead, Ky. for weekend tournament
UE faces Eastern Michigan, Duquesne, and MSU
EVANSVILLE, Ind. – Non-conference action continues this weekend with the University of Evansville volleyball team traveling to Morehead, Ky. for the Comfort Inn-Vitational. The Purple Aces will face Eastern Michigan, Duquesne, and Morehead State with the finale against MSU being carried on ESPN+.
Weekend Recap
– Hosting the Dunn Hospitality Tournament, the Aces dropped contests to Chicago State, Samford, and Miami Ohio
– UE had multiple positives throughout the weekend with Jenna Heidbreder and Chloe Cline setting career highs in kills while Lexi Owen had the top assist total of her career versus the Bulldogs
– In the three matches, Giulia Cardona paced the offense with 4.42 kills per frame
Second on the List
– Friday’s match against Samford saw Giulia Cardona move to second on the Aces all-time career kills list
– Cardona currently has 1,737 in her career and trails Alondra Vazquez’ total of 1,911
– Her season average of 4.68 kills per set paces the MVC and is 12th in the nation; she recorded 17+ kills in all three home contests
– In the win over UPR-Rio Piedras, Cardona accumulated 30 kills and wrapped up the first weekend with 5.00 kills/set
– Defensively, Cardona has recorded a team-high 3.14 digs per game
Stepping Up
– Sophomore Lexi Owen was in the starting lineup with Kora Ruff out and made a strong impact in the home tournament
– Owen registered a career-high 40 assists against Samford and averaged 9.33 per set over the course of the weekend
– Against Chicago State, Owen set career-bests in kills (2), attempts (5), and service aces (2)
Big Start
– Through the opening two weekends, Chloe Cline has made a giant leap from her freshman season
– Cline has recorded two 8-kill matches, her top UE totals
– She finished with 8 kills in 9 attempts vs. UPR before matching that total with 8 kills against Miami Ohio; she has 4+ kills in 5 out of 6 matches this season
– Helped by a .889 performance against UPR, Cline is hitting .443 on the season
– As a freshman, her top kill total was four against Chicago State
Scouting the Opposition
– Eastern Michigan comes into the weekend with a 2-5 record with victories over IU Indianapolis and Valparaiso
– Kaili Doctor and Kendal Bonney pace EMU with 2.43 and 2.30 kills per set, respectively
– Duquesne holds a 5-1 mark after going a perfect 3-0 in last weekend’s Chick-fil-A Robinson Classic where they defeated Niagara, Coppin State, and Robert Morris
– Emersen Schrom holds the team lead with an average of 3.14 kills
– Host Morehead State is 2-4 with two weekends in the books; they won the last two contests of last week’s Geri Polvino Invitational defeating Youngstown State and Radford
– M.E. Hargan paces the Eagles with 2.70 kills
Developer is preparing an $18 million project at the Hulman Building
The developer is preparing an $18 million project at the Hulman Building
By Jay Young
CITY-COUNTY OBSERVER
SEPTEMBER 12,2024
A developer is preparing an $18 million project at the Hulman Building that will transform the structure into a mixed-use property.
The Evansville Regional Economic Partnership is asking the state to provide $4 million from the Lilly Endowment Grant for the project. The developer told E-REP his company has the property under contract and expects to start and complete construction in 2025. The 10-story building is located at Fourth and Sycamore streets in Downtown.
Texas-based Global Integrity Investments has the property under contract, company president Toby Potter said Wednesday. His company is nearing completion of a residential rehabilitation project at the nearby former Market Street Living building at Court and Third Streets.
The Southwest Indiana Regional Development Authority agreed Wednesday to forward the Hulman request and others to the Indiana Economic Development Corporation for final consideration. The authority is a public agency that hires E-REP, a private corporation, to conduct its business.
The authority also approved these projects for Lilly Endowment funding consideration:
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Franklin Street Lofts – $1.3 million
Franklin St. Lofts LLC., managed by John E. Clark of Newburgh, is planning a $13 million project at the corner of West Franklin Street and North Seventh Avenue to transform a vacant structure into 58 multi-family, market-rate units. It will include commercial space for a restaurant or retail. The investor told E-REP construction will start on Jan. 1 and conclude in 2026.
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Fieldhouse Flats – $4.9 million
An entity controlled by Jonathan R. Anderson of Franklin, AP Development LLC, plans a $24 million housing development at the former YMCA site between Vine and Court Streets. The rehabilitation of the former Central High and YMCA Fieldhouse will create 38 market-rate apartments. The construction of a neighboring building will have 40 market-rate apartments. The connected Central Lofts by the same developer created 61 market-rate apartments in 2020-21. The year-long project is expected to start June 1.
The authority approved these projects for consideration as recommended by E-REP for state money through the READI 2.0 program.
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The Hub 127 – $122,000
The Gibson County Economic Development Corp. plans a $610,000 renovation on the second floor of the second floor of this co-working pace at 127 N. Hart St. in Princeton.
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The District Phase 2: $3 million
JWK Management Group of Evansville proposed a $14.6 million project to add 110 apartments to the existing 144 apartments in Princeton. Construction is scheduled to start this fall and end summer 2025.
Right to Life of Southwest Indiana to Host Annual Banquet
Right to Life of Southwest Indiana to Host Annual Banquet
Evansville, IN – The Right to Life of Southwest Indiana annual banquet, which will be held at Old National Events Plaza on Thursday, September 12, 2024, is now SOLD OUT!
Tim Tebow will serve as keynote speaker at the banquet. Tebow is a two-time national champion, first-round NFL draft pick and Heisman Trophy winner. He grew up the son of missionaries and has returned to the Philippines several times throughout his life to spread God’s word and do the Lord’s work by serving the needy. The Tim Tebow Foundation was established in 2010 with the goal to bring Faith, Hope, and Love to those needing a brighter day in their darkest hour of need.
The banquet draws approximately 2,500 guests annually and serves as the organization’s primary fundraising event. These funds support programs and projects such as installing and maintaining Safe Haven Baby Boxes at local fire departments, educating students, and empowering them to make healthy life choices, and unveiling the Go Mobile Clinic, a traveling pregnancy resource center which provides free services to women seeking pregnancy care in underserved areas within Southwest Indiana.
Evansville Promise Neighborhood to host first-ever community event aimed at connecting families to early childhood resources
Evansville Promise Neighborhood to host first-ever community event aimed at connecting families to early childhood resources
EVANSVILLE, IND. (09/03/2024) Families with children aged five and under will be connected to early health and education resources at the first “Little Kids, Big Promise” event hosted in collaboration with Evansville Promise Neighborhood (EPN) partners. The event will take place on Saturday, September 7 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Evansville Vanderburgh Public Library East (EVPL), located at 840 E Chandler Ave, Evansville, IN 47713.
“Organizations participating in this event help young children–from birth through age 5–be healthy and ready to learn,” said Becca Scott, EVPL Director of Communications and Community Impact. “Each day at EVPL, we connect people to information and resources they need. As an EPN program partner, we are pleased to host this event at EVPL East to connect families to the many free resources offered by our community.”
The free event will also include giveaways and fun activities for children, provided by partners from the Early Health and Education focus area within the EPN. EVPL staff will also provide storytimes featuring stories, songs, movement, and play at 10:30 a.m. and noon.
“This is a great opportunity for families to connect directly with community-based organizations and resources that are readily available in the Evansville Promise Neighborhood,” said Derek McKillop, Director of the Evansville Promise Neighborhood. “It is great to see all of our community partners come together, and we can’t wait for the opportunity to connect with families.”
Participating organizations will share information about services and provide enrollment in programs that serve families with children under age five.
Participating organizations include:
- Building Blocks
- Dream Center Evansville
- Evansville Vanderburgh Public Library
- Evansville Vanderburgh School Corporation
- Memorial Community Development Corporation
- Ronald McDonald House Charities of the Ohio Valley
- United Way of Southwestern Indiana
- Vanderburgh County Health Department
- YMCA of Southwestern Indiana
The Evansville Promise Neighborhood is a strategic partnership with 23 community-based organizations focused on 12 census tracts and six EVSC schools in the city’s urban core. The EPN strives to build a sustainable framework of collaboration to expand high-quality services and support in the Evansville community.
Laws protect Jewish individuals from antisemitic harassment on campuses, Attorney General Todd Rokita states in advisory opinion
Laws protect Jewish individuals from antisemitic harassment on campuses, Attorney General Todd Rokita states in advisory opinion
At a time of unprecedented antisemitism across the United States, Attorney General Todd Rokita makes clear in an advisory opinion that laws protect Jewish individuals from many forms of antisemitic harassment in educational settings.
In the three months following the Oct. 7, 2023, massacre in Israel, the Anti-Defamation League recorded 3,291 antisemitic incidents across the United States — a level unprecedented during any previous three-month period over the last decade and a 361 percent increase compared to the same period the previous year. On university campuses in particular, antisemitic incidents have recently increased again as colleges resume classes for the fall semester.
“Antisemitism is an evil that spreads beyond the confines of college campuses into the fabric of general society,” Attorney General Rokita said. “We must deal with this ugliness wherever it arises.”
Attorney General Rokita issued the advisory opinion in response to inquiries from Rep. Craig Haggard, R-Mooresville.
“Before we can take additional steps to protect our Jewish students and all Hoosiers,” Rep. Haggard said, “it is vitally important to start with the facts. I want to thank the Attorney General for his opinion and support of the Jewish community.”
Although often veiled in the guise of support for Palestinian innocents, the words and actions directed against Jewish people have all too often crossed the line from legitimate expressions of opinion into something far more sinister — harassment, threats and intimidation that endanger Jewish people’s safety and in fact violate the law.
“The Indiana Code and various federal civil rights laws prohibit discriminatory conduct based on one’s religion, shared ancestry, or ethnic characteristics in, among other places, educational settings,” the advisory opinion states. “Those laws apply to Jewish individuals as much as they do other protected classes.”
In particular, the advisory opinion cites Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Indiana Civil Rights Act (Ind. Code art. 22-9).
“Many of these laws impose affirmative obligations on educators at the university and K-12 levels to combat antisemitism when it arises,” the opinion further states. “In particular, educators may in many cases be required to take affirmative steps to end harassment, intimidation, and violence against Jewish individuals in the educators’ schools and on their campuses.”