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		<title>June Employment Numbers</title>
		<description><![CDATA[June  2010 





National  and State:





Area


Labor  Force


Employed


Unemployed


2010  Rate


2009  Rate




U.S.


154,767,000


139,882,000


14,885,000


9.6


9.7




Indiana


3,160,700


2,839,959


320,741


10.1


10.8




 




West  Central Indiana Region:




Area


Labor  Force


Employed


Unemployed


2010  Rate


2009  Rate




Benton


4,115


3,709


406


9.9


10.1




Carroll


9,455


8,504


951


10.1


12.3




Cass


19,536


17,578


1,958


10.0


13.8




Clinton


16,546


14,879


1,667


10.1


11.8




Fountain


9,090


8,112


978


10.8


13.9




Howard


34,788


30,382


4,406


12.7


20.1




Miami


17,128


15,169


1,959


11.4


16.4




Montgomery


19,790


17,851


1,939


9.8


11.0




Tippecanoe


78,761


70,728


8,033


10.2


10.5




Tipton


7,024


6,258


766


10.9


16.8




Warren


4,844


4,399


445


9.2


11.6




White


12,574


11,331


1,243


9.9


11.5




 




Total:


233,651


208,900


24,751


10.4


13.3




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		<link>http://mcedinc.com/MCED_BF/press-release/june-employment-numbers</link>
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		<title>Nucor Steel Crawfordsville Hosts Regional FAM Tour</title>
		<description><![CDATA[
Nucor Steel and the MidWest Indiana Economic Development Region hosted a FAM (Familiarization) tour at the company’s thin-slab cast flat rolled steel making facility in Crawfordsville, Indiana. Site selection firms and companies from around the region heard presentations by Nucor Steel and RR Donnelley prior to the facility tour.
Ron Dickerson, General Manager and Vice President [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://mcedinc.com/MCED_BF/press-release/nucor-steel-crawfordsville-hosts-regional-fam-tour</link>
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		<title>Local Pork Producer Scheduled To Address Industry’s Progress</title>
		<description><![CDATA[CRAWFORDSVILLE, IND. – May 19, 2010 – Indiana pork production took center stage on Wednesday, May 19, at the Montgomery County Economic Development organization. Dr. Monty Moss of Moss Farms in Burnettsville, Ind. addressed the group during their Breakfast Series program in Crawfordsville.
Titled “The Pork Industry:  More Than Just the Other White Meat,” the speech [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://mcedinc.com/MCED_BF/press-release/local-pork-producer-scheduled-to-address-industry%e2%80%99s-progress</link>
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		<title>Bright Star Award given to Outgoing President J. Lamont Harris</title>
		<description><![CDATA[
 MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Ind. – J. Lamont Harris was presented the Montgomery County Economic Development (MCED) “Bright Star Award” for Outstanding Community Citizenship after stepping down as President of the MCED Board.  Harris has served on the MCED board of directors for 9 years and as president for the last three.
MCED Director Bill Henderson said, “Being [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://mcedinc.com/MCED_BF/archives/bright-star-award-given-to-outgoing-president-j-lamont-harris</link>
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		<title>Abilities Services, Inc. (ASI) announces MCED “Bright Star Award”</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Crawfordsville, In – Abilities Services, Inc. (ASI) was presented with the Montgomery County Economic Development (MCED) “Bright Star Award” for Outstanding Corporate Citizenship.
For 15 years under the leadership of Steve Gooch, ASI has grown and created a variety of new programming and resources for individuals with disabilities and similar disadvantages in Clinton, Montgomery, and Tippecanoe [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://mcedinc.com/MCED_BF/archives/abilities-services-inc-asi-announces-mced-%e2%80%9cbright-star-award%e2%80%9d</link>
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		<title>St. Clare Medical Center Receives MCED Bright Star Award</title>
		<description><![CDATA[
 
On behalf of the community, Montgomery County Economic Development is proud to present St. Clare Medical Center with the MCED Bright Star Award for Outstanding Community Citizenship.
 
St. Clare Medical Center is a 120-bed hospital with both in-patient and outpatient services. Celebrating more than 100 years of service to the community, St. Clare provides dedicated Women’s [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://mcedinc.com/MCED_BF/archives/st-clare-medical-center-receives-mced-bright-star-award</link>
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		<title>Indiana Says &#8216;No Thanks&#8217; to Cap and Trade</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This week Congress is set to release the details of the Waxman-Markey American Clean Energy and Security Act, a bill that purports to combat global warming by setting strict limits on carbon emissions. I&#8217;m not a candidate for any office-now or ever again-and I&#8217;ve approached the &#8220;climate change&#8221; debate with an open mind. But it&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://mcedinc.com/MCED_BF/archives/indiana-says-no-thanks-to-cap-and-trade</link>
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		<title>IMPA - Bright Star Award</title>
		<description><![CDATA[
 
April 15, 2009
Crawfordsville, IN-The Indiana Municipal Power Agency (IMPA) was presented with the Montgomery County Economic Development (MCED) “Bright Star Award” for Outstanding Corporate Citizenship.
The Bright Star was presented to Rajeshwar G. Rao, President of IMPA, following his presentation to the MCED Executive Club. Mr. Rao and Phil Lehmkuhler, Manager of Economic Development Services for [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://mcedinc.com/MCED_BF/bright-star/impa-bright-star-award</link>
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		<title>Energy &#038; Quality of Life</title>
		<description><![CDATA[ 
Many of our local companies still employ the majority of their associates despite this economic downturn. Over 90% of Montgomery County residents still have a job to go to although they might not be seeing many overtime hours.
 
Montgomery County is fortunate to have a diverse business base and we have added around 100 quality jobs [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://mcedinc.com/MCED_BF/press-release/energy-quality-of-life</link>
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		<title>INCENTIVES FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT</title>
		<description><![CDATA[ MONTGOMERY COUNTY INDIANA
 January 2009
INTRODUCTION Incentives are one of the essential tools a community utilizes to retain and attract quality economic development projects. These incentives are used to enhance the quality of life for the citizens of Montgomery County and Crawfordsville.
This information is intended to be a reference guide for businesses, elected officials and entrepreneurs in [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://mcedinc.com/MCED_BF/newsletter/incentives-for-economic-development</link>
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