Tagged: Crawfordsville

Two area cities are on the list of finalists for the state’s “Stellar Communities” initiative.

Delphi and Crawfordsville are competing with five other of Indiana’s smaller cities and towns for grant money to fund comprehensive community development projects.

The Lieutenant Governor’s spokesperson Jay Kenworthy says the state selection committee will visit all seven finalists before making a decision.

Each finalist community will receive ten-thousand-dollars to prepare an in-depth Strategic Investment Plan proposal.

The state’s Stellar Communities program is a partnership between the Indiana Housing and Community Development Authority, Indiana Office of Community and Rural Affairs, and Indiana Department of Transportation.

Crawfordsville voters will decide the future of one of the school district’s older structures.

Administrators say Tuttle Middle School is deteriorating and in need of repairs.

They say it will cost as much as $35-million to rebuild and are asking tax payers to help.

The Crawfordsville Community School Corporation is putting the project to a referendum on the November ballot.

It’s not expected to cost residents anymore because the High School construction debt is going off of the tax rate this year.

Tuttle is about 50-years old and has never undergone major repairs.  It is said to have a leaking roof and bursting pipes among other problems.

A metal processing company is building a new factory in Crawfordsville.

Herr-Voss Stamco will construct the 20,000 square-foot facility in the Nucor Road Industrial Corridor, southeast of the city.

The company is expecting to employ 25 people in high-wage positions at the location by 2014.

The Indiana Economic Development Corporation is offering Herr-Voss Stamco up to 225-thousand dollars in conditional tax credits based on the job creation plans.

Construction of the plant is scheduled to begin this year.

The company is looking for individuals qualified for positions such as Milling Machine Operators, Boring Mill Operators, and Assembly Fitters.