The Indiana Chamber of Commerce named Jasper its Community of the Year this week. The 2019 “Community of the Year” award gets awarded to communities that have made significant contributions to it’s overall image and its local business climate. Several projects landed Jasper the 2018 award. Consider the improvements made with The Parklands, the Thyen-Clark […]
The City of Evansville Board of Park Commissioners approved a new dog park on Evansville’s East Side. Woodmere Dog Park will be on land that is right next to the soccer field along Vann Avenue and the Evansville State Hospital. The Friends of Woodmere Dog Park, a non-profit organization, will fund all costs associated with […]
Will the US-41 bridges remain in service once the Ohio River Crossing (I-69 ORX) connects Evansville and Henderson? That’s a question many are wondering about. It’s an important part of the discussion. Mobility between the two cities is obviously incredibly important, but so is safety and upkeep costs. Keep in mind, one of the US-41 […]
The I-69 Ohio River Crossing Project Team’s closer to deciding on a preferred route for the new bridge that will improve the i-69 corridor. The new corridor will be the I-69 Ohio River Crossing (I-69 ORX) connecting Evansville and Henderson. After the environmental impact statement announcing the preferred route, there will be a 45-day public comment […]
Have you heard of the Clean Evansville anti-litter campaign? The City of Evansville and Keep Evansville Beautiful and volunteers work together once a month to clean up target areas. The coalition hopes to involve the whole community. It’s a really simple way to encourage community pride. It’s literally hanging out with others, picking up the […]
The City of Evansville and Vanderburgh County coordinate on a number of municipal areas. The Department of Parks & Recreation for the two government entities oversees the operation of 65 parks and 21 recreational facilities in the City of Evansville and Vanderburgh County, Indiana. The Department of Parks & Recreation actually stewards more than 2,500 […]
The Evansville City Council hold the city’s 2019 budget meeting this afternoon. At the Evansville City Council meeting, which starts at 3:30 p.m., they’ll begin deciding what gets funding and what doesn’t. The city’s budget is $395-million. Will city funds go to cleaning up the city? Affordable Housing? The Mesker Park Zoo? They’re already saying […]
The median home value in Evansville is actually $116,100. The home values in Evansville increases 5.1 percent over the past year. They’re expected to increase nearly another 4 percent over this next year too. The median price of homes listed in Evansville right now is $145,000. For a $145,000 mortgage, even at a higher 5 percent […]
Did you know that the tax credit for residential energy efficiency improvements is back? Seriously. Plus, they made it retroactive, so that you can go back and amend your tax return of you want to get the credit for years when it wasn’t available between January 1, 2011 and December 31, 2017. The credit will be […]
Dubois County may get a new business park soon! You know that 72-acre Mobel property in Ferdinand? It received Indiana Site Certified Prime status from the Office of Community and Rural Affairs. In case you were wondering, Prime status is the highest tier in the Site Certified program. Pretty much everything a business needs to […]
