Northeast Indiana's Homestead HS Makes Newsweek List

Newsweek's recently published "2009 Best High Schools" List features 7 Indiana high schools, including Fort Wayne's own, Homestead High School. This marks Homestead's third year on Newsweek's compilation of the nation's top public high schools.

According to a recent article released by Inside Indiana Business and written by Carol D’Amico, President & CEO of Conexus Indiana, "two recent studies by Federal Reserve economists show educational attainment as the strongest driver of per capita income and overall output, perhaps the two best indicators of economic vitality."

A solid high school education lays the foundation for skilled workers to obtain their higher education degrees or pursue further training and contribute to their communities and local, state and national economies. It is more important now than ever before to place priority on education. The benefits that are reaped in educational respect and success compound exponentially in the economy and workforce.

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Indiana Slated as a Top 10 Most Competitive State in 2008

Site Selection has recently named its top 10 competitive states from 2008 based on business-expansion activity. After states who earned eligibility by placing in the top 20 in each of the 10 areas of criteria where allocated points according to their rank, Indiana snagged a Top 10 position, coming as the 9th most competitive state in 2008.

The 10 areas of criteria used in this selection process included: Total new and expanded facilities per 1 million population in 2008; Total capital investment in new and expanded facilities per 1 million population in 2008; Total new jobs created at new and expanded facilities per 1 million population in 2008; Total actual number of new and expanded facilities in 2008; Percentage growth in new and expanded facilities from 2007 to 2008; Three-year growth change (2005-2008) in new and expanded facilities; Ranking in Site Selection's most recent annual business climate survey; Number of top 100 metros in the annual ranking of top metros; Number of top 100 small towns in the annual ranking of small towns; and the number of 100-plus-job projects per 1 million population in 2008.

See how Indiana fared in Site Selection's Business Climate Survey

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See the new investments incurred in 2008 in northeast Indiana