Region Presents State of the Community Address to Team Crane
June 9, 2026 - By: Brian Stuffle, Director of Crane Community Support for Radius Indiana The White River Military Coordination Alliance recently delivered its 2026 State of the Community Address to personnel at Naval Weapons Station Crane. Formed in 2018, the Alliance is a community-member organization focused on promoting positive development and growth in the communities...
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Crane Regional Defense Group Grows Connections to Crane
April 7, 2026 - By: Janna Foxx, Director of Crane Community Support for Radius Indiana Although businesses, communities, and military installations all benefit from working together, there is often a barrier of entry and a lack of knowledge on how to attain a contract with a military installation. Seeking to bridge this gap, the...
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Defense Industry’s Regional Economic Impacts On the Rise
February 9, 2026 - By: Janna Foxx, Director of Crane Community Support for Radius Indiana WestGate@Crane Technology Park is southern Indiana’s anchor for defense-linked growth, with a slate of multi-million-dollar investments that are reshaping the region’s economy, workforce, and sense of place. Several companies are advancing distinct, high-technology programs...
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Regional Partners Take Crane’s Mission to Capitol Hill
June 18, 2025 - By: Matt Craig, Director of Crane Community Support for Radius Indiana Applied Research Institute (ARI), Crane Regional Defense Group (CRDG) and Indiana Economic
Development Corporation (IEDC) hosted the annual Team Crane Congressional Breakfast and Reception June 3 - 4 in the nation’s capital. The series of events brought together government...
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Team Crane’s missions are well positioned to leverage opportunities from shifts in federal budgets
June 18, 2025 - By: Matt Craig, Director of Crane Community Support for Radius Indiana Government spending is under the microscope, and there is no doubt the federal government is going through an evolution, the likes of which we haven’t seen in modern history. News on budget cuts and staffing changes are...
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Installation modernization remains top priority for Team Crane
June 19, 2024 - By: Matt Craig, Director of Crane Community Support for Radius Indiana Naval Support Activity (NSA), Crane was originally established in 1941 under the Bureau of Ordnance as the Naval Ammunition Depot for the production, testing and storage of military weaponry. More than 80 years later, the installation is now poised as...
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Southern Indiana communities respond to NSA Crane
June 4, 2024 - The annual State of the Community Address to Naval Support Activity (NSA) Crane takes place each February as a direct response to the installation’s yearly report to the White River Military Coordination Alliance. Alliance Chair Brianne Jerrels along with representatives from Daviess, Greene, Lawrence, Martin, and Sullivan counties and...
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Crane Leadership provides annual report highlighting growth and collaboration
February 7, 2024 - By: Matt Craig, Director of Crane Community Support for Radius Indiana The annual “State of the Installation Address” provides an opportunity for Naval Support Activity (NSA) Crane to share Team Crane’s strategic goals and any operational changes or proposed construction projects that may impact the community. NSA Commander...
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White River Military Coordination Alliance celebrates five year anniversary
December 7, 2023 - By: Matt Craig, Director of Crane Community Support for Radius Indiana The White River Military Alliance celebrated five years of accomplishments this past November with a luncheon that brought together state and local leaders, stakeholders from five counties, defense representatives, and the leadership of Naval Support Activity Crane. Keynote speakers...
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DoD award launches microelectronics hub, builds on southern Indiana semiconductor momentum
October 12, 2023 - By: Matt Craig, Director of Crane Community Support for Radius Indiana The Department of Defense (DoD), through the WestGate Technology Park based National Security Technology Accelerator Other Transaction Agreement managed by Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC), Crane Division, has established a national network of microelectronic prototyping innovation Hubs. These newly...
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