Next Level Industries is announced as the winner of the Monon South Trail Small Business Pitch Competition
October 28, 2025 - BEDFORD, Ind. (Oct. 28, 2025) — The Monon South Small Business Pitch Competition has selected Dalton Morris with Next Level Industries, a 3D concrete printing business, as the winner of its competition. With his startup funding, Morris plans to print water fountains, benches and more assets suitable for use along the trail....
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Several former Monon Railroad employees visited Salem and the new Monon South Trail during the Monon Railroad Historical-Technical Society Annual Convention last month
October 27, 2025 - SALEM, Ind. (Oct. 27, 2025) — The Monon Railroad Historical-Technical Society, Incorporated (MRHTS) held its 50th Annual Convention and Business Meeting at the Depot Museum in September. Several former Monon Railroad employees were in attendance for the event, which included a tour of the new Monon South Trail segment in Salem.
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The Monon South Trail Will Bring Economic Development Benefits with Phase 1A Complete; a Pitch Competition Will Be Held in Fall 2025
July 15, 2025 - BEDFORD, Ind. (July 15, 2025)— Phase 1A of the Monon South Trail— which opened 20 miles of trail in segments through the communities of Borden, New Pekin, Salem, Saltillo, Campbellsburg, Orleans, and Mitchell—is now complete. This allows local residents and tourists to enjoy new quality-of-life benefits and economic development...
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The Monon South Trail Team Released an Economic Impact Study at Their Second Annual Report to the Communities
April 7, 2025 - SALEM, Ind. (April 2, 2025)— Radius Indiana hosted the second annual “Monon South Annual Report to the Communities” last Tuesday with leaders and community members from across southern Indiana. Speakers from the Eppley Center for Parks and Public Lands, Clark Dietz, Inc., and Radius discussed trail design and...
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Radius Indiana gives employers a better look at their region with the 2024 Wage and Benefit Survey results
March 27, 2025 - BEDFORD, Ind. (March 21, 2025)— Radius Indiana releases results from their 2024 Wage and Benefit Survey; findings show a stabilization in the labor market from previous pandemic-related disruptions, foreshadowing a positive economic outlook for the Southern Indiana region. In contrast to the instability of the labor force seen in the 2022 Wage...
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Registration now open for Radius Indiana elected official economic development course
October 22, 2024 - BEDFORD, Ind. (Nov. 14, 2022) — Radius Indiana hosts a free, region-wide economic development course for elected officials Tuesday, Dec. 6 at the French Lick Resort Meeting and Event Center. The course is designed for both incumbent and newly elected officials. Radius created the intensive, one-day seminar, which will specifically target the needs of...
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Momentous Day for Monon South Trail as Construction Begins
July 17, 2024 - BORDEN, Ind. (July 18, 2024) — Over 100 community members and leaders from southern Indiana gathered at Borden Community Park July 16 for a Monon South Trail groundbreaking ceremony. The trail is slated to span nearly 60 miles through Lawrence, Orange, Washington, and Clark counties, with an additional portion completed through the city of New Albany....
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Monon South Trail Selects Contractor
June 19, 2024 - BEDFORD, Ind. (June 20, 2024) — At its June meeting, the Radius Indiana Board of Directors unanimously approved MAC Construction’s bid for the first phase of development for the Monon South Trail project. Construction for Phase I of the Trail is set to begin this summer, commencing with a groundbreaking in Borden...
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DISCOVER SOUTHERN INDIANA ANNOUNCES THE EXPANSION OF THE REGIONAL TOURISM BRAND
May 28, 2024 - BEDFORD (May 22, 2024) – Discover Southern Indiana is significantly expanding its regional tourism brand for the first time to include Owen County and Perry County. Discover Southern Indiana is a region-wide tourism brand under the umbrella of Radius Indiana providing an identity to the eight rural counties making up the Radius Indiana...
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Monon South Trail Trailhead Public Art Request for Proposals
April 30, 2024 - Radius Indiana is seeking a fabricator to produce six limestone sculptures that can be installed at newly constructed trailheads along the Monon South Trail, which will begin construction during the Summer of 2024. The limestone sculptures should be ready for delivery and installation by September 30, 2025. Each sculpture should have a theme...
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