October 28, 2025
Sadie Miskuf (left), Regional Main Street Director of the Magnificent Monon South Main Street Program, and Blaine Parker (right), Director of Entrepreneurship and Small Business Support for Radius Indiana, present Dalton Morris (center) with prize check.
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.
The Monon South Small Business Pitch Competition, held by Radius Indiana and The Monon South Trail, sought to help local entrepreneurs kickstart businesses along or adjacent to the Monon South Trail. In this way, businesses in southern Indiana could capitalize on the projected increase in visitors and economic benefits of the trail, using it to their community's benefit. Since the idea of a pitch competition can be new to some, Radius partnered with Gener8tor to host a webinar on "How to give a Pitch,” describing the process and providing entrepreneurs with a sample pitch deck.
“It is clear that many in our southern Indiana communities have passionate business ideas,” said Blaine Parker, director of Entrepreneurship and Small Business Support for Radius Indiana. Parker, who helped run the Monon South Pitch Competition, went on to say, “From cafes to electric bike rentals, we were thrilled to see so many trailside business ideas, and we hope to continue to encourage and support those with trailside businesses in the future, potentially putting on additional Trailside Business Pitch Competitions.”
After being selected as the winner of the pitch competition on Wednesday, October 1, Next Level Industries founder Dalton Morris is working on assembling a large scale 3D printer. He is also working alongside Heidelberg Materials— a cement supplier— to create a unique concrete mix to use in 3D printing. To find out more about what Next Level Industries specializes in, visit their website or follow them on Facebook.
The Monon South Trail is a proposed 57-mile trail in southern Indiana. With Phase 1A of construction complete, 20 miles of trail, broken up in segments, are open for public use through the communities of Borden, New Pekin, Salem, Saltillo, Campbellsburg, Orleans, and Mitchell. With these completed sections, there is an expected economic impact of $34,000 to $111,000 in annual spending per mile of trail. To serve the increased visitor numbers and to promote increased local spending in the Trail communities, Radius Indiana is looking for more people with passionate ideas to kickstart startups along the trail corridor. If you have an idea for a trailside business, Radius Indiana wants to hear it, even if you are not an experienced entrepreneur. Please contact Radius Indiana at b.parker@radiusindiana.com. To find out more information on the Monon South Trail, visit their website at www.mononsouth.com or follow them on Facebook.