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Renewed Education

For more than a decade, an Illinois community college’s wind turbine turned heads while powering the school.

A nearly completed multimillion-dollar campus renovation soon will power careers of students working on nearby wind farms – along with solar arrays, battery storage systems and advanced manufacturing jobs.

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(Covered) Bridging Tourism and Economic Development

When it comes to bridging tourism and economic development, one rural Indiana county has it covered – literally.

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Most(ly) Sunny

The autumn afternoon sun is providing more light to some Hoosiers than ever before – by electrifying the lights and appliances in their homes.

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Farm to Trough

Several years ago, the 550-foot-long barn at Noble Organic Grains bustled with cows to sell to nearby dairies.

The northeastern Indiana farm’s barn is now brimming with bales of organic hay – that will soon be feeding cows and other farm animals across the U.S.

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