Mike Wolanin | The Republic Indiana Lt. Gov. Suzanne Crouch, left, talks with Eric Silver about battery technology he is working on at Columbus Propeller as she tours the site in Columbus, Ind., Wednesday, March 8, 2023.
State officials learned more about a local innovation center that is receiving $50,000 in matching grant funds from the Indiana Housing and Community Development Authority.
Lt. Gov. Suzanne Crouch and IHCDA Executive Director Jacob Sipe toured Columbus Propeller on Wednesday. The local makerspace recently completed a successful crowdfunding campaign for an external makeover by using the IHCDA’s “CreatINg Places” matching grant program and Patronicity.
Columbus Mayor Jim Lienhoop, Propeller board members and other community leaders were among the group that welcomed the lieutenant governor to the makerspace and told her the history of its development.
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