Henderson Economic Groups Joining Forces

Evansville IN

28 January, 2022

11:40 AM

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By John Gibson, WNIN January 28, 2022 Two organizations are merging to boost economic development in Henderson. The Henderson Chamber of Commerce and Downtown Henderson Partnership have announced the move, which will take effect April 1st. A release from the Community Foundation Alliance says the boards of each organization decided to join forces and streamline their individual missions following a two-month study. A merger committee worked through issues like membership, charters, by-laws, and finances. The Downtown Henderson Partnership actually began as an organization within the Chamber -- then called Downtown Henderson Project -- before it branched out on its own. With the merger, the DHP will become a division of the Chamber. DHP Director Lindsay Locasto said the group's previous events, including Porchfest, the July 4th Fireworks, and the Art Hop, will continue. WNIN is the NPR/PBS affiliate in Evansville, Indiana. We serve Southwestern Indiana, Western Kentucky and Southern Illinois from our multimedia facility located on the Ohio River in downtown Evansville. For the past several years, the recognized quality of our local news has placed us among the best small market radio news organizations in the nation.