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"CRANES IN THE AIR and new buildings are two of the most important factors in attracting new businesses to Evansville," says Ken Robinson, executive director of Vision E, Evansville's regional economic-development corporation. "It promotes a certain image. It says that Evansville is a growing community."
Indiana's third-largest city, with a population of 121,900, is in the midst of a development boom, with significant activity downtown and elsewhere. "Every city's downtown is its identity," says Mayor Jonathan Weinzapfel. "It's very important for us to focus resources on downtown development."
Recent improvements downtown include new headquarters buildings for Old National Bancorp and Vectren, projects with a combined total investment of more than $70 million. Old National, the state's largest bank-holding company, built a 225,000-square-foot, eight-story building along the riverfront with a threestory pavilion and glass atrium along with a public lawn amphitheater. Energy provider Vectren dedicated another eight-story building last month totaling 135,000 square feet and providing Ohio River views from the site where the Riverside One...