Email him at and follow him on Twitter at 1NoePadilla. Noe Padilla is a reporter for the Journal & Courier. In 2022, $50,000 in funding was approved in an agreement between the City of West Lafayette and Purdue Research Foundation to be used as incentives for those who chose West Lafayette as their new remove-work hometown. Successful applicants live at Purdue’s Discovery Park District, a 400-acre research area that includes drop-in and co-working spaces as well as private offices and conference spaces. In 2021, through the Purdue Research Foundation and the remote-worker relocation platform , Purdue began extended the invitation to live and work in West Lafayette. The lowest would be in Huntington, West Virginia, which averages about $148,177.Īcross the Wabash River in West Lafayette, leaders at Purdue University and city government created opportunity for remote workers to call the university town their home. When trying to determine what may have held Lafayette back from the first place, the biggest contributing factor would mostly like be its housing price.Īmong the list, Lafayette has the highest average house price at $318,498. The top spot went to Springfield, Missouri. Lafayette wasn’t the only Indiana city to appear - Evansville was ranked higher than Lafayette, being recognized as the third-best place to live, while Fort Wayne was ranked 10th on the list. We welcome remote workers and look forward to becoming their home of choice.” “Our community offers public art and entertainment, trails, parks and recreation, affordable housing, low taxes, a safe community and excellent public services. “We have encouraged sustainable growth and development on all levels as a way to welcome not only workforce members," Roswarski said, "but also students, young families and individuals, professionals and empty nesters." These factors included high-speed internet access, housing prices and size, cost of living, unemployment, access to airports and quality of life amenities such as availability of dining options, parks, entertainment and arts were some of the highest-weighted items. Lafayette Civic Theatre performance of "All Shook Up " Imagination Station Lafayette Aviators Wabash & Erie Canal Park Wolf Park Red Bird Café Net Par Revolution Barbeque Eddie Joe's and Arni's.An aerial view of downtown Lafayette, bottom, and West Lafayette, top, Tuesday, June 11, 2019. Thursday: McCord Candies, with a selection of specialtiesĪll week: Stop in the Visitors Center to enter the Staycation Contest, which includes gift cards from Birck Boilermaker Golf Complex TASTE of Tippecanoe Arrowhead Bowl Prophetstown State Park Crasian Brewing Co. Wednesday: The Igloo Novelty Treats (mini nutbars, mini sprinkle cones and mini chipwich) and small cups of custard Tuesday: Rose Market donuts (vegan and gluten-free), Mary Lou Donuts, Greyhouse Coffee Articles that are not available for free may be printed (for free) using microfilm viewers/printers on the second floor of the HSSE Library in Stewart Center. Recent articles may be available full-text without charge. Monday: Triple XXX Root Beer, Crush, Richelle in a Handbasket popcorn The local Lafayette/West Lafayette newspaper, the Journal & Courier, contains a large amount of Purdue-related news. and will feature certain items each day, while supplies last: The giveaways during National Travel & Tourism Week will be from 9 a.m. "Visitors to Greater Lafayette creates dollars and often workforce and businesses to create even more positive economic impact. "Visiting the area is the first stop for people deciding to work, live, build businesses and belong," Wade added. Those wage earnings include jobs in areas directly supporting those visiting Greater Lafayette, such as the arts and retail shopping, as well as transportation, the release stated. "Every $71,929 spent by people visiting Tippecanoe County in 2021 supported a job," according to a Visit Lafayette-West Lafayette release, "resulting in an average of $23,933 in gross wages." Travel to Greater Lafayette contributes to more than 5,000 direct jobs and $149 million in wages, according to Rockport Analytics. The Ehresman family, owners of the Triple XXX Family Restaurant in West Lafayette, purchased the root beer brand, rights and formula in 2008, ensuring the recipe was crafted just like the original was a century ago. During prohibition, the company reorganized its soft-drink production in their Galveston breweries to keep the business flowing. According to Triple XXX root beer legend, the drink's roots can be traced back to Anheuser-Busch.
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