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by: Wes Mills, Inside INdiana Business
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Dec 22, 2020 / 09:29 AM EST
The state is jumpstarting a comprehensive plan to analyze housing needs as the Hoosier state tries to attract and retain its workforce. Governor Eric Holcomb says having enough housing for an increasing number of workers in the state is a challenge.
Holcomb says the state created approximately 28,000 more jobs in 2020 than the previous year, which is why housing is included as one of the five pillars of his 2021 legislative agenda.
“This is just as important to us water access, internet, broadband internet access, road access. Housing is critically important no matter where you find yourself,” said Governor Holcomb.
Indiana Lieutenant Governor Suzanne Crouch was back home in Evansville on Friday, reflecting on the state’s journey through the COVID-19 pandemic and sharing what Hoosiers can look forward to in 2021.