The Tomini Bay Festival returned to Kayubura Beach in Parigi Moutong Regency, Central Sulawesi Province on Nov. 20–22, 2025, at . The festival's theme for this year, "A Gift from the Sea," combines the natural richness and maritime culture of Tomini Bay with environmental education.

The opening night of the 2025 Poso Lake Festival turned into a historic moment when the Tende Bomba dance, one of the most prominent cultural expressions of the Sintuwu Maroso region, officially received a Communal Intellectual Property Certificate (KIK) from the Law Ministry Central Sulawesi Regional Office.

The Daya Anagata Nusantara Investment Management Agency (BPI Danantara) has partnered with Chinese green metallurgy company GEM Co Ltd. to invest in a high-pressure acid leach (HPAL) nickel smelter with an estimated project value of US$1.42 billion (about Rp23.21 trillion), which is also being worked on in collaboration with Vale S.A. subsidiary PT Vale Indonesia Tbk.

The Cultural Carnival was a major highlight of the 2025 Lake Lindu Festival, enthusiastically organized by the people of Lindu District, Sigi Regency, Central Sulawesi Province. The event involved five villages in the district, namely Anca, Puroo, Tomado, Langko, and Olu. Each village showcased their traditional attires and cultural objects.

Central Sulawesi Governor Anwar Hafid outlined his province's investment potential before hundreds of Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Kadin) officials during a breakfast dialogue at the Aryaduta Hotel in Jakarta on June 13, 2025. The meeting was facilitated by Lippo Group Chairman as well as Kadin Deputy Chair and Foreign Affairs Coordinator James Riady.

In a strategic meeting held at Bank Negara Indonesia (BNI)'s Center of Digital Assessment and Evaluation (CODAE) in South Jakarta Administrative City, Jakarta Special Capital Region (DKI) on May 23, 2025, PT TRK Holding signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for cooperation in the construction of a  high-pressure acid leach (HPAL) cobalt smelter with Chinese company Guangzhou Industrial Investment Holdings Group (GIIHG).

Central Sulawesi Province Investment and One-Stop Integrated Service Office (DPMPTSP) Head Moh. Rifani reported during the 2025 Investment and PTSP Coordination Meeting at the Central Sulawesi Governor's Office in Palu City, Central Sulawesi on May 9, 2025, that realized investments Central Sulawesi Province in 2024 reached Rp139.88 trillion.