NIPSCO ED Impact: December 2015

edi-impacts Our audiences are economic development partners, including site selectors and commercial/industrial REALTORS®. For more information, contact Diane Thalmann at 800-262-6477 or dlthalmann@nisource.com

Projects' Progress Takes Center Stage in Carroll County
In October, the latest in a series of developments for Carroll County opened its doors thanks in part to the Stellar Communities program...

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Top Female Industry Leaders Honored
Over 500 people—including corporate leaders, elected officials and non-profit organizers—gathered to celebrate the 2015 Influential Women of Northwest Indiana winners in October...

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Alcoa Opens Aerospace Plant in La Porte
Indiana’s importance to the aerospace industry continues to grow with Alcoa’s opening of the “most advanced manufacturing plant of its kind” in La Porte, Indiana...

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Familiar Faces in New Places
This month, we report on NWI Forum’s Kay Nelson winning an award and on Tim Ehlerding’s resignation from Wells County Economic Development...

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Kokomo Opens Co-Working Space
Howard County just opened its first co-working space, the Shared Drive, within the Inventrek Technology Park...

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Kosciusko Joins Northeast Indiana Regional Partnership
Kosciusko County has joined 10 other counties in the Northeast Indiana Regional Partnership as of late October. This marks the first new county to the partnership since 2007...

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Top 10, Again and Again
Two new reports on the best states for business put Indiana near the top once again this year...

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Family Express Earns National Award
The family-owned, Valparaiso-based convenience chain Family Express has received one of the most prestigious convenience retail awards in the country...

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The Regional Development Company: Invested in Indiana
Since 1993, the Regional Development Company (RDC) has helped create thousands of jobs and assisted in nearly half a billion dollars of investments in the northern Indiana region. According to local economic leaders, the RDC has also been responsible for a recent boom in local business and employment opportunities...

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Economic Development Is a Multi-Faceted Profession
Last month I talked about ‘the Four P’s of the IEDA:’ Promote the Profession, Propel the Professional.’ In October, the Indiana Economic Development Association, IEDA, held the first Indiana Economic Development Director’s Course. The course was intended to be a concentrated overview of Indiana-specific information about leading an economic development organization, best practices, tools, and the qualities of an effective economic development professional...

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Economic Development Impact
New companies are moving in. Existing companies are growing. We are pleased to report success stories from throughout the northern Indiana area, showing economic development at work and working...

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LEDO Perspective
A county-by-county snapshot of what's new, what's successful and what's better in economic development this year...

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FeaturED Properties
Is this site what your company has been looking for? Here are prime industrial properties, as chosen by directors of local economic development organizations in northern Indiana....

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Welcome from the NIPSCO ED Team
Through our partnerships and relations with local contacts, we can help get economic development projects started throughout northern Indiana...

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