Population Growing Slowly
Five years ago, Indiana began taking an important look at its future. Slow population growth had the State concerned about its future...
IDEA Week Offers Something for Everyone
South by Southwest (SXSW) is going on this week in Austin, Texas. In 1987, the week-long event was launched to bring people together to...
New Regional Economic Development Plan Launched
More than two hundred community leaders from all corners of the region gathered last week in Mishawaka for the unveiling of the first...
Look Back at 2017; Ahead to 2018
If you work in construction, 2017 was a busy year. If you were looking for a job, you had many options. If a new place to live was on...
Right Formula Requires a lot of Elements
My daughter and I were talking homework last week. She’s tackling high school chemistry which brought back memories of the periodic table...
Lessons Learned
I had the opportunity to be in Nashville, Tennessee earlier this month with more than 1,000 Chamber of Commerce Professionals from all...
Indiana Scores High Marks on Latest Report Card
Students are anxiously awaiting their final report cards. Those reports are issued several times a year and at the end of the school year...
Celebrating Innovation & Entrepreneurship
In his book The Coming Jobs War, author Jim Clifton says “Today’s explorers migrate to the cities that are most likely to maximize...
What does our Region look like?
More than 720,000 people call one of the five primary counties in our region home. Together those counties include close to 2,500 square...
Rea Named New Host of Economic Outlook on WNIT
Jeff Rea has been named the new host of Economic Outlook on WNIT. Rea replaces long-time host Phil Damico, who recently moved from the...