Help Wanted!
High School graduations are being celebrated across the region this week as the current school year has drawn to a close. Students will...
Minimize Risk, Generate Rewards
It’s a pretty simple recipe for economic development success. Minimize risk and uncertainty for developers, reduce time in the developm...
Campaigns Can Hamper People, Business Attraction Efforts
Imagine trying to sell a product at your business by drawing attention to all that is wrong with that product. That would likely limit...
2022 a Year of Slow Growth for the Region
Last week, the Indiana Business Research Center (IBRC) at the Indiana University Kelley School of Business released its annual report on...
Indiana Scores High Marks in Current Rankings
We have entered March madness and we’re anxiously waiting to see if our favorite team made the big dance and where they might be seeded....
Solving the Housing Crisis
By Jeff Rea Our region is in a fierce battle to attract and retain people. Recent out-migration patterns have favored the southeast and...
Could Four Winds Field Expand?
By Jeff Rea (originally published, South Bend Tribune, January 8, 2023 Could an expansion of Four Winds Field be on the horizon? The...
READI 2.0 Top Legislative Priority for the Region
On Monday, January 9, the Indiana General Assembly will convene for its 2023 Legislative Session. The state’s 50 Senators and 100...
Memories of King Kong Bundy's visit to Mishawaka
I met Christopher Pallies at a high school gymnasium in Mishawaka, IN on a cold February night about a decade ago. I was serving at the...
TayCo wins Commercialization Award
TayCo Brace, LLC, a South Bend based start-up business was crowned winner of the 2018 1st Source Commercialization Award at a ceremony...
