

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...


Imagination Library Key to developing Future Workforce
There is a Chinese proverb that I love, it says “The best time to plant a tree is 20 years ago, the second-best time is today.” The...


Make the right "Hire"
The deadline passed Monday of this week for you to register to vote in this May’s primary election. Hopefully you are signed up and are...


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...